Join us at a genuinely exciting moment for pension administration within Barnett Waddingham. As part of the rapidly growing Howden employee benefits business, opportunities for development have never been stronger. We are investing in our people, our teams and our operating model, creating clear routes for progression and long rewarding careers.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Client Relationship Manager to join our growing Pension Administration team. This is a permanent, full time role that can be based in our London, Guildford or Amersham office, working on a hybrid basis.
A snapshot of your day:
Ensure our service is delivered within agreed service and the clients agreed priorities.
Using resources effectively, prioritise multiple responsibilities; balance client deliverables on multiple projects as well as internal obligations.
Take personal responsibility for completion of work allocated to you and meet deadlines and ensure that quality standards are maintained.
Build personal, long lasting client relationships with a portfolio of clients and demonstrate an in depth understanding of clients’ needs, supporting them with complex and technical issues and ensuring that expectations are met and managed.
Regularly communicate with the client at a senior level, using experience and expertise, be a sounding board for the client, provide technical guidance and make recommendations on administration matters to trustee boards.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
Significant client facing experience working at a high level within an organisation administering pension schemes gained over a number of years.
Desirable to have a pensions or business qualification with a recognised professional body, preferably APMI / FPMI (or equivalent).
Be an effective team player with team management capabilities.
Strong commercial awareness and experience of budgetary control.
A self-motivated individual with diplomatic/interpersonal skills – to achieve the best outcomes.
A proven effective communicator with strong written and oral communication skills.
Developing presentation skills to larger audiences, and ability to host meetings.
What's in it for you:
Competitive discretionary annual bonus and salary review
Generous pension scheme (we contribute 8%)
Funded training and professional development
Core benefits including private medical cover, life assurance, group income protection, and up to 30 days holiday per year with holiday trading
A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit you including an electric car leasing scheme, tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, health assessments, critical illness cover, Sports Allowance – we pay up to 50% of your gym/sports membership (up to £50 pm), travel insurance, paid volunteering, and a broad range of retailer discounts
Happy to talk flexible working.
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Skills Required
- Significant client-facing experience administering pension schemes
- Pensions or business qualification with a recognised professional body (preferably APMI / FPMI or equivalent)
- Team player with team management capabilities
- Strong commercial awareness and experience of budgetary control
- Self-motivated with diplomatic and interpersonal skills
- Proven effective written and oral communication skills
- Developing presentation skills to larger audiences and ability to host meetings
What We Do
We are proud to be a leading independent UK professional services consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance. With a team of more than 1,750 people in nine offices, including 99 partners, we work to deliver on our values and our promise, ensuring the highest levels of trust, integrity and quality. We act as a trusted partner for a wide range of clients in both the private and public sectors – this includes 25% of FTSE 100 and 15% of FTSE 350 companies. We are free from any external stakeholders, allowing us to take a long-term view with all our clients and giving us the freedom to bring fresh ideas to the table, unobstructed.
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