Senior Pensions Administrator

Senior Pensions Administrator

Location: Perth
Hours: Full Time | Permanent
Salary: Up to £42,000 DOE

A market leader is seeking an experienced pensions professionals to join their Perth office on a hybrid basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong pensions administration experience, who enjoys managing complex cases while supporting and mentoring colleagues.

What's in it for you?

Private medical and dental cover
Life assurance, critical illness cover, personal accident insurance, will writing service and mortgage support
Cycle to Work scheme & gym membership
Access to a wide range of retail, restaurant and travel discounts, including cashback and e‑vouchers
Holiday trading and flexible bank holidays
33 days annual leave
Free parking
Hybrid working
Funded studies and further development

Key Responsibilities

Managing complex pensions administration cases
Performing and checking manual benefit calculations
Reviewing colleagues' work to ensure accuracy and compliance
Overseeing monthly and annual administration processes
Monitoring team accuracy, performance and service level agreements
Handling complex member and client queries
Signing off non‑standard correspondence
Maintaining and updating pensions administration systems and databases
Supporting workflow management, task delegation and issue resolution
Assisting with training, mentoring and development of team members
Participating in client meetings where appropriate
Contributing to process improvement, innovation and service efficiency
Collaborating with internal teams such as Payroll, Accounts and Administration Support
Ensuring accurate time recording and meeting utilisation targets

About You

Proven experience in pensions administration, defined benefits preferred
Strong working knowledge of current pensions legislation and regulatory requirements
Confident undertaking complex calculations and quality‑checking others' work
Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
Proactive, flexible and solutions‑focused approach
Comfortable taking ownership of tasks and managing competing priorities
Strong communicator with the ability to build trusted client relationshipsSearch is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed