Pensions Administrator

Capita; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK pension firm, Capita Pension Solutions, seeks a Pensions Administrator for a permanent role in London. Responsibilities include administering pension schemes, achieving high-quality customer service, and maintaining compliance with regulations. The position requires excellent numeracy and communication skills, along with a commitment to detail and accuracy.

Benefits

23 days’ holiday (rising to 27)

Company matched pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Voluntary benefits tailored to lifestyle

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pension administration, particularly in DB schemes.
• Strong skills in performing calculations and processing payments.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service in line with procedural requirements.
• Answer member queries within agreed SLA targets.
• Identify and report risks to management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Communication

Education

Minimum Grade C in Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Capita Pension Solutions is looking for a dedicated Pensions Administrator to join our team on a permanent basis. If you have experience in pensions administration - particularly with Defined Benefit (DB) schemes and enjoy working on detail-focused tasks, this could be the ideal role for you!

Job Description

Working hours: Monday to Friday, with shift patterns between the core hours of 8am and 6pm.40 hours per week
Salary: between £27,000 and £32,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Working towards overall goals of the team in achieving excellent customer service in line with procedural and Service Level requirements, processing Change of Address, Name, Gone Aways, Outstanding premium letters and providing Valuation, Quotation and Projections, General Policy Details, General Policy Amendments / Corrections, Wakeup Packs / Ad-hoc Packs, Record Mismatch / Suspense Corrections and dealing with Multiple Exception reports.
• Being available to answer member queries within the agreed SLA targets across multiple communication channels.
• Adhering to Quality Management Systems and complying with regulations and policies from Capita and relevant regulatory bodies.
• Taking ownership of personal and performance development, undertaking all relevant training courses, including mandatory e-learning, to improve and retain pensions and internal systems knowledge and capability.
• Identifying and reporting risks, complaints, and breaches immediately / within deadlines, to line management and/or the Operational Risk & Compliance department.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in pension administration, with a strong working knowledge of Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes.
• Skilled in performing and verifying calculations, processing payments, and authorising work.
• Excellent numeracy and data entry skills, with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, and a commitment to “right first time” quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt across various communication channels.
• Confident using the telephone and proficient in Microsoft Excel and other computer applications.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• A collaborative team player with the ability to coach and support colleagues.
• Minimum Grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Minimum 5 years UK residency

This role requires enhanced security clearance, the details of which are contained in the following link. One of the main factors is a minimum 5 years UK residency - please only apply if you have this.

Capita Pension Solutions is one of the UK’s leading pension firms. We provide an unrivalled breath of services to over 600 schemes covering over 6 million members. Our team use their experience, insight, expertise, and latest technology to deliver personalised end to end solutions to meet all of their clients’ pension needs. Our services include pensions administration, data & remediation solutions, software, actuarial, investment, scheme management, and member communications.

What’s in it for you:

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email [e-mail] or call [phone] and we’ll get back to you.For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.

Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.