Data Quality Assistant (Pensions) (OR105430)

Fully Remote is acceptable, ideally 1 day per week in the office would be ideal.

About the role: 

To undertake administration tasks in order to maintain accurate member data to calculate and pay pension benefits to a specific category of membership. Works under general instruction and guidance.

About you: 

• Experience of the use of IT packages e.g. MS Office, MS365 with strong IT skills. Familiarity with Excel is crutial.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Understanding and awareness of quality assurance skills
• A basic working knowledge of LGPS.
• Educated to aleast GCSE (or equivalent) in English, Maths and ICT.
• Ability to work well in a team as well as using your own initiative

 

What you will do:

• As a Data Quality Assistant within the Pensions service area, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of pension data. Your primary responsibility will be to cross-reference and match employer and pension-held data, ensuring all information is correct and up to date. This role involves manipulating data between different systems, contributing to the smooth operation of our pension services.
• To maintain working knowledge of relevant Pension Scheme Regulations, procedures and other statutory arrangements and to their revisions as necessary

Your responsibilities will be:

1. To assist with the pensions administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme and, in accordance with the appropriate regulations. including checking applications for payment of benefits, transfers and aggregations are complete in readiness for processing by the Pensions Assistants or Pension Officers.

    

2. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of membership data and benefits on the pensions administration system for all active, deferred and pensioner members of the LGPS, including the interpretation of new starter and change in circumstances information and the issue of relevant information and documentation to all leavers within set timescales, as set by the disclosure of information regulations.

 

1. Responsible for checking and verification of member data as supplied by employers, prior to undertaking calculations and amendments to membership data in respect of the following calculations and processes for a specified set of members.

    

2. Responsible for the calculation in respect of the member allocation including:

    

• Aggregations of LGPS benefits in line with the technical guidance
• Perform and check benefit calculations of Final Salary and Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme member benefits
• To be able calculate and record service for McCloud underpin protections.

 

DBS:

Because of the nature of the work involved, the post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).This position has a requirement for a Standard DBS Check.

 

Because of the nature of the work involved, the post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) – This position may have a requirement for a Baseline Personnel Security check (BPSS).

Health and Safety Statement:

To co-operate with their employer and follow health and safety advice and instructions.

Equalities Statement:

To abide by the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the Council�s Equalities Policy.

 

Welsh Language Requirement:

Welsh language skills are desirable

NOTE;

 

Notwithstanding the detail in this job description, the job holder will undertake such work as may be determined by the Manager from time to time, up to or at a level consistent with the �Principal Responsibilities of the Job�.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

 

Do you think you�re the right person for the role? Then, demonstrate you meet the following criteria in your application. 

 

Experience  

     

Essential 

• Experience of the use of IT packages e.g. MS Office and MS365 applications etc.
• Experience in excel, and moving data between systems accurately and quickly.
• Use of Altair Pensions System (or equivalent pensions administration software
• Use of the Council�s Payroll and HR systems

 

Desirable 

 

Knowledge 

 

Desirable 

• Understanding and awareness of quality assurance skills
• A basic working knowledge of the LGPS Regulations
• A basic working knowledge of the TPS Regulations
• Awareness of Pension Fund policies and procedures

 

Qualifications and Training 

 

Essential

• 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language or NVQ/QCF Level 2 or equivalent experience
• To act professionally at all times
• To remain calm and assured at all times

 

Personal Qualities 

Essential 

Skills 

Essential 

• Strong IT skills
• Good oral and written communication skills ith the ability to deal sympathetically with members.
• Good organisational skills

 

Other Requirements 

Essential 

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as working effectively as part of a team
• Ability to adapt to meet diverse workloads, schedules and deadlines
• Commitment to providing an efficient and customer orientated service