Pension Transition Analyst

Job Description

ResponsibilitiesPension Transition AnalystWere hiring!Aon are currently recruiting a Transition Analyst to join our team in either Glasgow or Sheffield. The Transition Analyst will be primarily responsible for providing pension administration teams with the system functionality they need to administer pensionschemes. In the main, this will be achieved through the capture of calculation requirements, specification of system calculations and identification of test scenarios. About AonHeadquartered in London, Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliverinsights that reduce volatility and improve performance.The UK pensions landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. Economic challenges, legislative change, an ageing population and asset volatility pose a wide variety of risks and challenges to pension schemes. Trustees and scheme sponsors are faced with a range ofdecisions on difficult topics from managing risk to improving member engagement, setting an investment strategy to managing DC plans.Aon Retirement Solutions market-leading capabilities and award-winning expertise make us the perfect partner to help clients through their pension challenges. We can provide integrated and comprehensive solutions across actuarial, plan administration, investmentand insurance disciplines, enabling us to serve our clients unique needs every step of the way.Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aons recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.About the Role Your impact as a Pension Transition Analyst; Gathering information on technical requirements to produce a benefit basis. This will require the review of Scheme Rules and documentation, in addition to working with other parties, such as the administration team and the scheme actuary.Applying the intel gained from the information gathering phase and benefit basis to facilitate the creation of calculation routine specifications.Identification of all scenarios needed to fully test a calculation build, within a test matrixCreation of calculation test cases, including expected results.Applies Aons standard processes and procedures.Identify and record queries/issues through the project and work with the relevant parties to ensure that they are resolved.Attend project meetings and provide progress updates against plan tasks/timescales.Work with the appropriate parties to gain the sign-off required for relevant specifications.Work with other project team members to ensure all deliverables are met.Provide the appropriate transfer of knowledge (including associated hand-over material) and support to the Administration Team. Identifies potential revenue opportunities, for example, non-standard or scheme specific requirements. Awareness of Departmental metrics and contribution towards their achievement.