Pensions Executive (Education Sector) – 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Join IRIS and Help Support Schools with Expert Pension Administration
We are looking for an experienced Pensions Executive to join our Education Services team on a 6 month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a pensions professional with experience in the education sector to play a key role in supporting schools and academy trusts, ensuring pension services are delivered accurately, compliantly, and to the highest standard.
Working closely with the Pension Team Leader and wider bureau team, you will act as a subject matter expert on pension administration, supporting colleagues, providing technical guidance, and helping clients navigate pension-related queries and legislative requirements.
What You'll Be Doing
Pension Administration & Client Support
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Ensure pension processing is completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
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Manage and resolve pension related queries from schools, academies, and other education sector clients.
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Support the administration of the Teachers' Pension Scheme and stay up to date with scheme developments and requirements.
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Assist with MCR submissions, error resolution, reconciliations, and suspense management.
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Ensure clients receive a high-quality, professional service at all times.
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Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across pension processes and procedures.
Technical & Legislative Expertise
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Act as a pension legislation specialist within the team.
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Keep abreast of changes to pension regulations, government policy, and Teachers' Pension Scheme requirements.
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Provide guidance and support to colleagues on pension administration best practices.
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Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance, and client outcomes.
Team Support & Collaboration
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Support the Pension Team Leader in maintaining a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
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Assist colleagues with workload planning and prioritisation.
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Support the tracking of team performance metrics and KPIs.
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Help investigate and resolve client concerns and complaints.
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Assist with maintaining pension trackers and reporting activities.
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Deliver coaching, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing across the team.
What We're Looking For
Essential Experience
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Proven experience in pension administration, ideally within the education sector.
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Strong understanding of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
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Experience managing pension submissions, reconciliations, and pension-related queries.
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Familiarity with pension processing software and payroll systems.
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Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
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Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Skills & Attributes
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Strong customer and client focus.
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Confident communicator with the ability to explain complex pension matters clearly.
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Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
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Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
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Team-oriented mindset with a willingness to support and develop colleagues.
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High level of technical and professional expertise.
Why Join Us?
At IRIS, you'll be part of a business that supports thousands of schools and educational organisations across the UK. You'll work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment where your expertise will make a meaningful difference to both clients and colleagues.
If you're passionate about pensions, enjoy supporting clients and colleagues, and have experience within the education sector, we'd love to hear from you.
As one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.
IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.
Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child’s school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.
Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers’ businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.
It’s vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.
That’s why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time – so they can focus on productivity and growth.
IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.
They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.
We’re delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.
These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.
IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.
This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.
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