Pensions Administration Manager

We are supporting one of the largest London Council's within Pensions and Treasury departments and due to internal changes and promotions, they are now looking to take on an interim Pensions Administration Manager

Summary of Job

• To co-ordinate, maintain and have responsibility for the administration of the Authority's Pension Scheme, providing a full range of pension benefits to the Authority's employees and their dependants, as well as those employees of other organisations who participate in the Council's Pension Scheme.
• Lead, manage and develop the Pensions Team in order to provide an excellent service to the Council delivering a customer-focused and cost-effective. Continually drive improvements meeting and, ensuring regular monitoring of team performance.
• Ensure that compliance is maintained with HMRC requirements, the Pensions Acts and contracting out legislation. Ensures that by achieving compliance the Council is not reported to one of the regulatory bodies.
• Ensure the accuracy of the calculations for retirement benefits, gratuities, death benefits, compensation benefits, deferred benefits, ill health, serious ill health and complex benefits required by contracting out arrangements, ensuring that the correct interpretation of Council policies, the pension scheme regulations and other relevant legislation is being applied.

Successful candidates will need to have extensive knowledge of LGPS and have great communication skills. Ideally have worked in a similar setting and has experience of working in large team. As this is an interim role candidates will need to be able to start immediately or have a short notice.