Catalyst Partners
Pension & Payroll Analyst (Interim)
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Immediate Requirement (8-12 Week contract with potential extension)
Outside IR35 engagement £500-£650 p/d
Remote work
We're supporting a large UK organisation on a business-critical pension remediation project and are looking for an experienced Pension Data Analyst to join ASAP.
This is a hands-on analytical assignment requiring someone who can quickly take ownership of a complex data set, work independently, and provide clear, evidence-based findings to senior stakeholders. The successful contractor will play a key role in reviewing historic pension contribution data, reconciling payroll records, and identifying any contribution shortfalls. This is not a consulting or advisory project. The focus is on detailed analysis, data validation, and producing robust outputs that can stand up to scrutiny.
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The Assignment
- Reviewing historic pension contribution data against payroll records.
- Analysing payroll extracts containing multiple pay elements, including base salary, commission, overtime and other earnings components.
- Reconciling data line-by-line to determine the correct pension contribution position.
- Working closely with payroll and finance teams to gather, validate and interpret data.
- Identifying and flagging data quality issues throughout the project.
- Producing clearly documented calculations and audit trails to support remediation decisions.
- Summarising findings and financial exposure for senior finance stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Strong payroll data reconciliation experience
- Advanced Excel skills and a highly methodical, audit-focused approach
- Experience analysing pension contribution data, ideally within UK defined contribution pension schemes
- Understanding of auto-enrolment contribution calculations, qualifying earnings and certified pension bases
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience communicating analytical findings clearly and objectively
- Background within Payroll, Reward, Compensation & Benefits, or Pension Administration environments
- Experience within larger, complex organisations would be particularly valuable.
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