Senior Pensions Administrator - DB Schemes

Oval Recruit; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK Financial Services Group is seeking a Senior Pensions Administrator to join their expanding Pension Administration Team in Portsmouth. The role involves providing technical administration services, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring compliance with pension legislation. The company values employee development and offers flexible working and a supportive office culture, making it a great place for career progression and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Training & Development Programs

Excellent Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Defined Benefit (DB) Pensions Administration.
• Strong understanding of pension legislation.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical Pensions Administration services to clients.
• Training and mentoring new staff members.
• Authorize team members' work.
• Support the Administration Manager to meet deadlines.
• Handle queries from HMRC and DWP.

Skills

Technical Pensions Administration

Mentoring

Project Management

Compliance Checking

Client Liaison

Job description

Senior Pensions Administrator - DB Schemes

Portsmouth - £competitive Salary / Flexible Working & Excellent Benefits Package.

A leading UK Financial Services Group who provides Pension & Investment Consultancy services to many of the UK's largest Companies are looking to recruit into their expanding and continually developing Pension Administration Team. The team you would be joining offer award winning technical Defined Benefit Administration Services and have created a friendly supportive office culture where everyone has an opportunity to contribute and feel part of a very successful team.

The wider company offer also place employees at the heart of the company's future success and have worked hard to ensure they can offer strong training & development programmes, qualification sponsorship, flexible working and many other benefits and initiatives designed to create an excellent working environment, career progression opportunities for all and a good work / life balance.

They are also expanding at a rapid rate, meaning it's an exciting time to join a positively thinking organisation, opening up good future career opportunities.

Specifics of the role include -

• Provide technical Pensions Administration services to a portfolio of clients, calculate, and make payments of scheme benefits.
• Training new members of staff and helping more junior members of the team. Help mentor and develop their knowledge and understanding.
• Check and authorise other team member's work.
• Under the application of benefit structures, trust deed & rules and pensions legislation.
• Provide support to the Administration Manager, helping the department meet deadlines.
• Undertake project management work
• Handling queries from HMRC and DWP. Liaise confidently with clients, scheme actuaries and other third parties
• Ensure compliance checking is maintained and the team works to legislative requirements.
• Answer technical queries from members by phone, e-mail and letter.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with previous DB Pensions Administration experience who are looking to move to company who will invest your development and help you expand both your technical knowledge and supervisory skills.

For more information, please contact Richard Garbett