Careers
Work for us and you will become part of a close-knit, friendly team that is skilled, experienced and passionate about delivering a high-quality consultancy service to our corporate and trustee clients.
Our business is founded on six core values. These govern how we approach our relationships with clients and the services we offer. We aim to be:
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Assistant Pensions Administrator, £23K+ depending on relevant experience
5 months ago
Cardiff, with flexible home working
The Role
Come and join our fast-paced pensions administration team.
As a pensions administrator you will look after members of pension schemes across all aspects of their pension journey – when they join the scheme, retire and take their benefits, transfer to another pension scheme and answer all manner of queries. A large part of the role involves calculating pension benefits and communicating with members, so you should be comfortable with numbers and excel spreadsheets, and talking on the phone. You will work as part of a team of more experienced administrators dealing with enquiries from our clients, financial advisers, employers and HMRC.
Other aspects of the role include:
- working alongside our payroll and finance team to ensure pension benefits are paid out on correctly and on time,
- arranging the release of invested funds to ensure benefits can be paid, and
- liaising with our client management teams.
You will develop a working knowledge of pensions and an awareness of client requirements. There are a range of professional qualifications to study for and study support and financial rewards are offered. This is an ideal role for a recent university graduate or a school leaver who is looking to establish a career within a financial services organisation. Or you may have previous work experience and skills that you can bring to the role/ You will be willing to study for relevant pensions qualifications, and we will provide a generous study package to support this. As well as strong communication and numerical skills you will also:
- Have an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work,
- Be self-motivated in your professional and personal development
- Take ownership and responsibility for your own work
- Be able to follow instructions and procedures
- Have good IT skills and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook.
Quantum Advisory is an equal opportunities employer and we offer:
- A competitive salary and benefit package
- Flexible working hours, including some remote working
- Professional qualification study support.
- Salary awards or bonuses for exam passes.
- 24 days standard annual leave with a holiday purchase/sale scheme.
- Retail discounts on high street and online shopping.
- Pension scheme with employer matching contributions up to 5% of salary.
- Annual performance bonus.
- Flexible benefits platform.
- Volunteering leave.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Seasonal parties and social events
What next?
If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and covering letter via the below link
Trainee Employee Benefits Administrator
5 months ago
Cardiff with hybrid working
The Role
Are you looking for a role which incorporates numerical and customer service skills? Do you want to
study towards professional qualifications? If so, the world of employee benefits could be for you.
Join us and you will become part of a close-knit team that is skilled, experienced and passionate about
delivering a high-quality service to our external clients.
As an employee benefits administrator you will be carrying out the day to day management of group
insurance schemes. You will gain a knowledge of the different insurance products available in the
market and understand how they meet the needs of the client
In this broad role responsibilities will include:
In this broad role responsibilities will include:
- Preparing insurance renewal documentation
- Validating insurance data that is received from clients
- Checking scheme specifications are correct
- Communicating scheme information to clients.
- Running reports our employee benefits platform
- Carrying our research for clients
Working in a regulated environment, accuracy is key in this role. You will need to be organised and methodical in the way you work and be confident working with numbers. You will work as part of a small team to agreed timescales and standards.
This role gives the successful candidate an opportunity to start a career in group risk and learn more about the employee benefits market. You will ideally have experience of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and have an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work. The ideal candidate will have A level (or equivalent) education. Studying towards Chartered Insurance Institute’s GR1 qualification would be beneficial but not essential.
We look after our people and offer flexible working hours, a performance-related bonus and a structured training plan. With Quantum, you’ll be given the chance to further develop your skills and career.
Quantum Advisory is an equal opportunities employer
What Next?
If you are interested in this role please send your CV and covering letter, explaining why you wish to
join Quantum’s employee benefits team to [email protected]
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes:
- hybrid working arrangements
- 24 days holiday per year with holiday trading
- DC pension scheme
- discretionary annual bonus
- enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- life assurance, critical illness and income protection
- an employee benefits platform offering a wide range of additional benefits to suit your personal circumstances
- a full study and training package for professional exams
- the opportunity to develop your skills and further your career
Find out more what we offer – click here.
Employees are encouraged to join our range of committees. Our committees support our ESG goals, be they environmental and/or social issues. These include organising fundraising activities, supporting local charitable and community initiatives, and generating ideas how as a firm we can operate sustainably and influence our stakeholders.
Quantum has a Health and Wellbeing committee that discusses and implements ideas to support the mental and physical health of our staff. As a firm, we encourage all staff to generate ideas.
