BPA Analyst - Non-actuarial

The Actuary; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in Greater London is seeking a talented non-actuarial analyst with a background in defined benefit pensions administration. You will play a crucial role in delivering efficient transitions for clients moving from buy-in to buyout. Responsibilities include performing payroll reconciliations, ensuring adherence to Consumer Duty principles, and managing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for pensions processes. This opportunity involves working in a dynamic environment fostering growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in pensions administration with a focus on defined benefit schemes.
• Ability to perform payroll reconciliations and manage data migrations.
• Experience with end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Responsibilities

• Support BPA transitions and ensure smooth handover to BAU teams.
• Perform necessary payroll reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Conduct testing of pensions administration processes.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong MS Excel skills

Reconciliation abilities

Understanding of Consumer Duty principles

Job description

Are you a talented, non-actuarial analyst but with a defined benefit pensions administration background, looking for your next career opportunity within the BPA transitions space of a major insurance Group?

Then look no further!

Star Actuarial is currently representing an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work on key projects, playing a crucial role in delivering smooth and efficient transitions for a range of clients as they move from buy-in to buyout.

Detail‑driven and passionate about data‑oriented workstreams, you will also perform payroll reconciliations and parallel runs, resolving discrepancies promptly.

In addition, you will ensure adherence to Consumer Duty principles and the smooth handover to BAU teams, all the while supporting BPA operational change initiatives as required.

With experience of setting up, testing and operating pensions payrolls, the successful candidate will have an appreciation of operational challenges that can arise from data migration and ongoing management. Alongside this, you will have experience of performing detailed reconciliations using MS Excel.

Experience in testing a broad range of pensions administration processes, including the execution of end‑to‑end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the ability to document test findings clearly, is also required.

An exciting career opportunity within a leading‑edge firm.

Please contact us to discuss this vacancy or for an informal discussion regarding your career goals. We are very happy to perform bespoke research on your behalf.

Rachael Connolly, Senior Consultant

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