Assistant Pensions Manager

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Working with the Head of Pensions, our external consultants and advisors, and colleagues in the business, you will find that all our Capgemini UK pension arrangements are sufficient in size and complexity to generate interesting and lively range of experience and challenges across the spectrum of pensions management.

We're a small team of two and you will form an integral part of the work that we do. This is a varied role with a mix of day‑to‑day routine management of the pension arrangements as well as ad‑hoc project work.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre‑employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

• Support a variety of DB & DC pension projects, working with our advisers and internal core service teams to deliver projects such as GMP Equalisation, Pensions Dashboard, legislative pension changes, Trustees governance and best practice in accordance with TPR code & guidance, managing DB liabilities, DC investment changes, and others as they arise.
• Work on pensions integration of Capgemini acquisitions, new bids, re‑tenders, exits, TUPE deals, participations in Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), using legal and other advisers where needed. You will identify risks, ensure entry, participation and exit requirements are met, agree viable pension solutions with Head of Pensions, TUPE Team and HR, and work closely to ensure successful people transfers.
• Preparation, sign off and electronic distribution of employee member communications, with input from advisers.
• Support Payroll and pension provider with Auto‑Enrolment obligations.
• Attend Trustees and Sub‑Committee meetings, taking minutes, while exploring use of technology to automate.
• Manage Pensions Team Budget and Invoices payment for Capgemini Finance using Purchase Orders system.
• Ensure Pensions communications, website and documentation such as Trust Deeds and Rules, members booklets, statutory statements, Annual Reports, member forms etc are up to date were required, clear to understand and correct.
• Liaise with the Pension Administrators of both Plans and the Trust to help resolve queries. Review their monthly and management reports and cash forecasts against expected activity.
• Support the Insurance Broker to ensure Group Life Cover & Group Income protection annual renewals & premiums correct.
• Research changes to pension legislation and best practice. Recommend process updates to ensure compliance and efficiency.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

• A background in occupational pensions with both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution experience.
• You will have worked in a company that has experienced mergers and/or acquisitions and TUPE transfers.
• You will be experienced in working with Trustees and advisers such as Actuaries, Auditors and Legal.
• If not already APMI / FPMI qualified, then ideally you will have commenced PMI or taken specific career related PMI exams. Please do let us know what these are, even if just some and not fully part PMI qualified.
• Ideally some experience of working with public sector pension arrangements.

To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.

There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.

There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions…