Pensions Administrator

Job Description

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.EQs vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.Main Purpose of JobEquiniti have opportunities for candidates with strong administration skills and experience to join our fast growing Pensions Operations team. You will be working with clients on a day to day basis, assisting and supporting them with highly confidentialand potentially complex queries regarding their pension administration.Our client base is varied and includes Financial Services, Large Corporate and Public and Third Sector clients, and through leveraging technology and innovation, Operations must deliver an excellent service across our diverse client base. Our Pensions Administrationteams are responsible for keeping accurate and compliant pension records for our clients and pension scheme members. We hold records for about 20% of all pensioners in the UK, and we need to make sure we get it right first time.Equiniti is committed to promoting from within our business and for driven and ambitious candidates, future roles may include team leadership or more strategic operations roles across our business sectors.Core Duties/ResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Provide administration service to customers as per Service Level Agreement
• Maintenance of up to data filing and records for department, checking the integrity of customer data
• Processing of a wide range of routine and non-routine documentation within defined procedures
• Resolves customer enquiries (oral and written) based on competent working knowledge of the customer requirements
• Drafting of non-standard correspondence in response to customer enquiries
• Inputs customer details and accesses customer information
• Collates and analyses data and produces routine reports, schedules and summaries in order to update customer records, resolves customer queries
• Identifies and implement process improvements in immediate area of work responsibility in order to improve throughput and customer service
• Carry out projects and ad-hoc activities as determined by the Team Manager

Skills, Knowledge & Experience The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience skills and behaviours:

• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English Grade C
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Good written and communication skills
• Ability to develop working relationships
• Ability to work within laid down processes and procedures
• Basic financial awareness
• Previous experience in a financial/pensions environment is desirable
• Working to SLAs
• The desire to deliver exceptional customer service
• Proven track record of quality, timely delivery
• Computer literate with a willingness to learn a variety of systems
• Previous DB pensions experience is an advantage but not essential

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
• All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
• Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
• Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
• Flexible Benefits - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
• Time Off - Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days a week required in the office.(candidates can be based within 1 hr of any UK office)We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage andcivil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks