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Pensions Administrator - Quality Assurance

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Job Description:

An exciting opportunity to ensure precision in pension calculations while refining processes within a major UK pensions provider.

Job Responsibility:

  • Review case work and processes, ensuring accuracy and quality
  • Conduct audits and quality assurance for set processes within the Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution administration function
  • Provide summary reports of findings and make recommendations for improvements

Requirements:

  • Pensions Administrator with manual benefit calculations experience
  • Technical expertise and detailed pension calculation knowledge
  • Keen eye for detail and inquisitive mind
  • Ability to notice opportunities for improvement to systems and processes
  • Understanding of User Acceptance Testing of system changes and new calculation implementation (desirable)

Nice to have:

Understanding of User Acceptance Testing of system changes and new calculation implementation

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Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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