Technical Pensions Analyst

Location: Manchester Grade: Consultant Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

My client is a leading UK pensions consultancy, recognised for delivering high-quality, technically robust pension administration and advisory services. They support a wide range of trust-based pension schemes and are committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellent member outcomes.

They are currently seeking a Technical Pensions Analyst to join their Implementation Services team, a specialist function that underpins the wider administration business by providing technical, system, and project expertise.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pensions professional who enjoys technical work, system automation, and working across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

The Implementation Services team supports pension administration teams nationally, providing expertise across:

• Scheme transitions and installations

• Calculation support and automation

• Business interfaces with IT services

• Management and technical reporting

The team plays a critical role in ensuring accurate data migration, robust system automation, and smooth onboarding of pension schemes.

• Support the installation of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution pension schemes onto the administration system

• Take ownership of technical elements within scheme transition projects

• Attend project meetings and provide technical consultation

• Create and maintain technical documentation to support data mapping and system setup

• Analyse administration data sets

• Produce calculation specifications and test packs for automation

• Perform regression testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Manage and deliver technical installation schedules

• Support administration teams for existing clients via internal helpdesk and ticketing systems

• Develop new calculation automation and amend existing calculations

• Support Administration Project Teams with technical project work

• Work closely with administration teams, client relationship managers, project teams, and third-party suppliers

• Contribute to continuous improvement of team processes

• Support technical knowledge sharing and mentoring across teams

• Assist with wider Implementation Services initiatives as required

• Proven experience in pensions administration or pension system support

• Exposure to a broad range of pension arrangements (DB, DC, CARE, Hybrid, Public Sector, Master Trust)

• Strong understanding of pension benefit structures and calculation requirements

• Experience using pension administration systems and working with third-party IT suppliers

• Advanced Excel skills and strong overall I