Barnett Waddingham
Senior Pension Administrator
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Senior Pension Administrator
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Pension Administrator to join our growing team. This is a permanent, full-time role that can be based in our Liverpool or Leeds office, working on a hybrid basis.
Join us at a genuinely exciting moment for pension administration. As part of the rapidly growing Howden employee benefits business, opportunities for development have never been stronger. We are investing in our people, our teams, and our operating model, creating clear routes for progression and long rewarding careers.
Responsibilities:
- Has a thorough understanding of the trust deed and rules for each scheme
- Carries out complex benefit calculations and tasks and deals with more complex pension queries
- Checks work of other team members, ensuring accuracy and compliance with scheme rules, internal procedures and controls, and legislation
- Authorises benefit payments
- Checks pensioner payrolls, including calculation of net pay, arranges payments, and preparation of year-end returns
- Liaise with authorities including DWP, HMRC, The Pensions Regulator, and the Information Commissioner
- Monitors scheme cash flow requirements and arranges investments / disinvestments as required
- Supporting team leader and training junior team members
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Requirements:
- In-depth knowledge of both DB and DC occupational pension schemes
- A clear understanding of how the PPF operates and the nature and type of compensation
- A thorough understanding of the stages involved and projects to be completed in relation to the PPF assessment period
- A good understanding of the stages involved and projects to be completed in relation to the PPF assessment period
Benefits:
- Competitive discretionary annual bonus
- Core benefits including life assurance of four times salary, income protection of 75% of salary for up to five years, and single private medical insurance cover
- A generous pension scheme with 5% employee contributions matched by a 10% employer contribution
- 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years' service
- Access to the Howden flexible benefits programme, offering a wide range of benefits and discounts to support your wellbeing, family life, and lifestyle
- The opportunity to be part of a growing global business where career development, collaboration, and innovation are encouraged
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