Pensions Data Migration Analyst

Job description

AutoReq ID

137395BR

Job Title

Pensions Data Migration Analyst

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Birmingham

Function

Tax

Service Line

Pensions

Service Line Information

The KPMG Pensions Team are always questioning conventional thinking, helping our clients’ businesses thrive by ensuring their pension schemes are as effective as possible. We have a breadth of roles across our dynamic sectors, each one offering the opportunity to get involved in exciting work and deliver bespoke solutions. You’ll be given the training and development you need to decipher complex concepts and the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities in your chosen sector.

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pensions Data Migration Analyst to support our growing new business and help manage existing schemes as the pensions administration is transitioned to a new web based platform.

We are looking for people who have a great can-do attitude, who will thrive in a busy work environment and have a passion for using technology to improve reports and processes. The role will be supporting our Pensions Administration Consulting teams based in Birmingham, Manchester and Reading. The successful candidate will be based in Birmingham or Reading.

Roles and Responsibilities
The opportunity will involve providing Pensions Administration systems support locally and nationally on Profund and IntelliPen. Over time, your work would include the following tasks:

- Provide desk side support for Pensions Administrators
- Handle routine work requests, including loading and amending of data
- Produce regular reporting, including development of new reports
- Perform the set-up, data transfer and programming of new schemes transitioning to IntelliPen
- Deploy new system functionality in line with specified controls
- Maintain existing Excel based programs
- Assist with IT tasks within the team, including system housekeeping, upgrades etc.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and audit trails are in place and being followed
- Assist with other systems that support Profund/IntelliPen, including Star Payroll and Paygate systems and processes

Skills and Experience
We are looking for a candidate who are able to demonstrate a number of the following:

- Strong communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Team player
- Working knowledge of defined benefit pension schemes
- Strong Excel skills and good knowledge of other Microsoft products, including use of VBA
- Good general IT knowledge, ideally including SQL
- Ideally, experience of at least one pension administration system, including data migrations

We recognise that as individuals, we each have particular needs and that one size doesn’t fit all, when it comes to how, when and where you work. That’s why we’re proud to offer our colleagues agile working options. We believe in putting you at the centre of your career – KPMG will offer the training, development and stimulating work environment to help you get to where your career ambitions are. That’s why we introduced ‘Our Deal’ – it’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for bringing your best to work. As part of �Our Deal’, you’ll benefit from a range of rewards from secondment opportunities and preferential banking services to a day off on your birthday and have open, honest conversations about your career development.

Our Deal

If the chance to work with interesting clients and innovative technology wasn’t rewarding enough, we’ll motivate you in other ways too. At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally.

‘Our Deal’ sets out all the different ways you’ll be rewarded at KPMG. Among other things you can benefit from honest conversations about your career as well as a range of other rewards. In all these ways and more, we have created an environment that can bring out the best in you.

Flexible Working

While some of our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, we are supportive where possible of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands.

We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.

Applying with a Disability

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require, with your recruitment contact.

KPMG's commitment to diversity

We are proud of the value we place on individuality; we want you to bring your full self to work and truly maximise your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results for our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG.

Returning to work after a break
At KPMG, we appreciate that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand that those with experience who have taken a career break have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals. We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the firm to help you best integrate into the working environment. This role welcomes applications for individuals who have been out of work for 18 months or more and who have previous relevant experience.

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