Local Authority Senior Pensions Advisor, West London

PPR Social Care; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for an experienced Senior Pensions Advisor in North West London. This role involves ensuring accurate pension processing, managing contributions, and providing guidance to colleagues. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of pension regulations and the ability to maintain precise records. Note that the position requires working in the office two days each week.

Qualifications

• Have a high degree of knowledge relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme and other pension regulations.
• Experience in a similar role is required.
• Ability to monitor and support accurate record maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and check redundancy payments when necessary.
• Process all types of pension benefits and contributions accurately.
• Analyse and manage the monthly employer contribution remittances.

Skills

Knowledge of LGPS Regulations

Understanding of TPS and Discretionary Payments

Experience with HMRC requirements

Job description

Overview

Local Authority Senior Pensions Advisor, North West London | Pay rate £29.17 per hour | Contract role. Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Local Authority Senior Pensions Advisor in North West London.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and check redundancy payments where required.
• Process Contributions: handle all types of pension benefits and contributions with accuracy.
• Process and check weekly payments, calculating accurately and ensuring they are processed in a timely manner.
• Analyse and manage the monthly employer contribution remittances and schedules.
• Support in the processing of early retirements, provide relevant data to the pensions administrator to enable them to calculate pension benefits and costs to the employer, and liaise with any other parties as necessary to support the accurate and timely provision of this information.
• Provide training / guidance as necessary to pension/HR colleagues in relation to the administration of the LGPS by scheme employers and their agents.
• Assist the Assistant Pensions Team Manager in maintaining records to provide accurate data for the purposes of system control, monitoring of performance indicators and benchmarking.
• Check pensions payroll data for new pensioners, deaths, beneficiaries, and adjustments to pension, and resolve any discrepancies.
• Support with complaint investigations and ombudsman requests.

Knowledge & Skills

• Have a high degree of knowledge relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Regulations, Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS), Discretionary Payments Regulations, the State Pension Scheme, and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and The Pensions Regulator requirements in respect of pensions.
• Where required, to provide details to the pension administrator provider of LGPS starters, leavers, contractual hours changes, absence and all other relevant changes which impact on pension entitlements, and to monitor the pension administrator provider to ensure accurate record maintenance.

There is a requirement to be in the office 2 days per week. You will need experience of working in a similar role.

Please contact Graham Leatham for more information. We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn\'t the role for you, contact us about other roles.