Pensions Assistant

POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL is seeking an experienced pensions administrator to maintain member data and assist in calculating pension benefits. The role requires strong IT skills, good communication, and teamwork to support a high-quality pensions service for members, employers and agencies.

You will process new entrants, verify data, and help with refunds and CARE benefit calculations while staying up to date with LGPS/TPS regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience with IT packages such as MS Office/MS365.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Understanding of quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain member records and verify data for pension calculations.
• Calculate and pay refunds for LGPS, and handle CARE benefits.
• Process new entrants and coordinate transfers with prior providers.
• Support secure My Powys Pension self-service and system access
• Stay updated on Pension Scheme Regulations and related statutory requirements

Skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Quality assurance awareness

Teamwork & initiative

Education

5 GCSEs incl Maths & English

Tools

MS Office

MS365

Job description

To undertake administration tasks in order to maintain accurate member data to calculate and pay pension benefits to a specific category of membership. To work as part of a team providing an efficient and effective pensions administration service to members, employers and third-party agencies and organisations, ensuring excellent customer service in every interaction

Experience of the use of IT packages e.g. MS Office, MS365 with strong IT skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Understanding and awareness of quality assurance skills

A basic working knowledge of LGPS and TPS regulations

5 GCSE's including Maths and English Language or equivalent

Ability to work well in a team as well as using your own initiative

Member record maintenance to include recording and notifying relevant departments of changes to members personal details, to be able to verify data held to enable the calculation of pension benefits.

To calculate and pay refunds of pension contributions of Local Government Pension Scheme members and to perform benefit calculations of Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme member benefits only

To process new entrants into the pension scheme, including checking the NI database and corresponding with previous pension providers to investigate the possibility of aggregating previous LGPS benefits and/or transfer of other pension rights

To assist with the control and monitoring of secure access by authorised scheme members to 'My Powys Pension' self-service and providing support to the systems officers with self-service housekeeping

To maintain working knowledge of relevant Pension Scheme Regulations, procedures and other statutory arrangements and to their revisions as necessary