Pension and Payroll Advisor

About the job

Stevenage

MBDA is a leading defence organisation.  We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

Salary: Circa £40,000 - £48,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1-2 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

In this newly created position, you will be responsible for supporting the Pensions Manager and the Senior Payroll Specialist with the day to day running of both areas and a range of project activities. For pensions this includes support for the ongoing management of the pension schemes, death in service and income protection policies. For payroll this includes support for the accurate running of the UK payroll as well as contributing to a number of improvement projects.

Pension:

• You will be supporting the Pension Manager on all aspects of the DB and DC pensions for MBDA UK employees.
• You will be responsible supporting across a range of pension day to day activities and project activities. This may include responding to a range of pension queries raised by employees, HR colleagues and external stakeholders. This will involve explaining complex information in an easily accessible manner.
• You will be responsible for any data analysis and reporting required for pensions day to day activities as well as project work.
• You will actively seek to improve and streamline existing pension processes and be part of the design and development of new processes.
• You will support with development and delivery of communications to employees around pensions, risk benefits.
• You will be responsible for a range of routine monthly and annual processes.
• You will work collaboratively with the broader UK HR team as well as external suppliers so should have a clear and adaptable communication style to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

 Payroll:

• You will be responsible supporting across a range of payroll day to day activities and project activities. This may include responding to a range of payroll related queries raised by employees, HR colleagues and external stakeholders.
• You will be supporting in the data analysis and reporting required for payroll day to day activities as well as some project work.
• You will support the administration of payroll services, including leavers, repayments, unpaid leave and benefits.

 What we're looking for

• Essential: Previous experience of working in a pensions focused role with knowledge of pension scheme arrangements (defined benefit and defined contribution)
• Awareness of pension related legislation.
• Desirable: Previous experience in a payroll focused role.
• Awareness of payroll related legislation 
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel. You must be comfortable in manipulating large datasets whilst maintaining data accuracy. Attention to detail and ability to work with complex data.
• Clear and adaptable communication style to work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Initiative driven, with the ability to work independently.

What's in it for you?

You will be working on reward related activities across all stages of the employee life cycle.  MBDA is a proud member of Working Families – the UK's work-life balance organisation. We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements. You'll be joining a team of experienced Reward professionals within the UK Reward and Benefits team, who are excited to welcome a new team member with new ideas and experiences. 

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation.  We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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