Trainee Ppf Administrator

**The vacancy**

**Role Purpose**

The PPF Team provides specialist actuarial, administration and defined benefits pension consultancy services to pension scheme trustees, the Pension Protection Fund and other third parties. The role involves working with colleagues in Broadstone, the Pension Protection Fund, independent trustees and other third parties.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Liaising with Broadstone colleagues and external third parties
- Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with Broadstone standards
- Data collection and entry; setting up and maintaining membership records on the administration system
- Analysing data and identifying potential errors, inaccuracies or incomplete data records
- Carrying out technical calculations relating to individual members of pension schemes for review by colleagues e.g., retirements, deaths, auditing and rectifying benefits, reconciling and equalising for GMPs
- Recording tasks and time on internal systems
- Assisting other departments as needed
- Other ad hoc duties as designated by Team Leaders, Managers or Directors

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**Technical Knowledge and Professional Qualifications**
- The role assumes no prior knowledge of the UK pensions industry
- Mathematics ‘A’ level (or international equivalent) at grade A or B minimum
- Numerate degree would be an advantage but not necessary
- Professional qualification routes available

**Key Skills**
- Highly numerate, accurate, and literate
- Ability to readily absorb technical information
- Strong team-working and communication skills
- Reliable, flexible, and able to manage own work within strict deadlines
- Computer literacy including familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint an advantage

**Overarching Obligations**
- Adhere to all relevant laws & regulations, and Broadstone Policies & Procedures.
- Achieve a good standard of ethical behaviour, i.e. do the right thing at all times.
- Comply with all relevant professional standards.
- Comply with the FCA’s requirements in relation to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, Treating Customers Fairly and the new Consumer Duty.

**The company**

The Broadstone Group is a leading, independent provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions to small to medium enterprises and large corporates.

At the heart of our business is a diverse team of specialist advisers, each with a unique knowledge base within their specific area. Our company structure and systems, finely-tuned over the years, enable our advisers to remain intricately linked to provide clients with coordinated, end-to-end solutions whenever required. This ethos is one that continually upholds good practice, encourages proactivity, and ultimately benefits our client’s bottom line.

**Broadstone is a Living Wage Employer**

We have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. This means that we have made a living wage commitment to ensure that everyone working at Broadstone will receive at least a minimum hourly wage. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s.

**Our values**

Client First

We aim to be the most customer service centric business in the sector. We put the interests and the needs of clients first.

Outcome Driven

We focus on achieving the best possible results. We use our experience and expertise to realise opportunities and deliver on objectives.

Collectively Confident

We challenge ourselves to embrace change and look to the future. We continuously improve by evolving to create, capture and realise new opportunities for our customers and colleagues.

Forward Thinking

We seek to build strong relationships through collaboration. We develop a recognition and understanding of each other to collectively achieve more from each other for the benefit of all.

**The benefits**

**Total Reward package**

We are proud of the total reward package that we offer to our employees. Our flexible benefits approach gives individuals the power to select the package that best suits their needs.
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with the option to buy more)
- Generous pension scheme
- Fully supported Study Programme
- Health cash plan (level 1)
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Eye tests
- Social events
- Community volunteering days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health club discounts
- Give as you earn scheme*
- Personal Accident insurance*
- Travel insurance*
- Health Assessments*
- Dental insurance*
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Tech scheme*
- Critical illness*
- Cancer checks*
- The Green Car Scheme*
- Discounts on entertainment, cars, insurance, and much more
- Additional benefits which can be purchased by the employee._

**Diversity & Inclusion**

Diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of both our HR and wider business agenda. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origi