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Form of workWe have a great opportunity for a Pensions Administrator, offering excellent progression with support and superb benefits. Our client offers a friendly, structured environment in Godalming. The Pensions Administrator would be responsible for preparing documents, collating information and various other administrative tasks. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, organized and analytical.
Company Benefits
- Onsite parking
- Flexible working
- Personal development- help developing your role, exam support including guidance, study leave and the cost of study
- Accrue additional holiday for extra hours worked
- Life cover
- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday plus bank holiday
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing all necessary documentation for the Consultant to present to the clients.
- Collating information on prior schemes and preparing first draft analysis of client's other pension arrangements.
- Setting up scheme current/deposit accounts (if required).
- Obtaining transfer value quotes and organising transfers agreed by the consultant from prior schemes.
- Preparing first draft of the initial actuarial report.
- Drafting submission for approval of the scheme to the Inland Revenue.
- Following up to ensure that IR approval is obtained.
- Carrying out all other administrative tasks on the establishment checklist.
- Attending to scheme registration.
- Scheme Reviews
- Preparation of standard client letters/Consultant reminders to initiate regular scheme reviews (annually, unless a different frequency has been agreed with the client).
- Assisting Consultants in reminding the client about the payment of contributions before each year-end and advising on any variations in contribution levels. Chasing clients where necessary.
- Carrying out all administrative tasks on the year-end checklist. Includes reviewing and maintaining life cover arrangements.
- Collating information on prior schemes as required by consultants.
Maintaining Database Records:
- Ensuring all required data is obtained, then promptly and accurately entered/maintained on the Company's database system.
- Printing and reviewing regular routine data reports to identify, and deal with, missing/anomalous data.
Investment/Borrowing Transactions:
- Assisting Consultants by researching and/or obtaining quotations for investments from the Company's list of investments.
- Preparing and processing paperwork for deposits, stock market investment, property and other investments.
- Preparing loan documentation.
- Calculating loan interest when due, billing it where necessary, and monitoring receipt thereof.
- Liaising with Consultants to monitor closely all investment/loan/property transactions parties to ensure no breach of limits/legal requirements.
- Liaising with Consultants to monitor closely all transactions with members and/or connected parties to ensure no breach of legal requirements.
Inland Revenue Correspondence and Reportable Transactions:
- Organising the reporting of all PSO Reportable transactions within the statutory deadlines.
- Tax Matters
- Processing Self-Assessment tax returns
- Preparing and submitting Tax reclaims, and ensuring the reclaim is received.
- Making applications for registering SSAS's for VAT when requested.
- Preparing and submitting scheme VAT Returns.
- Ensuring VAT payments/refunds made on time.
Experience and Skills Requirements
- Strong customer service skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Analytical
- Strong skills with frequently used office applications, such as Word
Job Number: VR/06246
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
