Business Analyst (Pensions)
London based, 2 days in the office
Salary up to £44k
The Role;
Working with pension specialists and system development specialists to identify and specify the most appropriate solutions to requirements for changes and improvements. The role expects an understanding of both pension administration and systems, to facilitate effective communication between specialists in the respective areas.
- Working with members of the Benefits Team to understand business requirements, providing advice on potential technical solutions and translating requirements into specifications suitable for use by system developers.
- Working with system developers to understand technical options, identifying appropriate solutions and agreeing specifications for system changes.
- Defining appropriate testing (functional, user acceptance and regression) to ensure that system changes perform as specified, and that they are safe to release into the live environment.
- Understanding pension administration system functionality including calculations, interfaces, processes, letters system updates, and self-service applications.
- Supporting the Universal Pensions Management (UPM) Change Management Group with prioritisation of changes, allocation of resources, and progression of system changes.
- Supporting the delivery of major projects by leading analysis and development-related work-streams.
- Appropriate testing (functional, user acceptance and regression)Understanding pension administration system functionality including calculations, interfaces, processes, letters system updates, and self-service applications.
Experience Needed;
- Appropriate testing (functional, user acceptance and regression)Understanding pension administration system functionality including calculations, interfaces, processes, letters system updates, and self-service applications.
- At least 5 years of implementing and testing core aspects of pension administration systems, including data, calculations, processes, letters and interfaces.
- At least 5 years of producing and reviewing system specifications, e.g. calculation specifications, process maps, member output and reporting specifications and templates
- At least 5 years in depth understanding of pensions administration, policies and procedures, for CARE, Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution schemes.