Risk and Compliance Manager (Pensions Administration) - hybrid and home working options

Hybrid working with 2 days in Preston, Lancashire
Home working contracts will be considered

About us

The Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies.

We strive to deliver the best experience for over 2,100 employers and more than 655,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.

Our main aim is to ensure that our customers can retire in comfort, enjoying their well-earned time off without worrying where their income is coming from.
We are currently seeking a Risk and Compliance Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. We operate a hybrid working model, with an expectation of 2 days per week working in the head office in Preston but will consider home working for candidates depending upon location.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Risk & Compliance, the Risk and Compliance Manager will ensure that LPP Administration (LPPA) maintains an appropriate risk management framework and culture. In this vital role, you will develop, evolve and manage business compliance policies with appropriate controls in line with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. Ensuring that 1st Line of Defence Controls are adequately monitored, you’ll seek to minimise operational errors and Security Information Breaches by actively identifying effective processes and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

- Develop and manage LPPA risk register
- Facilitate “horizon scanning” activity and identify regulatory risks
- Deliver regular reports and develop measurement systems to minimise risks for LPPA
- Develop and manage LPPA fraud control framework
- Ensure policy documents are regularly reviewed and updated
- Ensure timely and clear report writing for board, executive team and committees
- Management of a small team
- Carry out stress testing to ensure risks are adequately controlled
- Provide regular risk management training
- Manage LPPA Risks and Issues Log
- Ensure effective internal control-testing programme is in place
- Maintain and develop the Breaches Register to identify improvements and training requirements; escalate and report material incidents
- Provide analysis of MI data highlighting key trends
- Design and develop training programmes and interventions for 1st line employees

About you

- A minimum of three years’ experience in a risk and compliance role, preferably in the financial services sector
- A proactive, self-motivated team player who can work independently, manage a high personal workload with multiple deadlines and continually strive for improvements in quality, efficiency and presentation
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, particularly TPR COP14 relating to Public Sector Pension Schemes, LGPS Regulations
- Fantastic analytical skills and the ability to present reasoned and convincing arguments
- Effective written and verbal communication skills including professional level report writing
- Excellent level of numerical, analytical and ICT skills to assist in the communication of key messages and to facilitate discussions and decision making

The Benefits

- Salary c£45,000 per annum depending on experience
- 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays and additional concessionary days, with the ability to purchase additional leave
- Access to an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee referral scheme
- 37 hour working week, with flexibility in working pattern
- Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme, "Your Perks Site"

Webrecruit and Local Pensions Partnerships Administration are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. Reasonable adjustment will be made to working arrangements to accommodate a person with a disability who otherwise would be prevented from undertaking the work.

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