Senior Pensions Technician

Abenefit2u; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pensions management company in Central London is seeking a Senior Pensions Administrator to manage administration tasks with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of DB pensions administration and experience in DC schemes. Strong planning, communication, and collaboration skills are essential. This role offers a competitive salary along with flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous salary

Benefits package

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of DB pensions administration.
• Experience in working on DC schemes.
• Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake system testing including calculation and process testing.
• Provide management reports with accurate completion of timesheets.
• Investigate and complete complex casework as required.
• Assist Payroll team in resolving queries and support other teams.
• Run pension increase routines or other annual tasks.
• Identify training needs and discuss performance issues.
• Check casework according to service agreements and deadlines.

Skills

DB pensions administration

DC schemes experience

Planning and organization

Strong communication skills

Collaboration skills

Job description

Overview

The perfect opportunity for an experienced senior pensions administrator looking to progress your pensions career. This role provides a full administration service with minimal supervision. You will proactively assist the Administration Managers in planning and organising the work to meet agreed deadlines and service standards, and work closely with the Pension Administrators to identify and resolve training needs to facilitate the smooth running of the team. You must have extensive knowledge of DB pensions administration and experience of working on DC schemes too. This role is based in Central London with a requirement to attend the office a couple of times per week to collaborate with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking system testing including calculation, letter and process testing.
• Providing information for management reports, including accurate and timely completion of timesheets, information regarding work allocation and volume, identifying and escalating risks to the business and any other information as may be required.
• Investigating, taking responsibility for, and completing complex casework as required, liaising with the Technical Team as appropriate.
• Assisting the Payroll team in resolution of queries and supporting other teams within the business when required.
• Running pension increase routines or other annual tasks as required.
• Identifying and discussing performance, capability and conduct issues with the Assistant Administration Managers, and training Technicians and Trainees, or any other employee, in any working area where skills and knowledge are lacking, adopting a policy of continuous improvement as an individual and within the team.
• Checking casework in accordance with client service agreements and deadlines and providing support in the processing of all benefits calculations, casework and team activities, and resolving identified queries.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of DB pensions administration.
• Experience of working on DC schemes.
• Ability to plan and organise work to meet deadlines and service standards with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with Administration Managers, Pension Administrators and other teams.

You will be rewarded with a generous salary and benefits package alongside the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements. This is an excellent opportunity – apply without delay!