Senior Pensions Payroll Administrator

Join Our Team as a Senior Pensions Payroll Administrator

Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Are you passionate about Payroll and Finance and providing high-quality service? Would you be keen to work in an exciting, growing, award-winning business in a highly supportive environment? If so, we want to hear from you!

Due to growth and demand across our new and existing clients, we are seeking a Senior Pensions Payroll Administrator to join our dynamic team. This role is a pivotal part of the Finance and Payroll team, responsible for overseeing and processing a wide range of pensions transactions across members. You will focus on the payroll area of our clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution of all related activities.

What you’ll do:

• Supervise staff by checking work, validating data and supporting more complex cases.
• Authorise system amendments, data updates and member record amendments.
• Maintain systems to ensure accuracy of information and the corresponding correct pension entitlements.
• Document work processes and provide assistance to the other members of the Pension Administration teams.
• Prepare changes to any local working instructions and provide training on these changes as required.
• Run automated payroll bulk calculations including running periodic payrolls and year end pension increases.
• Participate in and undertake one-off projects.
• Advise and liaise with external organisations/clients on pension adjustments, payments and communications.
• Provide and analyse work statistics and reports on Service Level Agreements, and other exercises where necessary.
• Provide cover for the Pensions Finance team, e.g. processing/checking payments, accounting entries, reconciliations and AVC investment transactions.
• Undertake work in different teams within Pension Administration according to business need.
• Undertake specific additional roles, dependent upon the team on which they are working.
• Other duties, as required.

This role would suit someone with:

• Experience in a finance role.
• Strong information technology experience.
• Strong customer care skills with the ability to communicate / interact at all levels within the organisation and external to the organisation.
• Strong diagnostic, analytical and process skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Experience within Payroll / and or Pension Administration or analysis.
• Strong IT and Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• A positive and professional attitude.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work to deadlines and manage workload appropriately.
• Experience in pension software products, e.g. IntelliPen, is desirable but not essential.
• Strong Maths and English GCSE or equivalent qualification.
• Payroll qualification.

Why Brightwell?

As a Brightwell colleague, you will enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid work practices, professional development, career development, and a great benefits package including:

• Annual performance bonus of up to 7%.
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 with service) plus bank holidays.
• A pension with 15-17% employer contributions (depending on age).
• 8 x salary Life Insurance.
• Generous family friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks full pay (maternity, adoption and paternity leave).
• Free health assessments.
• Health cash plan.
• Professional study support.
• Employee Assistance Programme and free Wellhub wellness network platform access.
• Free on-site parking.

Building an inclusive work environment:

Brightwell is committed to developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, ensuring that behaviours, working practices, and policies promote fair treatment and access to development opportunities for every colleague. We value the benefits a diverse workforce can bring and want Brightwell to be a place where all colleagues can thrive, feel that they belong, are valued, and contribute to our success. This is underpinned by Brightwell’s RISE corporate values: Responsible, Impactful, Supportive.