Assistant Post-Transaction Lead

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Job profile for Assistant Post-Transaction Lead

Location:

Reading

Contractual hours 36.25 Basis Full time Job category/type - XPS Pensions Date posted 06/08/2026 Job reference REQ
003815

Assistant Post-Transaction Lead (Pensions)

Employment Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Grade:
Senior Consultant

Hybrid

REQ
003815

About XPS Group: XPS Group is a prominent and growing UK consultancy and administration firm within the pensions and insurance sectors. As a FTSE 250 company with over 2000 employees, we leverage expertise alongside advanced technology to serve over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsors. Our goal is to foster a workplace where diverse talents thrive.

About the Role:

The XPS Risk Settlement team is a fast and exciting growing business area, working alongside trustees and insurers to help navigate schemes through buy-in, buyout and wind-up.

Due to increased demand for our services, we are looking for ambitious, organised individuals to work within our post-transaction team, supporting Post-transaction Project Leads in overseeing the activities required for schemes to true-up after buy-in, buyout and eventually wind-up.

This is a fantastic role for an individual from a DB background looking to expand into project and client management.

We provide a positive working environment with an emphasis on training and development with relationships at the very heart of our business. You can expect an exciting and fulfilling career in a growing business area and an industry that provides a consistent challenge.

Our mission is to help our clients manage the complex issues which impact their pension scheme in a pragmatic and understandable way. Communication is a key part of this.

We advise Trustees and Corporate clients on a wide range of actuarial-related areas, including:

• Helping them to understand the risks within their pension schemes and how they can manage this.
• supporting Post-Transaction Project Leads in overseeing the activities required following a buy-in transaction through to buyout and eventual wind-up
• Providing tailored advice on a variety of aspects including funding and member options.
• Analyse new and changing legislation, regulation, and guidance to help clients understand what it means for their scheme and what actions they need to take.
• Supporting the governance of the pension scheme to ensure it is effectively and efficiently run for the ultimate benefit of the members.
• Advising Corporates on the pension’s elements of their statutory accounts and
• Providing solutions to the complex area of GMP Rectification & Equalisation.

The main responsibilities of this role are supporting Project Leads with setting-up and maintaining project documentation e.g. Project Initiation Documents, Project Plans, Highlight Reports, Risk and Issue Logs.

• Documenting/following up actions with internal and external parties.
• Facilitating meetings, agendas and meeting minutes.
• Managing work streams within large projects/ your own smaller projects.
• Producing management reporting.

Due to the changing nature of the business, the job holder may from time to time be required to undertake other activities…