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Senior Pensions Adviser

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 (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

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