Senior Pensions Administrator

Our client is a prestigious Pensions company who are seeking a Senior Pensions Administrator to join their Belfast office. Our client can offer excellent long term career opportunities and the benefits below:

Flexible Working, Participation in Discretionary Bonus Scheme, 25 days holiday, Pension Plan, Study support, Flexible Benefits Scheme, Life Assurance cover, Rewards, Discounts & Interest free season ticket loan

You role:

• Assisting less experienced team members

• Checking and authorising other team member's work
• Calculation and payment of scheme benefits in accordance with the Rules
• Maintenance of membership records and other documentation
• Understanding and application of benefit structures, Trust Deed & Rules, current pensions legislation, PSO and Disclosure requirements
• Liaison with Client, Scheme Actuary, Consultants, Providers, Pension Payroll Members and third parties
• Provision of technical information both verbally and in writing
• Compliance with ISO and AAF accreditation's
• Completing updates to the database to ensure that records are accurately maintained
• Dealing confidently with member enquiries by phone, email, and letter
• Providing general support to the Administration team/manager
• Ensuring that work is prioritised correctly so that target dates are met
• Training of other team members

The person:

Previous experience within a similar role dealing with DB schemes is essential

• 2+ years experience within the pension's industry, with DB knowledge
• Able to develop administrators and administrative processes
• Be well organised and be a point of reference for knowledge
• Able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of pensions administration activities and can apply this knowledge to any scheme
• IT proficient, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
• Educated to a minimum of A Level or Degree or equivalent standard
• Ideally a minimum of three C grades or above at A Level or equivalent qualification
• Strong Maths and English GCSE or equivalent qualification - minimum grade B