Technical Adviser

6 days ago


Preston, United Kingdom Local Pensions Partnership Full time

**Technical Adviser**
Preston, Lancashire
**Job Purpose**:
To work within a technical function providing advice to the LPPA in respect of statutory, regulatory, contractual and legislative requirements relating to the pension schemes administered. Specifically, to be part of a small specialist team providing a dedicatedresource advising upon:

- Changes to regulation and legislation
- Taxation (e.g. Annual Allowance, LTA, Scheme Pays)
- Day to day queries from the business and from scheme employers
- Process and procedural compliance
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Monitor relevant pension scheme developments, including scheme specific legislation as well as other overriding legislation such as that which governs transfers, pension sharing and taxation; encompassing guidance from bodies such as (but not limited to):

- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
- Government Actuaries Department (GAD)
- Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS)
- Home Office
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- Local Government Association (LGA)
- HM Treasury
- Advise and inform the business and its staff to ensure compliance with any new or changed regulation/legislation, professional technical guidance and best practice in respect of the Scheme's administered within specifically agreed internal timescales
- Provide general and specific support to the business including responding to technical queries, and providing day to day advice to staff on the interpretation and implications of legislation and regulation relating to the schemes administered
- Support the review, update and preparation of scheme literature and standard letters to ensure that they are consistent and comply with regulation/legislation, professional technical guidance and best practice
- Support the testing of Administration systems developments, upgrades, and fixes, and carry out ad hoc checks of systems calculations to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations and official guidance
**Person Specification**:

- Experience in a technical financial/pensions administration/taxation environment
- Proven ability to work effectively on own initiative as well as being an effective team member, promoting positive behaviour and attitudes, working flexibly, whilst at all times developing and maintaining good working relationships within the team and thebusiness as a whole
- Demonstrable ability to work accurately and to deadlines in a highly regulated and pressurised environment
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex tasks
- Good statistical and analytical skills, including good report writing skills
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including the ability to communicate and to present complex issues, possessing excellent communication skills
- Commitment to providing a good customer service at all times

**Qualifications**:

- A recognized pension administration qualification or equivalent and/or relevant experience in a pensions environment
**In Return**:

- The salary for this role is circa £35,000/annum dependent on experience
- We offer 25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays and additional concessionary days). We operate on a 37-hour working week, with flexibility in a working pattern dependent on the role
- As you would expect from a pension organisation, LPPA offers employees access to an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Other organisations may call this role Technical Advisor, Technical Pension Administrator, Pension Administrator, Pension Advisor, or Technical Finance Administrator.


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