Pension Fund Accountant

Pension Fund Accountant

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Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful employee benefits consultancy. We are looking for an experienced accountancy candidate looking to contribute their ideas and experience to a rapidly expanding business. With responsibility for assisting overseeing more than 320 client scheme accounts we are looking for someone with a strong background in fund accounting, either in-house or within a Third-Party Administrator. This opportunity will require the successful candidate to support the management of the full end-to-end scheme accounts process in line with company procedures.

Our Pension Fund Accountant can be based in our Croydon, Manchester, Birminghamor Reading city centre office with a hybrid workstyle.

Role and Responsibilities

• Preparation of accounts to trial balance/draft stage, through audit and to final accounts sign-off - in accordance with the latest Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) guidelines
• Liaise with and maintain effective professional relationships with third parties including consultants, trustees, actuaries, investment managers and auditors to meet agreed service standards and timetable target dates
• Remain up to date and compliant with Isio’s organisational procedures
• Reconciliation of investment information received from investment managers, investment custodians
• Analyse and post cash book, bank account, pension payroll and other financial information
• Agree and process journals and amendments resulting from the audit process and in liaison with trustees and consultants
• Use the workflow calendar to ensure all internal and external deadlines are met
• Produce cash flow and other ad hoc reports for internal and external parties, as required.
• Provide information for actuaries to assist with FRS102
• Maintain a culture which reflects Isio’s values, and puts the member at the heart of all activities
• Attendance of Trustee or client meetings
• Attending internal and external meetings to provide technical support and guidance on related client administration issues
• Keeping up to date with technical and scheme changes.
• Supporting the Treasury, Accounts and Payroll Functions

Requirements

Essential

• Strong accounting technical knowledge and understanding
• GCSE English and mathematics (or equivalent)
• Strong MS Office skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Good literacy skills including the ability to adhere to and uphold plain English writing principles
• Excellent communication skills
• A strong team player
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, especially at busy times

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Third Party Administration environment
• Demonstrable experience of delivering pension fund accounting services to complex Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution and Hybrid pension schemes

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other - building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.

Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.

Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger

People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

On top, we also offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme
• .Life insurance.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Income protection benefits.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) as standard with the option to purchase additional days of holiday. As well as two additional 'Company’ days - a celebration day for your birthday and an extra day over Christmas.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) allowance
• Flexible working opportunities.
• A flexible benefits package.
• Internal development programmes including (technical and non-technical) training support and mentor programmes.
• We offer market leading study support to pursue professional qualifications via the Pensions Management Institute with salary increases awarded for exam passes.

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.