Company Secretary
Location: Glasgow, Waterloo Street
Role Type: Temporary - 12 months
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office (9AM - 5:30PM)
Role Overview
As a Company Secretary, you will support governance across regulated and unregulated entities, including PRA and FCA boards. You will prepare board papers, take minutes, manage filings, and advise on governance matters. You will work with Chairs, non-executive directors, and global teams. At least 10 years' experience in financial services or a similar environment with board-level exposure is required.
Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.
The Role
Our client is a large multinational firm that provides a range of financial services, including advisory, investment, and asset management solutions. It serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, focusing on strategic planning, market operations, and long-term financial growth.
What you'll do
* Deliver full company secretarial support across a portfolio of regulated and unregulated entities, including PRA and FCA regulated boards and committees
* Serve as the primary contact for Chairs and non-executive directors, coordinating annual governance calendars, agendas, board packs, and committee materials
* Advise directors on corporate governance, statutory duties, conflicts of interest, inductions, and wider best practice standards
* Produce high-quality board and committee minutes in line with UK listed company standards, and support governance reporting, board effectiveness reviews, and skills assessments
* Oversee statutory and regulatory filings while advising on corporate restructurings, liquidations, dissolutions, and refinancing activity from a company secretarial perspective
* Support global company secretarial operations, including oversight of UK unregulated entities, complex KYC and documentation matters, and contribution to governance projects and training initiatives
What you bring
* Qualified Company Secretary with at least 10 years' experience in a high-performance environment, ideally within financial services, banking, funds, or asset management
* Proven track record of working at board level with C-suite executives and independent non-executive directors in regulated or complex organisations
* Strong collaborator who is also self-driven, commercially aware, and able to work independently to tight deadlines
* Experience in financial services is essential; familiarity with Blueprint and Boardvantage is advantageous
* Willingness to travel to London as required, including attendance at quarterly in-person board and committee meetings
What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.
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