Pensions Manager

1 month ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom abrdn Full time

Pension Scheme Management

At abrdn, we are seeking a highly skilled Pensions Manager to join our Reward function in HR. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of our pension scheme arrangements, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and providing excellent service to our employees.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the abrdn UK and Ireland pension arrangements, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Oversee complex employee pension queries and complaints, providing timely and effective resolutions.
  • Provide SME support in TUPE, acquisition, and merger projects, leading on pension consultation requirements.
  • Review audit and renewal data prepared by Pensions Consultants, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Oversee annual benefits renewal and bonus sacrifice project, ensuring timely completion.
  • Ensure compliance with auto-enrolment employer obligations, reviewing group life accounts and overseeing death-in-service claims.
  • Keep abreast of statutory regulations and legal changes affecting pension plans, driving the team forward in implementing necessary changes.
  • Attend quarterly Trustee meetings, providing abrdn HR updates and confirming actions required.
  • Chair the abrdn GFRP Forum, liaising with forum members on provider performance and required changes.
  • Oversee Global Pension Schemes, setting strategy and ensuring legislative changes are implemented.
  • Oversee team budgets, seeking ways to make savings and efficiencies, attending quarterly budget calls with advisors.
  • Manage supplier contracts and perform provider reviews, leading and managing employer-nominated Trustee recruitment.

Strategic Development:

  • Support key strategic pension projects, including entity changes and T&Cs changes.
  • Oversee the Financial Wellness Offering available to staff, helping to promote with Pensions Consultants.
  • Develop and oversee implementation of pension changes in response to market improvements.
  • Review Fund performance of schemes, taking action where required on default strategies.
  • Support the overall group sustainability plans and how these apply to the Trustees' priorities.

Team Management:

  • Manage and develop Pensions Consultants in the team.
  • Perform regular one-to-ones and provide performance review feedback.
  • Set clear goals and allocate projects.

Communication and Reporting:

  • Review and present abrdn board papers to deliver important pension changes.
  • Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on highly strategic pension projects and provide an annual update to the Compensation Committee.
  • Develop communication strategies to promote pension scheme benefits.
  • Liaise with Trustees and their advisors and abrdn pension suppliers.
  • Monitor pension scheme performance across.
  • Contribute to annual financial reports and make recommendations for scheme improvements based on member feedback and performance.

Requirements:

  • Proven Pensions experience from financial or professional services, ideally with global exposure.
  • In-depth working knowledge of pensions regulations and legislation.
  • Strong understanding of pension trusteeship.
  • Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

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