Pensions Accountant

Job Description

Job Title : Pensions Accountant
Job Category : Interims
Category : Agency Workers
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £425 PER DAY

THIS ORDER WILL PAY UP TO £425 PER DAY.

CIPFA or equivalent or experience related
Familiar with LGPS Pension Fund accounting and experience of Fusion would be helpful
• To undertake proper accounting for all Pension Fund transactions.
• To prepare all Pension Fund accounts, their submission to audit and to deal with audit queries as part of the closure of accounts process.
• To provide financial advice and support to the Pension Committees and Pension Boards of the three councils.
• To prepare reports to members, senior stakeholders, the Pension Committees and Pensions Boards.
• To work with investment advisers on fund manager monitoring reports.
• To support the wider aspects of the closure of accounts process ensuring relevant guidance and legislation are adhered to
• To support the relevant aspects of the budget development and strategy processes
• To develop complex forecasting and modelling tools
• Undertake the impact assessment of complex reports, policies and procedures
• Perform cashflow forecasting and risk management of the Pension Fund’s expenditure and income streams.
• To support the production of the pensions schemes annual reports
• Provide training to other members of the Finance team in the provision of pension fund accounting and investment activities
• To support delivery of member training programmes
• To carry out all reconciliations of the dedicated pension fund bank account in accordance with regulations and any treasury activity in relation to the fund on a timely and accurate basis – carry out forecasting, monitoring and planning requirements and manage any pre-funding arrangements
• To prepare the accounting/financial information for the triennial valuation and annual IAS19/FRS17 reports with the pension fund actuaries.
• To support the financial arrangements relating to the management of admitted/scheduled/designated bodies
• To support production of responses to freedom of information requests are undertaken within the required deadlines.
• To support the treasury function where required e.g. cover dealer/checker.
• To arrange meetings and provision of catering facilities