Pension Specialist

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom AXA Group Full time
We're recruiting a Pension Specialist to join our small, dynamic internal Pensions team. Providing technical, governance and administration support to our two pension schemes. You'll lead on supporting and guiding our employees through the complexities of pensions.

We're seeking prior pensions knowledge, including final salary experience. You'll play a crucial role in overseeing and working with our external third-party providers, in particular our external administrators. This is a great opportunity to lead on agreed pension projects, working with all the Scheme's advisors (e.g. lawyer, actuary and administrator).

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home at our London or Bristol office, with adhoc travel to London necessary for collaborative working and meetings.

What you'll be doing:
  • Secretarial services to the scheme's Trustees, their sub-committees and working parties. Include preparing and presenting papers, preparing formal minutes and progressing the agreed actions.
  • Update, prepare and maintain of diligent (where meeting papers are held) and management of meeting arrangements.
  • Set the agenda, preparing all papers, taking minutes and progressing actions from the Mastertrust Governance Committee.
  • Governance of the life assurance arrangements for current employees.
  • Monitor both 3rd party administration providers, and our internal relationship with AXA Health who progress our ill-health cases.
  • Address all member queries and ad-hoc benefit calculation. Responsible for the resolution of all complex cases and complaint cases.
  • Develop and deliver communication strategy for our current MasterTrust and our legacy Defined Benefit members. Organize, attend/present pensions roadshows for our current employees.
  • Manage the invoice processes and provide quarterly updates to the Trustee board.
  • Deliver BAU projects include annual high earners communication, scheme return, bonus sacrifice and report and accounts.
  • Report to and support the Head of Pension Administration & Trustee Service, delivering strategic projects in a timely and effective manner. For example, Pension dashboard, GMP equalisation and valuation.
  • Ensure administration aspects of Scheme governance are monitored and maintained.
Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.

What we're looking for:
  • Previous pensions and final salary experience essential.
  • PMI qualification preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong knowledge of admin software e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.
  • High levels of confidentiality.
  • Organisational skills.
  • In-House pensions experience preferable.
  • Able to work proactively, individually and as part of a team.
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You'll work in an open and supportive environment where you'll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things - nationally and internationally. You'll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you'll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it's about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone - regardless of difference.

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA's three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you've got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you're just starting out, we'll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.

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