Pensions Manager – Birmingham - Up to £55,000 plus bonus
- Oakley Recruitment
- Jul 25
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 1
Oakley Recruitment is working in partnership with an expanding organisation based in Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity to join the team as a Pensions Manager on a full-time permanent basis
Culture and Environment
Our client’s culture is vibrant and driven. Following a recent restructure, they are entering an exciting period of growth—making this a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and collaborative team on a shared journey of success.
The work environment is hybrid, offering flexibility to balance office and home working. When in the office, you’ll be based in an iconic, professional, and inviting corporate space that reflects the company’s high standards and progressive outlook.
Personality
You will have excellent analytical skills, with the ability to review and analyse data to identify issues, trends, and improvement opportunities. You will also have strong people and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire your team.
Your role is to deliver consistently high standards of quality and efficiency, complying with all regulatory and legal requirements in respect of the role and acting to deliver good customer outcomes and embed a culture in which good outcomes for customers is central.
Reward
28 days annual leave (plus 1 additional “culture day” & bank holidays) – increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service
Hybrid working – 1-2 days a week in the office once trained
35 hours per week – Monday – Friday – 9.00am – 5.00pm
Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (available on weekends for personal use)
Annual bonus up to 10%
Pension contributions matched (+ 2%) up to 10%
Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Car Scheme available through salary sacrifice
Life assurance 4 times salary
Buy up to 5 extra days annual leave per year and sell up to 3 days per year
Job Role:
Managing the third-party supplier relationship from an operational perspective, including planning and executing system upgrades, data reconciliations and improvement projects without any IT involvement
Managing the end-to-end payment cycle inclusive of the Customer Pensions Payroll function
Ensuring customers are paid accurately and on time
Overseeing the completion of all Payroll reporting in an accurate and timely manner including reconciliation of the general ledger accounts, compliance reports, month end reconciliation reporting
Ensuring month and year-end returns are completed accurately and submitted to HMRC on time and that production of all yearend requirements including P60’s are within statutory deadlines
Ensuring tax pay over to HMRC is delivered accurately and within regulatory
Ensuring compliance with all applicable financial and tax regulations
Submitting the regular reports to FCA
Skills and experience:
Significant pension management experience and Retirement Journey administration stages
Understanding of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and why& how we need to interact with the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to ensure delivery of the ASW deferred annuity commitment
Demonstrated team management and leadership experience including conducting performance reviews, training, and development and motivational techniques
A positive attitude towards change, challenging approach to existing work practices
The ability to implement cost effective and efficient processes
Self-motivated – able to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision.
Sees tasks through to completion and consistently achieves objectives and deadlines
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to keep abreast of regulatory changes within the industry that have an impact on the provision of market leading service
Appropriate level of Professional Qualifications including CF1 / FA2
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 for 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.
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