Job Title: Senior Pensions Administrator Hours: Shift patterns are available between the hours of 8am to 6pm Monday-Friday. Location: Stockport SK1 Salary: £27,000 - £30,000p/a DOE Temp to permanent contract
The Role:
The main purpose of this role is to lead on the operation of the company's pension schemes and to co-ordinate employee and employer payments. You will be responsible for the administration of all pension payments and reporting requirements for LGPS and NHS pension schemes. You will also support with Expenses administration and oversee the administration of the company's death in service insurance and other employee benefits.
Main Duties
- To lead on the administration of the company personal pension scheme, which will include setting up new employees in line with auto enrolment deductions.
- To ensure compliance with the most recent Auto-Enrolment Legislation and liaise with the scheme actuary and Trustees in relation to the tri-annual actuarial valuation.
- Monitor changes in employee job roles, hours and salary to satisfy conditions for Auto Enrolment.
- To act as the main point of contact for all Pension Schemes. This includes LGPS and NHS schemes.
- To manage the administration of all Pension Schemes transferring in or out under TUPE regulations and liaising with HR director and payroll manager to ensure pensions are set up for all new employees, including staff TUPE'd from other employers.
- To liaise with new employers regarding any individuals due to TUPE in to the company and to ensure that the appropriate administration work is completed.
- Maintain Public Sector Contracts and ensure Legislative changes are followed. Ensure Payments and reporting schedules are strictly adhered to.
- To manage the general pension administration for all services in conjunction with external project administrators, advisors, actuaries and solicitors, providing ad-hoc data as required.
- To be responsible for managing of the company's Life Assurance Scheme, providing data for the trustees where necessary. To liaise with beneficiaries of the scheme in a professional, sensitive manner.
- To provide Employee Benefits data for the annual Life Assurance renewal process for all relevant policies via the insurance brokers.
- Acting as liaison for employee claims within the benefits system and managing such claims to completion.
- Working within a team and assisting other team members. To work closely with members of the payroll team and payroll manager to manage all pension-related enquiries including complaints, queries and retirement applications where applicable.
- To use the iTrent payroll system to monitor ongoing cases and for payment of benefits.
- Maintain the Scheme database information to ensure it is accurate and up to date.
- To assist the Payroll Manager the management and reporting of P11 D's and PSA's.
- Dealing confidently and positively with pension and tax related queries from pension scheme managers and other contacts.
- Checking and authorising other team member's work and giving development support and mentoring to less experienced colleagues.
- Work with technical colleagues on changes to legislation, regulation or systems affecting the scheme.
- Provide 'on the job' training to administration staff as required in order to ensure a sufficient pool of trained resource.
- Actively engage with employees nearing retirement to provide guidance and support leading up to retirement.
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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
This role is posted on behalf of The Recruitment Co., a sister company of Blue Arrow.