Senior Pensions Administrator

Job Summary:

As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will provide administration assistance and dedicated support to the Pensions department. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Administration of all scheme types including master trusts, international group and personal schemes as well as domestic personal/occupational pension schemes and QROPS
• Administration of benefit payments, investments and pension transfers
• Opening bank accounts and investment bonds/portfolios
• Review investment portfolios including contract notes and valuations
• Managing GAD calculations for all SIPPS clients
• Training and support for Pension Executives
• Managing investment mailbox
• Property work – expenses, purchases, sales and leases
• Deeds – drafting from templates
• Trustee retirements
• Death cases
• Dissolutions including fund remnant payments and deaths
• Transfers
• Formations/establishments of new SIPPS
• Bookkeeping of pension scheme assets
• New client take-on process
• Interpreting and applying pension scheme rules and regulations
• Liaising directly with clients
• Various administration tasks
• Ad hoc projects

Reporting To:

Pensions Manager

Qualifications Required:

5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above

Experience:

• Ideally 3 years in a pension administration environment and experience of client portfolio administration
• Microsoft Office – particularly Excel & Word
• VT, CCH and Laserfiche would be an advantage but not essential

Training:

External and internal training will be provided and encouraged

Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to work on their own initiative
• Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Management of own workload with minimal supervision

Responsibilities:

Support the pensions team

Characteristics:

• Enthusiastic
• Proactive
• Team player
• Organised

Hours:

Full time

Salary Range:

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications