Pensions System Analyst
Description du poste
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At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
Overview
Are you an ambitious professional with a background in Pension administration system development and management looking to take your career to the next level with a world-class organisation? We are excited to present two outstanding opportunities for System Analysts to join our multifaceted Pensions System teams. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is dedicated to delivering detailed scheme administration implementation services for our clients.
How you'll make an impact
As a Pension Administration System Analyst, you will be responsible for:
- Work within a a team to deliver high-quality implementation services for new clients and improvement programs for existing clients.
- Adhere rigorously to team standards, applying project assurance criteria, and audit requirements to ensure outstanding service delivery.
- Act as the lead Transition Consultant on all new implementations, driving projects to successful completion.
- Collaborate closely with project managers to ensure seamless project progression, performing all tasks as detailed in the project plan.
- Develop Benefit Specification Summaries, assembling scheme details for the basis of scheme calculations and automation.
- Build test packs and configure scheme automation to support all automated routines using proprietary systems, in line with new implementations and transformation projects.
- Provide working proformas for classes not included in automated routines, ensuring comprehensive support.
- Support data services in the review of data loads according to existing test matrices, guaranteeing data integrity.
- Test improvements to systems and processes as needed to uphold our high standards.
- Ensure all work is peer-reviewed appropriately to uphold quality and accuracy.
- Retain a high-level understanding of legislation and system functionality within the pension areas.
- Perform additional duties as the need arises to support the team and the broader organization.
About You
We are seeking candidates with demonstrated experience in Final Salary pension administration, possessing deep technical knowledge and proficiency in scheme rules and/or actuarial instructions. Ideally, candidates will also have experience with pension systems and databases, showcasing strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, we require individuals with a great ability to work efficiently as a team member, with experience in project teams and the capacity to work under instruction. Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word/Excel) is critical, along with superb interpersonal skills, both verbal and written. An understanding of GMP work is also crucial for this position.
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Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
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5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Lead with your Final Salary pension administration experience in your Personal Statement — the advert explicitly names this as the core requirement.
📊 Quantify your implementation work: e.g. 'Delivered system configuration for 8 DB scheme implementations, reducing go-live time by 20%' to demonstrate impact.
🎯 Highlight any experience acting as a lead Transition Consultant or equivalent role, as the advert specifically calls this out as a key responsibility.
🔧 Name any proprietary pensions administration platforms you have configured (e.g. Altair, Civica, Heywood Pension Technologies) — the advert references proprietary systems throughout.
🤝 Emphasise cross-functional collaboration with project managers, as the advert stresses seamless project progression and close working with PM teams.
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Ajoutez ces 3 bullets sous votre expérience la plus récente :
- •Led end-to-end system implementation for 6 Final Salary pension schemes, delivering Benefit Specification Summaries and configuring automated calculation routines across 3 proprietary platforms within agreed project timelines.
- •Designed and executed test packs covering 120+ test scenarios per scheme, identifying and resolving 94% of defects prior to UAT sign-off across 4 consecutive DB client onboardings.
- •Reviewed and validated data loads for 5 scheme migrations against established test matrices, achieving zero data integrity failures at go-live and reducing post-migration corrections by 30%.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Gallagher Benefit Services' reputation for delivering high-quality Defined Benefit pension implementation services is precisely why the Pensions System Analyst role in Bristol caught my attention. With hands-on experience in Final Salary scheme configuration, test pack development, and scheme automation, I am confident I can contribute to your multifaceted Pensions System team from day one.
My background in pension administration system analysis includes leading end-to-end DB scheme implementations, authoring Benefit Specification Summaries, and configuring automated calculation routines on proprietary platforms. I have worked closely with project managers to maintain project plan adherence and have consistently applied peer-review standards to uphold data integrity across client migrations.
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Techniques
- ›Walk us through how you would build a Benefit Specification Summary for a complex Final Salary scheme — what data do you need and how do you structure it?
- ›How do you approach configuring scheme automation for a new DB pension implementation, and what quality checks do you apply before sign-off?
- ›Describe your process for creating and executing a test pack for a pension system implementation. What test scenarios do you prioritise?
- ›How do you ensure data integrity when reviewing data loads against existing test matrices during a scheme migration?
- ›What pension legislation changes in recent years have most significantly affected system configuration, and how have you adapted your implementations accordingly?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you led a pension scheme implementation from start to finish — what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a significant error during peer review. How did you handle it and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you had to balance multiple implementation projects simultaneously. How did you prioritise your workload?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to explain a complex pension calculation or system process to a non-technical stakeholder. How did you approach it?
- ›Describe a situation where a client's scheme requirements fell outside standard automated routines. How did you develop a solution?
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Tell me about a time you led a pension scheme implementation from start to finish — what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
Describe a situation where you identified a significant error during peer review. How did you handle it and what was the outcome?