Assistant Pensions Administrator, 2 days office.

Abenefit2u; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pensions administration firm in England is looking for an Assistant Pensions Administrator for a role involving pension administration and client communication. You will benefit from extensive training and support while performing key responsibilities like benefit calculations and compliance checks. The role offers an attractive benefits package and requires 2 days in the office of your choice.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package

Extensive training support

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrate or gain experience in administering defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
• Undertake necessary training courses and exams for pension qualifications.
• Maintain a high standard of professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Perform benefit calculations using various methods and systems.
• Communicate with members and third parties regarding pensions.
• Maintain compliance with company procedures.

Skills

Experience with administering DB pension schemes

Attention to detail

Good organizational skills

Ability to work independently and in a team

Commitment to learning and development

Education

Working towards Award in Pensions Essentials (APE)

Certificate in Pensions Calculations (CPC)

Job description

Assistant Pensions Administrator, 2 days office.

Ready to get off the daily administration treadmill and widen your daily regime? Why not try some new exercises whilst still undertaking the core administration part of your pension administrator role? Our client encourages employees to learn at their own pace and take on whatever new duties are possible within their role, so they always feel challenged, stimulated, gain greater job satisfaction, and equally important feel highly valued. Plus all those little extra miles you do will not go unnoticed when it comes to discretionary bonus time. Ready for an administration refresh?! Keep reading…

By joining our clients third party 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.

A snapshot of just some of your exciting responsibilities:
Benefit calculations, either by a manual calculation, using a proforma and by using the relevant pension's administration system calculation routine
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 company 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
Showing awareness of the General Data Protection Regulations and applying these at all times
Being able to draft non-standard letters where required, prepare bulk mailings of annual newsletters, pension increases etc. and much more! As we mentioned if you are keen to learn, our client is eager to help you develop and reach your career potential, short and long term.

At this stage in your career our client is hoping you will possess or can demonstrate some of the following:
Experience with administering DB (defined benefit) pension schemes
Working towards/undertaking or happy to take the relevant training courses and subsequent exams in order to gain the Award in Pensions Essentials (APE) and the Certificate in Pensions Calculations (CPC)
A high standard of professionalism at all times
Excellent organisational and attention to detail skills
The ability to work on your own and also as part of a larger team
Committed and keen to learn, our client actively encourages career development and provides extensive training.

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, our client offers 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. This role is also just 2 days of your choice in the office.

How to apply or learn more about this role:
Click the APPLY NOW button below or email dianne@abe

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