SMART PENSION is looking for employees for positions:
tax manager
Responsibility
stay updated with changes in tax legislation and regulations, and proactively assess their impact on the company's operations
manage and coordinate tax audits, inquiries, and correspondence with tax authorities, acting as the primary point of contact
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below
maintain strong relationships with HMRC, Legal partners, procurement, operations and HR whilst supporting these departments / consultants on delivery of policy updates including tax legislation reviews
horizon scanning to ensure that the group is being proactive in its management of tax affairs
liaising with specialists in other departments and overseas offices to oversee their input into tax advisory projects
understanding of how to complete and R&D claim
monitor and implement transfer pricing policies, methodologies, calculations and ensure compliance with international tax regulations, where applicable
Requirements
intellectually curious and keen to take on new challenges
it manager
Working hours
temporary
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
the role
procurement lead for the IT/Technology categories including, hardware, software, Saas and telecommunication
build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, being the go-to person in positioning IT procurement more strategically within Smart
vendor and spend data analysis to identify key IT spend areas of opportunity
manage the RFQ/RFP process in conjunction with stakeholders
optimise commercial and licence models through your knowledge of applicability/relevance of the licensing model to the requirement
we are now looking to hire an IT Sourcing Manager to report to the Head of Procurement and join the Procurement and Vendor Management team
Requirements
process driven
good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships
able to prioritise workload and multitask while maintaining high standards
able to take direction and run with a task
at least 5 years experience experience of IT category management / procurement
understanding of software licensing and IT networks and infrastructure, telecommunications and other IT equipment and services
ability to work well as part of a team
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
data scientist
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
the role
lead and mentor the data science team, providing technical guidance and fostering a collaborative and innovative environment
develop and implement cutting-edge machine learning algorithms and models to extract valuable insights from complex datasets
utilise your extensive experience with Python to design and implement efficient and scalable data processing pipelines
oversee the end-to-end development and deployment of machine learning models, ensuring seamless integration into production environments
champion the adoption of MLops practices to automate and streamline model deployment, monitoring, and maintenance
we are seeking an experienced hands-on Senior Data Scientist with a strong background in Python programming and advanced mathematical skills to lead our data science team
Requirements
bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
extensive experience as a Data Scientist, working on complex projects and delivering actionable insights
proficiency in Python for data manipulation, model development, and deployment
strong mathematical skills with a solid understanding of statistical methods and machine learning algorithms
proven leadership skills, with experience leading and mentoring data science teams
demonstrated experience with AWS services, utilising cloud resources for data storage, processing, and analysis
in-depth knowledge of MLflow to track and manage machine learning experiments effectively
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
senior infrastructure engineer
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
own and be accountable for the reliability, security and deployment of the infrastructure platform
provide support and input to the engineering teams running services on top of that infrastructure
design and document standards, processes, and procedures; as well as update documentation as systems change
build, maintain, & support our AWS, Kubernetes and Heroku environments
own & implement appropriate monitoring & alerting
own & implement new continuous deployment & release improvements to support Smart's
keep up to date with best practices in application hosting and continuous deployment
Requirements
proven track record of supporting web platforms in production at scale
experienced in cloud infrastructure, design, deployment, and support
experienced defining & deploying monitoring web platforms, and alerting on those metrics
experience with Systems and network security in a cloud environment
experience with AWS, MySQL, and Redis
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
experience with incident response and on-call rotations
please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every single one of these criteria – having a ‘can do’ attitude is sometimes more important than being able to tick every box
reliability engineer
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
build and configure developer and client facing tooling to improve platform and service observability
be a security champion within the SRE sphere of responsibility
own & support engineering in implementation of monitoring & alerting as we move to a 24/7/365 platform
coach the development team to build and leverage application and platform metrics more effectively
define Service Level Objectives for the Smart Platform, including working with other departments to define appropriate availability targets
keep up to date with best practices in full-stack site reliability
assist our Infrastructure team in maintaining our AWS environments
operations manager
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
the Role
provide effective leadership focused on optimising resources in the teams to ensure service agreements, delivery promises and performance standards are met
develop the required monitoring and reporting on standards in order to identify and drive improvements in performance and customer experience
responsible for team performance against quality and service delivery standards
ensure robust reporting and monitoring of administration delivery, representing Smart in relevant governance forums
proactively and effectively use MI to inform workflow planning and decision making
responsible for leading and developing an in-house pensions administration team, managing workflow and resources to ensure delivery of good customer outcomes and experience
Requirements
good understanding of the pension regulatory environment
detailed understanding of the financial services industry
CF1 and FA2 highly desirable
practical experience of risk management in an operational environment
working knowledge of processes and systems, including case management
ability to review data, identify trends and mitigate risk by recommending improvements
the skills, experience, and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below but please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every single one of these criteria – having a ‘can do’ attitude is sometimes more important than being able to tick every box
understand business drivers and ensure appropriate monitoring and measurement
systems engineer
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
at Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world
the role
collaborating with the security team to deliver the Security strategy and initiatives across the IT infrastructure
ensuring we maintain a high level of security & compliance across all our core IT systems and end user computers
ensuring that all devices are running a secure OS that is maintained through a stringent patching schedule
you’ll be an escalation point for our IT Support team for our collaboration, productivity, management and security tools
working to minimise the number of vulnerabilities across all our core IT infrastructure
provide hands-on and remote root cause analysis of IT issues, in a security context
Requirements
expert level knowledge of macOS, Google Workspace Administration and Google Cloud Identity, including user management, devices, applications
expert level experience supporting cloud based and SaaS applications and SSO , including Slack, Atlassian products
in-depth knowledge of various IT systems including email, document storage, identity, device management
working knowledge or CASB, Enterprise Device Management and Endpoint Detection & Response tooling
knowledge of best practices around engineering, data security and identity
coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages
knowledge of the Google Workspace Developer tools including Apps Script and Google Workspace APIs
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
manage change management process ensuring all changes documented and ITGC compliant
systems lead on audit queries including system walkthroughs, audit evidence and proactive ITGC management
development of system integrations as appropriate
continued improvement program including the development and delivery of a transformation roadmap
systems minded with experience in PTP, OTC and RTR workstreams, including end-to-end transformation experience incorporating go-live and post-live activities
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
strong reporting skills, using Netsuite saved searches and reports with use of Anaplan an advantage
engineering manager
Working hours
full-time
Responsibility
some of your team members will be local , others may be remote
develop high performing team through mentoring, feedback and performance management
oversee the design, development, testing and release of software using engineering best practices
serve as a technology leader with a strong focus on quality, performance, scalability & maintainability
own the delivery and quality of what your teams produce
coordinate work with other managers, across different areas and domains
lead 1 to 3 small teams of software engineers in development and test to deliver high quality software using agile and lean principles and methodologies
work close with Product Owners to build roadmaps that the teams will deliver against
finance manager
Working hours
full-time
Requirements
top 5 practice trained
ACA , ACCA, or CIMA qualification is essential
keen interest in accounting issues and a proven ability to understand and resolve complex issue
netSuite experience would be highly beneficial but not essential
proactive, self-motivated and highly organised with a track record of driving change and implementing new processes
attention to detail with the ability to analyse and challenge data to ensure accuracy and completeness
excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to write board and sub-committee papers
the skills, experience and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below. If it all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you
Responsibility
assist with the annual audit and responsible for completion of annual statutory accounts for various entities
assist the Senior Finance Manager with ensuring compliance with all other statutory reporting requirements for certain group companies
work with Senior Finance Manager to implement Group policies and procedures, coordinating across all subsidiaries
ensuring business requests are met on a timely basis
reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Finance Manager will have line management responsibility