Pensions Manager – Birmingham - Up to £55,000 plus bonus

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

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