We’re growing and want you to be a part of our journey.

Pensions Consultant - Operational Solutions 

Isio is recruiting for a Pensions Consultant to join our Operational Solutions Team where we are at the forefront of enabling schemes to deliver the best outcomes for members.

Working with some of the largest and most complex schemes in the country, we support schemes to deliver their strategic goals by undertaking reviews of pension scheme data, benefit calculations, and processes and controls.

We are focussed on delivering solutions and positive outcomes to our clients and their members.

As part of this role, you’ll be working in Isio’s Actuarial & Consulting team – over 400 pensions consultants and actuaries advising a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

We advise on everything from helping trustees and sponsors to manage their defined benefit plans, running large scale communications projects, and implementing alternative reward and pension provision. The range of work we get involved with is vast and there’ll be opportunities for you to gain lots of great, new experiences and put your skills to the test.

Role and Responsibilities

• Supporting in the delivery of advice to clients – with a focus on providing operational solutions via the delivery of services to our clients.
• Take an active role in a wide range of projects such as:
  • Data quality analysis with full reporting
  • Data and benefits due diligence services for insurance providers
  • Benefit calculation reviews from first principles
  • Data quality improvements and remediation
  • Insurer transaction preparation
  • Benefit rectification exercises
  • Operation process and control reviews
  • Administration effectiveness services and supplier transitions
  • GMP reconciliation and equalisation

• Working as part of a team, and supporting those around you, including taking responsibility for reviewing work of junior colleagues and training and mentoring more junior members of the team.
• Assisting managers with the development of new business both with existing and new clients.

Key Skills & Experience

Key technical skills required include:

• Previous experience as a consultant or Pensions Administrator in a consultancy-based environment. Likely to have experience in a client facing role or have the desire and key attributes to take on a more consultative role.
• Experience of carrying out and checking manual pension calculations.
• Experience of checking all aspects of pensions administration tasks.
• Previous experience in project management or evidence of juggling multiple projects and managing your time accordingly to manage workload.

As a challenger in the industry, we are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills and a natural aptitude for a consulting career, alongside a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.

• A great communicator – someone who has the ability to explain complex problems in a simple way to help everyone around the table understand.
• Enthusiasm and motivation - a great deal of desire of solving problems and providing a great service to our clients.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Competent in the use of IT including word and excel
• A great team worker – evidence of working in a team, but also happy to work independently.
• A curious mindset – an awareness of relevant industry challenges and our clients’ strategic challenges.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

Where is the role?

We can offer a range of locations for you to choose from – we have Isio offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading.

We work on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity for colleagues to split their time between working in the office and at home, with an expectation of 2 -3 days in the office. You may be required to travel to a client site occasionally.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

On top, we also offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Income protection benefits.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) as standard with the option to purchase additional days of holiday. As well as two additional ‘Company’ days – a celebration day for your birthday and an extra day over Christmas.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) allowance
• Flexible working opportunities.
• A flexible benefits package.
• Internal development programmes including (technical and non-technical) training support and mentor programmes.
• Where required study support including study days, materials and exam entry support.

What’s next?

Click on the ‘apply’ and follow the simple application process on-line.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please email hrrecruitment@ISIO.com

About Isio

Isio was ‘born’ in 2020 from the sale of KPMG UK’s Pension Practice to a private equity firm. An industry-leading challenger, we provide diverse expertise spanning Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth to give clients an integrated experience.

Isio is built by challengers, innovators and forward-thinkers, grounded around a vision which strives to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We empower and develop those who join us – valuing curious minds and giving people the freedom to outperform. Known and respected for our agility, we harness specialist experience, bold thinking and the desire to push the boundaries of what we can achieve for our clients, from small to blue chip, public to private.

Isio is growing and we are looking for people who share our purpose and behaviours to join us on this journey, as we continue driving exceptional results for both our clients and people.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.