Senior Pensions Administrator

Front Row Recruitment Ltd; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly respected pension consultancy is seeking a skilled Senior Administrator to join their Defined Benefit team. This role involves managing daily team workloads, ensuring service quality for clients, and handling complex pension calculations and projects. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Defined Benefit schemes with solid numeracy, communication, and organizational skills. The position offers a supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical experience in DB pension schemes, from Third Party or In-House backgrounds.
• Ability to perform complex calculations related to leavers, retirements, deaths, and transfers.
• Strong communication and organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize the day-to-day workload of the team and assist the Administration Manager.
• Ensure effective pension administration service to all clients.
• Handle complex pension tasks such as calculations and project work.
• Be a point of contact for clients, trustees, and senior scheme members.
• Manage annual projects such as renewals and benefit statements.
• Provide guidance to junior colleagues regarding processes.

Skills

Knowledge of Defined Benefit pension schemes

Strong numeracy skills

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 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
• Managing 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, ...