Assistant Pensions Manager

Capgemini; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consultancy firm in the UK is looking for a Pension Manager to oversee Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution projects. You will support various pension-related projects, ensure compliance, and interact with internal teams and external advisers. A background in occupational pensions is essential, especially with experience in mergers and acquisitions. Inclusivity and employee wellbeing are priorities within the company culture.

Benefits

Mental Health Champions

Wellbeing apps access

Accredited Great Place to Work

Qualifications

• Background in occupational pensions with both DB and DC experience.
• Experience working in a company that has undergone mergers and/or acquisitions.
• Familiarity with working with Trustees and advisers such as Actuaries and Auditors.

Responsibilities

• Support DB & DC pension projects and manage project deliverables.
• Work with advisers on pensions integration during acquisitions.
• Attend Trustees and Sub-Committee meetings and take minutes.

Skills

Occupational pensions experience

Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution

Working with Trustees and advisers

Experience in mergers and acquisitions

APMI / FPMI qualification

Job description

About the job you're considering

Working with the Head of Pensions, our external consultants and advisors, and colleagues in the business, you will find that all our Capgemini UK pension arrangements are sufficient in size and complexity to generate interesting and lively range of experience and challenges across the spectrum of pensions management.

We're a small team of two and you will form an integral part of the work that we do. This is a varied role with a mix of day‑to‑day routine management of the pension arrangements as well as ad‑hoc project work.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre‑employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your role

• Support a variety of DB & DC pension projects, working with our advisers and internal core service teams to deliver projects such as GMP Equalisation, Pensions Dashboard, legislative pension changes, Trustees governance and best practice in accordance with TPR code & guidance, managing DB liabilities, DC investment changes, and others as they arise.
• Work on pensions integration of Capgemini acquisitions, new bids, re‑tenders, exits, TUPE deals, participations in Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), using legal and other advisers where needed. You will identify risks, ensure entry, participation and exit requirements are met, agree viable pension solutions with Head of Pensions, TUPE Team and HR, and work closely to ensure successful people transfers.
• Preparation, sign off and electronic distribution of employee member communications, with input from advisers.
• Support Payroll and pension provider with Auto‑Enrolment obligations.
• Attend Trustees and Sub‑Committee meetings, taking minutes, while exploring use of technology to automate.
• Manage Pensions Team Budget and Invoices payment for Capgemini Finance using Purchase Orders system.
• Ensure Pensions communications, website and documentation such as Trust Deeds and Rules, members booklets, statutory statements, Annual Reports, member forms etc are up to date were required, clear to understand and correct.
• Liaise with the Pension Administrators of both Plans and the Trust to help resolve queries. Review their monthly and management reports and cash forecasts against expected activity.
• Support the Insurance Broker to ensure Group Life Cover & Group Income protection annual renewals & premiums correct.
• Research changes to pension legislation and best practice. Recommend process updates to ensure compliance and efficiency.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• A background in occupational pensions with both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution experience.
• You will have worked in a company that has experienced mergers and/or acquisitions and TUPE transfers.
• You will be experienced in working with Trustees and advisers such as Actuaries, Auditors and Legal.
• If not already APMI / FPMI qualified, then ideally you will have commenced PMI or taken specific career related PMI exams. Please do let us know what these are, even if just some and not fully part PMI qualified.
• Ideally some experience of working with public sector pension arrangements.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.

There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.

There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role

Please opt in during the application process.

Make it real - what does it mean for you?

You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.

To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

You will be joining one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 12 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Capgemini. Make it real.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free‑thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI‑powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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