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Senior Pensions Officer
Ref: 000636
Contract: Permanent,
Salary: £37,938- £41,511 per annum (Grade 7)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Spindles, Oldham Town Centre
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
* To work collaboratively with the Payroll Lead to ensure the effective delivery of all pensions processes, produce statutory returns and ensure broad compliance with statutory regulations. To provide support, guidance and technical advice to Pension Officers and other key stakeholders to ensure a timely and responsive pension service.
* Support system developments in relation to Payroll and Pension objectives utilising MHR iTrent and Pension Scheme systems used by Oldham Council and on behalf of Oldham Council to external clients.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure that all pension work requests are processed accurately within defined timescales and according to policies and procedures.
* Ensure all notifications to the various pension funds are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
* Facilitate with the production of annual returns for the Council and other Pension Schemes.
* Assist the Senior Payroll Officers in the preparation of year end and other statutory/non-statutory returns.
* Liaise with customers to ensure pension queries on data, processes, procedures and regulations are dealt with for the effective preparation of the payroll.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:
* Proven experience of working as part of a Pensions Team within a large organisation and sharing knowledge as appropriate
* Demonstrable experience of working with payroll and pension systems and technologies
* Knowledge of Local Government Pension Scheme, Teachers’ Pensions Scheme, NHS Pension Scheme and NEST Pension Scheme.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
* Work with a resident focus
* Support local leaders
* Committed to the borough
* Delivery high performance
* Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our benefits package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
* 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
* The option to purchase additional annual leave.
* An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
* Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active .
* Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
* Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
* Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
* Staff recognition and celebration events.
* Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, those that are carers, and those who have served in the Armed Forces as a regular, reserve or cadet.
Data and Privacy:
For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice .
Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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