Assistant Pensions Administrator

LGBT Great; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional study support

Access to networks

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Season ticket loans

Job summary

LCP is seeking an Assistant Pensions Administrator for our Winchester office. You will join a team delivering high-quality pensions administration services with a strong emphasis on training and professional development.

The role offers hybrid working, a supportive training programme, and access to professional qualifications as you grow in pensions knowledge across schemes and legislation.

Qualifications

• Educated to A level or degree level or equivalent.
• Experience administering defined benefit pension schemes.
• Working toward APE and CPC training.
• Excellent organisational and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Professionalism with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform benefit calculations by hand, proforma, or pension system routines.
• Follow checklists and procedures for each case.
• Ensure appropriate authorisation before releasing information.
• Prepare bulk mailings of newsletters and pension increases.
• Communicate with members and third parties.
• Develop knowledge of client schemes through day-to-day work.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

A-level or degree level or equivalent

Aspiring to APE/CPC training

Job description

Assistant Pensions Administrator

At LCP we love what we do, and it shows. We help our clients make good decisions based on insightful analysis, industry expertise, and game-changing technology.

We have exciting opportunities to further you career development in pensions administration in our Winchester office.

Who are the department and what is the role?

By joining our pension's administration department you will be part of a team of committed professionals that gives their clients the best possible service. Each day is spent working on a number of clients leading to variety in the work that you will do. As you develop you will take on more responsibility for the clients that you work on which will give you a real sense of client ownership and individual growth as you learn more about pensions in general, fully supported with a comprehensive training programme and professional qualifications support

What will you be doing?

• Benefit calculations, either by a manual calculation, using a proforma and by using the relevant pension's administration system calculation routine
• Working through relevant checklists for each individual case and following procedures
• Understanding that appropriate authorisation is required before releasing information
• Preparing bulk mailings of annual newsletters, pension increases etc.
• Communicating with members and other third parties
• Gaining and applying knowledge of clients through day to day work, speaking with colleagues and partners and referring to the scheme's administration guide and specific notes
• Being aware of what is scheme specific and not necessarily applicable for all schemes
• Ensuring compliance with LCP procedures when completing cases
• Keeping up to date with changes in legislation
• Understanding preservation, statutory increases, contracting-out (including GMPs) and the current pensions tax regime
• Drafting non-standard letters where required
• Recognising non-standard cases (e.g. part-timers)
• Showing awareness of the General Data Protection Regulations and applying these at all times
• And much more!

What skills, experience, and qualities do you need for this role?

• Educated to 'A' level, degree level or equivalent
• Experience with administering DB (defined benefit) pension schemes
• Working towards/undertaking the relevant training courses and subsequent exams in order to gain the Award in Pensions Essentials (APE) and the Certificate in Pensions Calculations (CPC)
• Excellent organisational and attention to detail skills
• The ability to work on your own and also as part of a larger team
• A high standard of professionalism at all times
• Flexibility of hours worked/duties undertaken
• Committed and keen to learn

Take a look at our and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:

For you:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
• professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks

For your family:

• Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address - to discuss how we can support you with your application.

Recruitment agencies

LCP operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment agencies which is reviewed annually. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from agencies who are not part of our current PSL. LCP only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place, and the agency has been instructed by a member of our recruitment team to supply CVs via the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for a legitimate, open vacancy. If this process is not adhered to, LCP reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and have discussions with them without paying any agency fees.