Senior Pension Technician

Front Row Recruitment; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected pension consultancy in Gloucester seeks a Senior Administrator to join their Defined Benefit team. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in pension administration, with strong numeracy and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing the team's workload, providing an effective service to clients, and handling complex pension calculations. This position offers hybrid working and generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous benefits

Hybrid working

Prospects for development

Qualifications

• 3+ years technical experience in pension administration.
• Ability to perform complex calculations including leavers, retirements, deaths, and transfers.
• Experience from Third Party or In-House background.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizing day to day workload of the team.
• Ensuring effective pension administration service.
• Handling complex pension tasks like calculations.

Skills

Knowledge of Defined Benefit pension schemes

Strong numeracy skills

Effective communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Due to a number of New Business wins my client, an award winning Pension Consultancy, currently seek a talented Senior Administrator to join their friendly, award winning, Defined Benefit team.

The role will involve prioritising the day to day workload of the team and assisting the Administration Manager in ensuring that the team runs smoothly. Duties will include:

• Ensuring that an effective pension administration service is provided to all clients
• Ensuring that client work is completed with SLA's and deadlines
• Handling more complex pension tasks such as calculations and scheme project work
• Being a point of contact for a portfolio of clients as well as trustees and senior scheme members
• Involvement in annual projects such as renewals, benefit statements and pension increases
• Providing advice and guidance to less experienced colleagues
• Provide input regarding process and procedural change

Applicants must possess good knowledge of Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes with the ability to perform a range of complex calculations including leavers, retirements, deaths and transfers in and out. You are likely to possess around 3 plus years technical experience from a Third Party or In-House background along with strong numeracy, communication and organisation skills.

This is a great opportunity to join a highly respected pension consultancy which offers a great working environment, generous benefits, hybrid working, and great prospects for development.