Senior Pensions Administrator

Our client provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide solutions for trustees, employers and members which re imagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software. They are currently looking for a number of experienced Pensions Administrators to join the business across the UK where you can work out of offices in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester or Belfast for a couple of days a week.

As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will manage and maintain the administration aspects of defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes on behalf of the scheme trustees. Acting as point of contact for scheme members, scheme managers/trustees and other third parties and provide mentoring and peer review of less experienced administrators. The team carry out all types of exercises from winding up schemes and calculating members’ pension benefits to carrying out forensic research for schemes, all the while providing an excellent service to the members of the Schemes.

You will build a portfolio of clients to which you will manage all the transactions needed for their pension schemes, ensuring they are completed to the highest standards, within the service levels. You will become key contact to pension members and your clients answering queries over the phone and via written communication and attending Trustee meetings. You will become effective at providing clear and accurate information to members and beneficiaries.

You will need broad pension's technical knowledge, with at least five years' experience working in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment and with a detailed understanding of defined benefit pensions schemes and UK pensions legislation, regulation and codes of practice. Knowledge of systems e.g. Microsoft Office/ Windows applications and experience in managing ad-hoc and annual pension projects.

Any knowledge of and experience with GMP Reconciliation / Equalisation calculations and of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) would be a distinct advantage