Principal Pensions Administrator

**Principal Pensions Administrator / Data Officer (hybrid/home working options)** Hybrid Working with 2 days in Preston, Lancashire Home working contracts will be considered. **About us** The Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 2,100 employers and more than 655,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pensionschemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them. Our main aim is to ensure that our customers can retire in comfort, enjoying their well-earned time off without worryingwhere their income is coming from. **The Benefits**: - Starting salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience - 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays and additional concessionary days, with the ability to purchase additional leave - Access to an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions - Employee assistance programme - Employee referral scheme - 37 hour working week, with flexibility in working pattern - Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme, "Your Perk Site" This is a brilliant opportunity for a knowledgeable pensions professional, to join our excellent organisation as we provide fantastic services to the people who have trusted us with their pensions. When you join us, you will discover a friendly, welcoming environment that we have meticulously crafted by engaging with our staff and gathering feedback on how we can best support our team members throughout their professional journey. As part of this commitment to our staff, we will support you with achieving further professional qualifications, ensuring that you have a prosperous future with our organisation. So, if you’ve been looking for the opportunity to enhance your experience by joining a leading pensions organisation, we can’t wait to hear from you **The Role** As a Principal Pensions Administrator / Data Officer, you will provide technical pension data support. Specifically, you will ensure that complex cases are completed accurately and with mínimal issues arising by confirming that all pension calculations are correct. Supporting the improvement of our service, you will share your technical and process knowledge with the team and maximise the use of our new technologies to improve the accuracy of pensions calculations. Additionally, you will proactively identify opportunities to minimise data breaches, errors and overall complaints. **About You** To be considered as a Principal Pensions Administrator / Data Officer, you will need: - A minimum of five years' experience in Local government pensions schemes, fire or police - In-depth technical pensions knowledge - Problem solving skills - Highly accurate working standards - Highly efficient working methodologies - To be a consistent high performer Ideally, you will have experience of providing training and a good knowledge of the UPM system. A pensions qualification such as a PMI (or equivalent) would be highly advantageous. Other organisations may call this Pensions Data Administrator, Data Officer, Senior Pensions Administrative Officer, Pension Officer, Pensions Data Officer, or Senior Data Administration Officer. Webrecruit and Local Pensions Partnerships Administration are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities arethe only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.