Senior Pension Administrator

Cpbi Icra; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Spending Account

Training allowance

Dues paid

Tuition costs covered

Annual vacation

Profit sharing

Job summary

CPBI seeks a seasoned pension administrator to lead consulting and administration for clients and plan members. The role involves liaising with all stakeholders, preparing proposals, and guiding junior staff in a dynamic environment.

Ideal candidates will have CEBS designation, 5+ years in defined benefit pension administration, strong knowledge of provincial ITA rules, and excellent analytical and communication skills to deliver high-quality services.

Qualifications

• Hold a CEBS designation.
• Ideal degree in mathematics or related field.
• Minimum five years defined benefit pension administration experience.
• Experience in performing and reviewing pension calculations.
• Highly knowledgeable about provincial and ITA pension rules for different scenarios.
• Excellent analytical thought process and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Be a high performing individual.

Responsibilities

• Pension consulting responsibilities include ongoing guidance, consultation and administration services for clients and plan members.
• Ensure communications to clients are high quality and meet deadlines.
• Maintain ongoing liaison with all stakeholders including clients, members, trustees, advisors, managers, legal counsels, custodians, CRA and regulators.
• Assist in preparing pension administration components of proposals in response to RFPs and quotes for administration projects.
• Consult with legal counsel regarding interpretation of pension legislation.
• Mentoring and training responsibilities for departmental staff.
• Identify workflow improvements and assist in developing tools for actuarial and tax-related calculations.
• Act as a resource for other departments and participate in leadership meetings.

Job description

December 3, 2026 St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

October 6 - 8, 2026 Kelowna, British Columbia

Your career opportunity will be visible on the CPBI website for a 60 days period and will be viewed by more than 5000 visitors!

For Alberta employers and plan sponsors, October 1, 2026 marks more than a change in how claims are processed. It represents a fundamental shift in who pays first — with implications for plan costs, contracts, administration and employee communication.

The Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (CPBI) is proud to announce the induction of four exceptional members into the CPBI Hall of Distinction for 2026.

The CPBI Regional Council of Ontario is pleased to announce its new members for the period 2026-2028. Congratulations to all of them!

Provide pension administration management and services for Westcoast's Registered Pension Plan (RPP), and

Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) departments.

Pension Consulting Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing guidance, consultation and administration services to pension clients and plan members.
• Ensure consulting services and communications provided to clients are of the highest quality and provide differentiated value, meeting deliverable deadlines.
• Liaise and perform ongoing communications with all pension plan stakeholders including clients, members, trustees, advisors, investment managers, legal counsels, custodians, CRA and pension regulators.
• Assist in preparing the pension administration services component of proposals in response to RFP and scope of work as well as fee quotations for pension administration-related projects.
• Consult with legal counsel concerning interpretation of pension legislation, as needed.

Mentoring and Training Responsibilities

• Participate in H/R management of departmental staff.
• Provide mentoring and training sessions for junior staff.

Workflow and Database Development Responsibilities

• Identify efficiencies and improvements in workflow for the department(s).
• Apply your knowledge and assistance to the development and testing of new tools and improved systems, specifically to the development of tools and procedures for actuarial calculations and income tax related calculations.

Other / Departmental Support

• Act as a resource and support person for other departments within the Company.
• Monitor changes in the pension industry and update team members, as needed.
• Participate in leadership and business strategy planning meetings.

Salary and Benefits

Compensation will be in therange of $88,000 – $110,000, comprised of $80,000 - $95,000 base salary plus bonus of 10% to 15% and based on relevant education and work experience. In addition, the Company offers a hybrid work arrangement, employer matching profit share plan, Health Spending Account, training allowance, paid professional and association dues, paid tuition costs and annual vacation.

Requirements

• Hold a CEBS designation.
• Ideally hold a degree in mathematics, administration or have other relevant training.
• Have minimum of five years defined benefit pension administration experience.
• Have experience in performing and reviewing pension calculations.
• Highly knowledgeable about provincial and ITA pension rules for different pension plan scenarios.
• Excellent analytical thought process.
• Excellent attention for detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent ability to prioritize and manage responsibilities and tasks.
• Be a high performing individual.