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Oakley Recruitment is working in partnership with a well-established, dynamic organisation based in Birmingham that is offering hybrid working. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving fast-paced environment as a Pensions Technician on a full time, 9 month FTC
Culture and Environment
Our client's culture is vibrant and driven. The behaviours of the team are supportive and respectful and they consistently support each other. They offer hybrid working to ensure that their team have a good work/life balance.
Personality
Our client is seeking a candidate with a good understanding of all aspects of pensions provision and legislation. Self-drive and the ability to motivate and support others is essential to be successful in this role, paired with the ability to work well on your own initiative
Reward
- £28,00 per annum
- 25 days plus bank holidays rising to 28 days with length of service
- Company pension scheme
- Hybrid working, 4 days WFH and 1 in office, after probation
- Refer a friend scheme
- Flexible benefits platform
- Life assurance
- Free advice and discounts on products and services
Duties & Responsibilities
- Handling incoming communications from members and third parties, resolving complex queries
- Undertaking member benefit calculations
- Engaging with administration systems provider to ensure the accuracy of calculations
- Developing and maintaining appropriate administration procedures
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all aspects of pensions administration and legislation
- Preparing and reconciling data for Annual Benefit Statements, regular import of contributions
- Ensuring benefits are paid in accordance with the appropriate plan rules and legislative requirements
- Processing payments by appropriate Society authorisation levels
- Identifying and escalating issues to Team Manager where advice may need to be sought
- Supporting with general administrative tasks
Skills and experience
- CII FA1/FA2 or PMI CPA/CPE
- Excellent level of Excel and other MS Office applications skills
- Pensions administration experience
- Excellent team working skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of transactional processes and activities
- Ability to work on own initiative and maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality
- Able to work accurately under pressure
- Driven to deliver continuous improvement
Please Note: We do not contact or write to unsuccessful candidates. If we have not contacted you within 48 hours of your application, you should presume that your application was unsuccessful. By applying for this vacancy, you are permitting Oakley Recruitment to contact you and retain your details. In compliance with the regulations (April 2004) in place under the employment agencies act, Oakley Recruitment will require proof of identification. A copy of your passport, birth certificate and NI number will be required, as part of your interview process.