Quantum Advisory is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all employees and job applicants equally.
We aim for an environment where people are valued and free to engage and learn, and we welcome differing opinions, views and cultural perspectives. Our staff are encouraged to promote and celebrate their culture to their colleagues, organising events around religious and cultural festivals.
Looking after the physical and mental health of our staff is important. At Quantum, we have:
- a health & wellbeing group made up of colleagues across all offices and levels of seniority. They decide on the different activities run by the Firm to encourage and promote healthy practices among employees (such as desk yoga) and topics to share on the Firm’s intranet pages.
- trained first aiders and mental health first aiders at all our office locations.
- an employee assistance programme which offers employees access to a private GP, mental health counselling sessions, bespoke fitness plans, and legal and financial support.
- Wellness Action Plans – to help an employee and manager best understand the support the employee needs within the workplace.
- Occupational Health – where an individual is struggling we can refer to occupational health for additional support on the best ways to help you in the workplace.
- HR – is also able to help and signpost you to relevant resources should you require this.
Quantum Advisory supports recognised professional qualifications across all our teams. We offer study packages including paid study days and salary awards or bonuses for successful completion of each exam.
The Firm encourages a culture of training and continuous personal development. Senior members of staff who have completed their qualifications are encouraged to mentor those who are starting their journey into a new career. During employee induction sessions, new starters are given information regarding relevant courses, e.g. details of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) exams/processes, and the available support.
Below are details on the qualifications we support, including study days and rewards.
- Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) – Actuarial
- Institute and Faculty of Actuaries – Certified Actuarial Analyst
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, (ICAEW) – Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA)
- Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
- Pensions Management Institute – Retirement Provision (RPC)
- Pensions Management Institute – Diploma Retirement Provision
- Pensions Management Institute – Advanced Diploma Retirement Provision
- Pensions Management Institute – Certificate in Pensions Calculations (CPC)
- Pensions Management Institute – Certificate in DC Governance
- CFA Society United Kingdom – The Investment Management Certificate (IMC)
- The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Financial Advice
- The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Certificate in Insurance
- The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Diploma in Insurance
- The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Certificate in Financial Services
We work closely with several organisations and institutions to help create jobs and opportunities for students, supporting charitable endeavours and sharing expertise in both the professional and wider community. We encourage our employees to share their experiences with students at our Open Days, offering an inspiring insight into how we can make that all important difference to the benefit packages offered by employers.
The Firm supports a variety of local causes and sponsors several local and national charities. Charitable fundraising is encouraged throughout the year in a variety of events, both internal and external, including sponsored Five-a-Side football tournaments and endurance challenges such as the Cotswolds Way walk (see below video). Amounts raised by employees are matched by the Firm. Click here to read more.
Quantum Advisory covers careers in the following areas
Investment
A pension scheme’s investment strategy is a critical area for trustees and one which requires careful thought and support from highly trained advisers. The investment team helps set investment strategy, implement the agreed strategy with suitable funds, and regularly monitor and review performance against each pension scheme’s objectives. We provide on-the-job training as well as supporting study for professional qualifications.
Actuarial consultancy
We offer Actuarial consultancy services to trustees of pension schemes and sponsoring employers. You may be working towards an Actuarial Qualification (full study support provided) or you have Actuarial consultancy experience and desire a new opportunity. As part of the actuarial team, based in one of our four office locations, you will work on our exciting and growing client base.
Secretariat & governance
We provide
full Secretariat services to complement our consultancy and administration
offerings. Being part of a team which directly supports Trustees can be both
challenging AND rewarding. Excellent
communication / interpersonal skills, and an ability to build relationships
(diplomatic, persuasive and strong listening skills)
is a must. Candidates are usually required to be Associates of the Pension
Management Institute or working towards this qualification.
Finance
The finance team delivers accounting, payroll and financial services. You will have the opportunity to work with both internal and external accounts, where we act for many well-known clients offering, variety, challenge and early responsibility. You will get experience of the latest advanced accounting software and data analytical tools. We offer support towards recognised qualifications such as Accountancy (ACA) (ACCA) and Payroll (CIPP).
IT & operations
Probably one of the most important part of any organisation is its business-critical systems. Our IT and operations teams support the planned future growth of the Firm by maintaining the IT systems, networks and communication infrastructure and initiating and implementing improvements in all areas of IT. We offer opportunities varying from Support, to the design and coding of bespoke Quantum’s service-line solutions such as Qchoice and QView.
Life at Quantum
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Further reading
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