Group Pensions Administrator

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance plc is looking for a Group Pensions Administrator for the Annual Reporting team. The role itself will focus on understanding what matters to Zurich customers. Meeting regulatory deadlines is a key part of this role. The role offers you the ability to expand your knowledge base and create future opportunities within the Corporate Life & Pensions area.

Your Role

As a Group Pensions Administrator in the Annual Reporting Team your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
•    Preparation of client level benefit statements, alternative annual reports, pre-renewals and trustee annual reports.
•    Ensuring all renewal documentation is delivered to an acceptable time scale and compliant with all regulation.
•    Ensuring that all queries on annual processing tasks are recorded and handled in a timely and efficient manner. 
•    Support the development and routine operation of a high performing team by delivering high quality output consistently
•    Understand the needs of the customer and consistently deliver towards these during daily activities
•    Willingness to learn and take ownership of routine practices
•    Proactively communicate to management and suggest improvement actions/opportunities
•    Interacting and collaborating with other key internal stakeholders Support and engage with new projects and initiatives which impact service deliver

Your Skills and Experience

As a Group Pensions Administrator for the Annual reporting team your skills and qualifications will include: 
•    1-3 years of pension’s administration experience or account reconciliation. 
•    Proficient knowledge of MS Office Products, with specific emphasis on expertise in Excel, is a must. 
•    Strong numeric ability. 
•    Excellent analytical skills. 
•    Knowledge of Defined Contribution pension schemes – specifically knowledge about monthly contribution processing and annual renewal processing. 
•    Be well organised and capable of working to tight deadlines 
•    Excellent interpersonal skills 
•    Ability to work independently and also in a dynamic team environment 
•    Be enthusiastic ambitious self-starter 
•    Ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships with all colleagues and clients.
•    Attention to detail is essential along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•    Its desirable to be working towards a recognised industry qualification that meets Central Bank Minimum Competency Requirements e.g. IIPM/QFA

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock, Co.Dublin.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading global multi-line insurer founded more than 150 years ago, which has grown into a business serving more than 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories, while delivering industry-leading total shareholder returns.

Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich offers protection services that go beyond traditional insurance, to support its customers in building resilience. Since 2020, the Zurich Forest project supports reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

The Group has more than 65,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.