Pension Administration Consultant

We have exciting opportunities to further your career in pensions administration in our Winchester office as a consultant. As a consultant in our pensions administration department you will have day-to-day responsibility for our clients and the teams that carry out the work for them. You will liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that a high quality service is delivered whilst ensuring that the management of the client is aligned to the strategic direction set out by the client partner.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing work that has been produced and checked by more junior team members including method, arithmetic and overall reasonableness.
• Ensuring all compliance matters are completed in good time, making sure standard letters are kept up-to-date.
• Keeping up to date and well informed on the latest legislative issues/changes and client specific changes, ensuring that scheme events are well planned for and resourced in advance.
• Taking responsibility for the client relationship, building rapport with their contacts in the process.
• Seizing upon opportunities to present new commercial opportunities for the business, developing an understanding of the client's fee basis and their attitude towards fees.
• Responsibility for monthly billing, monitoring budgets for particular projects and ensuring these are delivered on time and in budget.
• Attendance at client meetings and networking events as appropriate.
• Representing the department across the wider business.
• Actively looking for opportunities to share knowledge with the department and wider business through training and information sharing.

Qualifications

• APMI or similar professional qualification.
• Demonstrable DB pensions administration experience within a similar setting.
• Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of DB pension schemes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills across a wide range of audiences.
• Calm and positive in manner, leads by example.
• The ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed.
• A genuine interest in and desire to develop others.
• Commercial outlook.

Benefits

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department).
• Professional study support (where applicable).
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women's networks.
• Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave.
• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday.
• Private medical insurance.
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits.
• Eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Digital GP services.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• High street discounts.
• Season ticket loans.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies).

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation. LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application.