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Capita

Senior Pension Administrator

Capita

. Authorise, review and check complex and manual calculations for accuracy and compliance .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Authorise, review and check complex and manual calculations for accuracy and compliance
  • Support colleagues with technical queries and complex pension administration cases
  • Manage escalations, complaints, high-priority cases and complex customer enquiries through to resolution
  • Support Team Managers and Senior Pensions Technicians in meeting operational targets and service objectives
  • Monitor quality standards and provide constructive feedback
  • Coach, mentor and provide technical support to Trainee Pension Administrators and Pension Administrators
  • Assist with training delivery and colleague development
  • Participate in quality assurance activities
  • Identify complaints, conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
  • Support workload planning and prioritisation to meet service standards and deadlines
  • Identify process improvements and recommend efficiencies
  • Ensure compliance with pension scheme rules, legislation, regulatory requirements and client procedures
  • Work within KPIs, quality standards and service level requirements
  • Promote knowledge sharing, collaboration and effective communication across the wider team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Proven pension administration experience, with strong knowledge of Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes
  • Experience reviewing and authorising pension calculations, including complex and non-standard cases
  • Strong technical pensions knowledge and ability to apply scheme rules confidently and accurately
  • Experience coaching, mentoring or supporting colleague development
  • Excellent attention to detail, quality management and problem-solving skills
  • Strong numeracy skills and confidence performing and validating manual calculations
  • Experience handling escalated cases, complaints and complex customer queries
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
  • Collaborative approach and commitment to supporting colleagues and team success
  • Good IT skills, including pension administration systems and Microsoft Office applications
  • Security Check (SC) Clearance required as part of onboarding
  • Typically must have lived continuously in the UK for the past five years to be eligible for SC Clearance
  • Up-to-date CV required with application

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy additional days
  • Discounted insurance policies
  • Company matched pension
  • Life assurance
  • 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
  • Two weeks' paternity pay
  • Discounts on retail, socialising, health and wellbeing, travel and technology
  • Flexible start times between 7.30am and 10am, depending on business requirements
  • Permanent employment opportunity