Senior Pensions Project Consultant

at  XPS Pensions Group

PERMANENT

XPS Pensions Group is a multi-award winning and leading independent pensions consulting and administration business. At XPS, our vision is to create a vibrant place to work where difference is recognised as a strength and where talented people can flourish and achieve their highest potential.
Our Pensions Administration business continues to grow and we are now looking for a Senior Pensions Project Consultant to join our vibrant Administration Projects Team (APT) with remote working. This is an exciting role and would most likely suit someone with previous experience in a pure pensions administration role, or pensions project role where they have gained knowledge and experience of Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes.
XPS is the only UK pensions specialist listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and we have the scale and flexibility to think and act differently. We are a multi-award-winning Pensions Consultancy with over 1 million member pension schemes administered and 1800 staff in locations across the UK. We advise on all things workplace pensions related. We help trustees and employers run pension schemes for the benefit of both current and former employees and we support scheme members in a way that is relevant, innovative and easily digestible.
Our people drive our success and as an XPS employee you can bring your whole self to work - Everyone is treated equally and with respect. We will provide you with the support and training you need to grow and be at your very best. It’s about inclusion and diversity, ensuring all our people feel included, that they belong to XPS and that they’re happy. Above all, it’s about ensuring everyone has a voice and feels valued. Because they are.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

• Right to Work confirmation
• DBS Disclosure check
• Employment or educational references covering five years
• Satisfactory credit check

As a Senior Pensions Project Consultant with XPS you will:

This role is client facing therefore you will be expected to:

• Act as point of contact generally and to explain complex issues
• Attend client and trustee meetings to present project updates

As a senior consultant you will take ownership of specific workstreams and/or processes, this will include:

• Supporting the production of process documents
• Communicating and training on processes or workstreams
• Assisting teams on complex projects and technical questions
• Managing and allocating work of team members for processes or workstreams
• Management reporting
• Overseeing budgets for workstreams
• Developing marketing materials, internal updates, and newsletters

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Set and achieve project delivery deadlines within scope and budget. Ensure client sign off on fees and scope has been secured as the work commences
• Delivery of projects within agreed budgets, identification of out-of-scope work and proactive management and discussion with the clients to ensure that all work is billed in a timely manner
• Create and maintain centralised data management plan processes
• Completion and review of calculations for pension benefit data both manually and spreadsheet based.
• Undertake and review rectification actions to member benefits and issue communication
• Partner with Client and Administration Managers within the business on project delivery requirements and stakeholder management
• Dealing confidently with HMRC, Clients, Scheme Actuaries, Scheme Administrators, Consultants, Pension Accounts/Payroll, Members and third parties by phone, email, and letters
• Checking and authorising other team members’ work
• Understanding and application of benefit structures, Trust Deed & Rules, Inland Revenue guidance notes, PSO, Disclosure requirements
• Provision of technical information both verbally and in writing
• Compliance with ISO and AAF accreditations
• Checking and authorising project work
• Providing general support to the deputy/ team manager
• Support the delivery of a continuous improvement programme championing operational excellence while identifying areas where the project delivery service to clients could be improved and/or expanded.