Pensions Accountant

Pensions Accountant – the benefits of this role;

• £500-£600 per day, inside IR35.
• Initial 6-month contract, subject to any further extensions.
• 35 hours per week on average.
• Working remotely/ from-home 4 days per week – office presence required a day a week.
• Main office based in Bedford.

What your day-to-day could look like as a Pensions Accountant?

• Timely and accurate payment and submission of pension payovers, court order deductions to HMCTS and salary sacrifice deductions to relevant benefits providers.
• Production of robust and auditable monthly working papers supporting pension payovers, court deductions and salary sacrifice benefits.
• Monthly Reconciliation of Pension Balance Sheet Code/Control Account (YKR031) ensuring that the closing balance reflects the payover liability for that month.

Please note that the job description is current at the date shown above. In consultation with you, it is liable to variation by management to reflect or anticipate changes in/ or to the job.

About this organisation;

This council isn’t like any other authority. It’s a hive of diverse, creative, dedicated and skilled people who are dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for the people they serve in the communities of Bedford. 

Please note that upon your request, we are happy to reveal the exact details of the organisation in confidence.

What is the essential criteria that you must consider before applying to the Pensions Accountant position?

• To be considered you will need to be a qualified accountant or have relevant experience at an equivalent professional level.  Whilst experience with pension fund investments and accounting within local government is highly desirable, the ability to demonstrate strong technical accounting skills, along with strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex financial information in an understandable way is key to the role. 

Please note that there is a willingness to explore all applications, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, and/ or if you are looking to step-down or progress in your career.

How you can apply for the Pensions Accountant vacancy?

If this is of interest to you, simply click apply, and enter your details with an updated CV.

Alternatively, you can directly email, james.peerless@oysterpartnership.com.

If you are unsure, we can answer any questions that you may have.

Do you have anyone that you could refer to us?

We welcome any recommendations that you may have – after all, strong professionals tend to know strong professionals.

Please note that Oyster’s Finance team have other roles advertised via our website.

We would like to attract talent from all corners of the Property world for this role. Our commitment is to an equitable recruitment process so feel free to apply in any way that suits you, via WhatsApp, video message, CV, the more creative the better.