Senior Pensions Administrator - Amersham part remote

GREAT Pensions, Investments & Insurance company across the UK is looking to recruit a PENSIONS ADMINISTRATOR with DB or DC Admin skills & may allow the Amersham area if you are close to there. The company is  recruiting talented & committed individuals with the desire to learn & develop.  They strive to employ staff with values & great skills, with service to give Clients.

Pension administrators are responsible for day-to-day admin of pension schemes & ensure new & existing clients policies are accurately maintained & serviced. Whether you have pension admin experience or looking to move in to it, with a structured training programme where supported in learning.

Profile:-

• Manage portfolio of clients
• Prepare manual & computer generated calculations & related correspondence
• Maintain member database; prepare computer benefit calculations & linked correspondence
• Communicate with clients, members & advisers
• Carry out & check cash handling functions, liaising with bank & investment managers 
• Process & check client pensioner payrolls, including calculation of net pay, arranging payments, liaison with tax offices & preparation of year end returns
• Liaise with authorities including DWP, HMRC, Pensions Regulator & the Commissioner
• Prioritise workloads & carry out activities in line to service levels
• Read, research & understand documents relating to each scheme
• Check work of other team members, ensuring accuracy & compliance with scheme rules
• Project based or committee work, as agreed time to time
• Prepare annual benefit statements 
• Responsibility monitoring completion annual report & accounts in agreed timescales
• Encourage the team to look for efficient gains.
• Carry out activities in line with the service 
• Attend client meetings & be prepared to present admin reports
• Assist with promoting admin services & systems to existing & potential clients
• Support effective team working & share knowledge to assist with the development of colleagues through coaching & training
• Demonstrate clear understanding of how the PPF operates, the nature & type of compensation (specific for PPF Administration)
• Adhere to specific targets, carry out calculations & tasks in working on PPF schemes, & respond to needs for rapid turnaround of work (specific for PPF Admin)
• Support, implement & maintain Information Security procedures &activities in accordance to Barnett Waddingham’s Information Security Policy, & other Barnett Waddingham accreditations & cards
• Any other reasonable task as advised 

Qualifications:-

• PREVIOUS PENSIONS SKILLS DB & DC
• Certificate in Pension Calculations (CPC) or progress with other relevant PMI qualifications would be an advantage. & Willingness to progress towards professional qualification will be a benefit; PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN THE ROLE IS MORE DESIREABLE than other achievements
• Good knowledge of MO System
• Communication skills with members & clients
• Good attention to detail & ability to check data accurately, &make sure member details are correct
• Ability to look at data, & then make decisions based on the data
• Existing pensions experience (DB or DC pensions)
• Experience working in Financial Services, Banking, Finance, Insurance or similar an advantage
• Ideally minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English at grade 5 / C or or equivalent, or able to demonstrate a  pre-employment test
• Keen to develop career - Career development opportunity! Progress & opportunity to study senior qualification