Senior Pensions Administrator
- Full Time
- Edinburgh, London
- Applications have closed.
Website Hymans Robertson
Role Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your pensions knowledge as a Senior Pensions Administrator within Third Party Administration (TPA)?
At Hymans Robertson you would work as part of a dynamic administration team with a varied portfolio of clients and would play a key part in providing members with a market-leading service on Defined Benefits (DB), Defined Contribution (DC) and CARE pension arrangements.
You will be given excellent development opportunities and work in a supportive and collaborative culture with great colleagues whilst progressing in your career in Pensions.
This role is in Third Party Administration for Client Service Delivery in London.
As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will be responsible for delivering high quality administration services and assisting members with complex pensions issues whilst supporting and developing less experienced members of the team.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Accurately maintaining and updating member records.
- Processing member events including Retirements, Deaths, Early leavers, Transfers In, Transfers Out and Illustrative quotations.
- Acting as a point of reference on technical issues and non-standard cases.
- Escalating complex technical queries and issues to the Team Leader and technical support team members.
- Providing a consistent and efficient service to all members and clients in line with services levels.
- Work with the Principal Administrator and Team Leader to improve operational efficiencies.
And you will be happy to:
- Manage annual and periodic scheme events.
- Proactively seek opportunities to develop your own career.
- Coach and support less experienced administrators to develop their experience and confidence.
- Adhere to the firm’s Information Security standards, professionalism requirements, policies,
procedures and compliance requirements.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Professional qualification such as Associate Membership to the Pension Management Institute or relevant industry experience.
- Proven experience of day-to-day pension administration and working on DB, DC and CARE pension arrangements.
- Up to date knowledge of relevant pension legislation, technical developments affecting pension administration and industry best practice.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and plan and organise workload effectively.
- Effective communicator being clear and concise with members, clients and colleagues.
- A collaborator, working closely with own team, clients and internal stakeholders.
- Experience of Pensions Administration systems e.g. UPM or similar.
- Experience in client care or customer services, including the ability to liaise with clients effectively and confidently over the telephone.
About Us
Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.
We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.
Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.
We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.
Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment – meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs. For more information about our benefits you can visit our iDeal.
If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.
Together, we can make this the best job you’ll ever have.