Pensions - HR Operations Analyst

Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €2.7bn, 14,664km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world.

Over 720,000 Irish homes and businesses trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing and transport needs.

The gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, securely supplying more than 30% of Ireland’s total energy, including 40% of all heating and almost 50% of the country’s electricity generation.

By working to replace natural gas with renewable gases, such as biomethane and green hydrogen, and complementing intermittent renewable electricity, Gas Networks Ireland is supporting Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future.

The Role:

Residing in the HR team, the Pensions/HR Operations Analyst will be dealing with a mix of a Defined Benefit and a Defined Contribution Scheme with assets totalling in excess of €500m, the role focusses on assisting the Registered Pensions Administrator on member queries, scheme administration, customer service, compliance/governance, third party provider and trustee engagement.

The Pensions/HR Operations Analyst will also work with the wider HR team, managing official employee correspondence, ensuring the maintenance of all employee personnel records adhering to the Data Protection legislation and ensuring application of Gas Networks Ireland HR policies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the timely completion of pension scheme Trustee Annual Reports & Accounts for all pension schemes in place.
• Liaison with pension advisers in the preparation of members’ annual benefits statements.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes to ensure compliance with pension’s legislation.
• Assist in the management of deferred pensioner entitlements to include provisions for increases in benefit payments. 
• Assist in the preparation of early/normal/deferred retirement computations, issue relevant member retirement statements and review appropriate options.
• Ensure the supplementary pensions payments and relevant social welfare adjustments are completed.
• Setting pensioners up on Core Pensions from retirement date for early/normal/deferred.
• Organisation of transfer value to receiving scheme & dealing with queries from receiving scheme trustees.
• Ensuring compliance with all the relevant legislation including Revenue rules.
• Ensure all leavers are end-dated and Option Statement requested.
• Review all records regularly to ensure accuracy of same.
• Dealing with queries of a general nature from pension adviors, auditors and internal stakeholders.

• Assist when requried with the provision of pensions administration services for Gas Networks Ireland’s pension schemes (Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution) including;

• Running weekly and fortnightly scheduled reports in respect of leavers and joiners.
• Updating MyWork and Core Payroll systems in respect of changes to pensioners, joiners, leavers, contribution rates, bank account details, addresses etc.

• Working with the wider HR team in relation to compensation and benefits, recruitment, performance management and general HR tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Relevant third level qualification or equivalent.
• 3-5 years’ relevant experience with at least 3 years in Pensions.
• Skilled in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Self-motivated and capable of working on own initiative and also as part of a team.
• High degree of numerical competence required.
• High level of confidentiality due to the nature of the role. 

• Experience with identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas and implementing solutions.
• Proven ability to create and develop good working relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals, coupled with the ability to gain commitment from others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to prioritise tasks, work with schedules, manage resources while remaining focused on team goals.
• Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering desired results.
• Ability to set high standards, by encouraging others to assume responsibility and accountability for tasks.
• Attendance outside of normal working hours from time to time.

Applications, including current Curriculum Vitae, should be emailed to the following address stating the job title and reference number in the subject line of your email: recruit@gasnetworks.ie

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the 5^th July 2024.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

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