Group Defined Benefit Pensions Manager

• Close liaison with UBMPS Administration Manager & Scheme Secretary to stay up to date on all aspects of the UBMPS including attendance at the Investment Sub Committee.
• Employer representative/liaison with IFSS and T&FGPS trustees and advisers, including: attending trustee meetings, holding regular meetings with scheme Actuaries, – Administrators and Scheme Secretary (First Actuarial)
• Close liaison with AON as full services provider to the (US) Penton Defined Benefit Pension scheme including attendance at the Investment Committee.

• Managing the Pensions cost centre budget and forecast.
• Co-ordinating and approving advisers, administration and, Regulator cost proposals, Purchase Orders, invoices, accruals
• Managing all aspects of cost recharges in respect of all schemes and associated cost centres.
• Corporate Year End and Half Year Accounts preparation and analysis: Working closely with Group Accounts and the Company’s Pensions advisor to agree all input assumption; challenge, understand and explain accounting outputs; and, answer and co-ordinate questions from Group Finance and the Auditors.

• Ensure the Informa Plc website remains up to date and relevant including development of functionality for ex-colleagues to find their pension contacts
• M&A: Review relevant M&A Due Diligence as projects arise, plan and execute any due diligence and integration.
• Ensure the Group, at all times, remains compliant with the Pensions Act 2021 which includes ensuring due consideration is given to corporate activity such as Capital Structure actions and M&A, working closely with external lawyers and insolvency specialists as required.
• Oversight of two small legacy German DB pension plans which are primarily managed by an external local actuarial & accountancy firm, providing occasional co-ordination and monitoring of documentation between the external adviser and Informa’s accounting Shared Service Centre and Payroll.
• Working closely with the Group Legal team and external advisors regarding KeyWest pension redress: Managing to completion a UBM IFA business compliance project
• Oversight of annual pension increases for a one-man legacy Unfunded Unapproved Retirements Benefits Scheme
• Managing occasional settlement referrals from the Trustee for the UBM Employer Funded Unapproved Retirement Benefit Scheme. Co-ordinate with Payroll so that PAYE, EE NI, ER NI is calculated and processed through payroll

• Associate of the Pensions Management Institute or, similar
• Formal qualification requirements can be mitigated depending on the level of experience a candidate has.

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

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