Responsibilities

· Checking/signing out all administration tasks, including:

- Calculations for leavers, retirements, deaths

- Letters and statements

- Updating of administration database

- Quarterly administration reports

- Annual benefit statements

- Annual pension increases

- Provision of data for annual report & accounts

· To have strong knowledge of their schemes and maintain a good working relationship with all client contacts.

· Handling complex queries and telephone calls.

· Training and mentoring of more junior members of staff.

· Assisting in other management responsibilities eg appraisals and recruitment.

· Attending trustee meetings.

· Taking responsibility for ad-hoc projects and exercises.

· Keeping up to date with technical developments. 

Candidate description

· Experience gained in the administration of DB schemes, including leavers, retirements, deaths, transfers in, transfers out, benefit statements, renewals and pension increases.

· Experience of current pensions legislation and framework is essential

· Third party pensions administration experience preferred, although strong all round experience within an in house pensions department, which is not purely process driven, will be considered.

· Able to demonstrate a numerical aptitude evidenced by relevant academic achievements or equivalent work related experience.

· Preferably educated to A-level standard or equivalent ideally in a Mathematical related subject.

· Ideally studying for/or willingness to study for QPA/PMI qualifications.

· Previous experience of checking work and mentoring more junior members of staff would be desirable.