Senior Life & Pensions Administrator

Our client, a leading financial services company based in Cork have a requirement for an experienced Senior Life & Pensions Administrator to join their growing team on a permanent basis. There will be Hybrid working on offer of 2-3 days based in their Cork office with the remainder working from home.

You will provide high quality professional support from an administration perspective while working in a busy & fast paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has previous experience working as an Administrator within a brokerage to take the next step in their career and to join this growing and exciting business.

The key duties of this role will include:

• Responsible for managing the company’s pipeline of business from start to finish which includes the processing of pensions, investments, and protection policies.
• You will interact daily with some of Irelands largest Life Insurance Companies and will ensure effective communication flow between Account Managers and Financial Advisors.
• Manage the processing of new business applications in Pension, Investments and Life assurance and deal directly with the Life Assurance companies to ensure these are processed in an accurate and timely manner.
• You will communicate with clients over the phone and via email keeping them updated on the progress of their applications.
• Take ownership of all aspects of our corporate client book which includes providing quarterly updates to clients.
• Responsible for all aspects of compliance such as Anti Money Laundering requirements and Consumer Protection Code requirements.
• Support Financial Advisors with any ad hoc administration duties.

Skills/ Qualifications required:

• QFA qualified (or nearing completion).
• Previous experience working within a brokerage is essential.
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in the Life, Pensions & Investments industry.
• Knowledge of Anti Money Laundering requirements and compliance procedures.
• Energetic, professional and friendly personality with strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask & prioritise queries.
• Very organised, with strong IT skills especially across the MS Office suite.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Enthusiastic Team Player.

Location: Our clients offices are located approx. 15 minutes commute from Cork city and the preference is for someone who is living in the Cork region. They will also consider candidates who are within a 1 hour commute of Cork as there will be hybrid working on offer of 2-3 days office based with the remainder working from home.

Offer: Excellent salary and remuneration package on offer for the successful candidate.