Private business within the professional services sector seeks a Deputy Company Secretary to take a senior role within the legal and company secretarial team.
Responsibilities:
* Provision of company secretarial support including producing written board minutes and resolutions to support the business activities. Submit statutory filings and engage external notary services as required.
* Responsible for legal advice on the UK Property Portfolio.
* Respond to requests for advice on compliance related documentation and processes, including Limited Liability Partnership agreement, Articles of Association, and internal governance terms of reference.
* Responsible for designing and implementing Global compliance programmes.
* Undertake confidential internal investigations into alleged compliance breaches, including misconduct such as breach of confidentiality.
* Leading company secretarial support for the Annual Audit cycle including Director sign off of accounts for the Corporate Trading Group subsidiary entities. Coordinating and attending annual Audit Committee meetings including supporting the Chairpersons to prepare agendas, writing minutes for all meetings, and monitoring actions.
* Advising and assisting directors in respect of their statutory duties and responsibilities.
* Responsible for communicating and helping safeguarding corporate governance best practice.
* Responsible for managing the insurance annual renewal process.
* Support the Company Secretary’s role of trusted advisor on legal matters to the senior leadership team. Instructing and managing external legal advisors as required.
We are looking for:
* ICSA or qualified solicitor with strong private sector company secretarial experience and ideally commercial legal experience.
* Prior in-house experience a strong benefit, ideally within the professional services sector.
* Ability to recognise issues of strategic and reputational importance.
* Experience advising on commercial property portfolios.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
Package on Offer:
* Car allowance
* Pension
* Bonus
* Family health cover
* Life insurance
* Income Protection
* Range of other benefits