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Senior Pensions Adviser

4Recruitment Services
Posted 12 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

London, Greater London W12 9JB, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • 4Recruitment Services is looking for a Senior Pensions Adviser for a council in West London.
  • The role requires experience in managing pension services, including administrative support and performance monitoring of pension administrators.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of various pension schemes and relevant regulations, with a minimum of three years of experience in a similar role.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £48,000 to £52,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • Interested applicants can contact the recruitment team for more details about the role.
4Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced Senior Pensions Adviser to work for a council based in West London.The purpose of the role will be:
  • To support the Assistant Pensions Team Manager in the day to day operation of the Clients Pension Service, which includes monitoring the pension administrator provider’s performance against set criteria.
  • To undertake a range of administrative duties in relation to the pension function, including the provision and checking of information to support the accurate maintenance of scheme member records, and to monitor and assist employers in fulfilling their obligations to the pension fund.
  • To provide administrative support to the Assistant Pensions Team Manager or Head of Pensions as required.
 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:  
  • Calculate and check redundancy payments where required.
  • Process Contributions: Handle all types of pension benefits and contributions with accuracy.
  • Process and check weekly payments, calculating accurately and ensuring they are processed in a timely manner
  • Analyse and manage the monthly employer contribution remittances and schedules
  • Support in the processing of early retirements, provide relevant data to the pensions administrator to enable them to calculate pension benefits and costs to the employer, and liaise with any other parties as necessary to support the accurate and timely provision of this information.
  • Assist in triannual valuations and audit requests
  • Ensure that any new employers or admitted bodies are onboarded into the Fund in an accurate and timely manner
  • Control, monitor and reconcile the LGPS employee and employer contributions for employing and admitted bodies, schools and academies with external payroll providers, and resolve any discrepancies.  
ESSENTIAL  REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
  • Develop and maintain a high degree of knowledge relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Regulations, Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS), Discretionary Payments Regulations, the State Pension Scheme, and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and The Pensions Regulator requirements in respect of pensions.
  • Assist the Assistant Pensions Team Manager in maintaining statistical data to monitor the performance of the pension administrator provider, which includes records of payments to and from the Pensions Fund and the accuracy of LGPS deductions from scheme members’ pay as calculated by employers.
  • Liaise with scheme employers to ensure that they meet their responsibilities in respect of the accurate and timely provision of all necessary pension information to the administering authority.
A full JD is available on request.What we offer:
  • 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
  • 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
  • Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on or email  .

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.