Pensions Officer

We are currently recruiting for a Pensions Officer on behalf of our public sector client based in East London. This is a temporary contract initially for 3-6 months with view for further extension. The hourly rate is £21.89 per hour PAYE or £28.06 per hour Umbrella. The successful applicant will have experience of the Local Government Pension Scheme or similar public sector pension scheme. Promote and publicise details and benefits of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Calculate and verify the various benefits of the LGPS for fund members Calculate and verify the costs to the Pension Fund of any early retirements under the LGPS Calculate and verify redundancy payments to LGPS members, members of the Teachers Pension Scheme or non-members Provide the employer function of the duties of the Teachers Pension Scheme Provide a general pensions information service to all staff Process and pay refunds of contributions, including deductions for tax and national insurance Process death benefits (both in lump and monthly payments) and ensure that prompt payment is made to the estate, beneficiaries, spouse children and any other eligible dependents Process transfers to and from the Council's pension scheme and other pension schemes Write letters and deal with correspondence and queries on a variety of pension and related mannersKey Knowledge, Skills and Experience Experience of the Local Government Pension Scheme or similar public sector pension scheme Experience of pensions systems Experience of completing member pensions, transfer values, death grants, lumps sums and refunds Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser