Job Description
Assistant Company Secretary
Financial Services
PLC
Reporting to Group Company Secretary
Project work
Exec-level governance
£80,000 - £85,000 base salary + benefits
Seeking a qualified Assistant Company Secretary with 5+ years of experience in financial services and PLC. Varied governance and project role with exec level committee access and senior stakeholder management.
SSQ are delighted to be working with such a prestigious company to help secure an ACS in their team, as part of a growth and development plan.
Role Responsibilities:
* Preparation for potential future scenarios such as UK public listing / IPO
* Providing a professional company secretarial service and advisory governance services to the Group-level committees and senior stakeholders
* Appointment as Secretary to Group-level and other boards and committees as appropriate.
* Provision of the shares team in shareholder and share capital-related matters
* Appointed Secretary to Group-level committees to offer advisory governance services, preparation and circulation of agendas and papers, attendance at meeting and preparation of minutes, and management of actions arising from meetings.
* Maintenance of statutory registers using the Diligent Entities system.
* Testing and Implementation of new technology products across the governance and wider legal systems
* Prepare and circulate written resolutions of Group-level boards and committees to Major Shareholders and Investor Directors
* Provide company secretarial support and advice to the Shares team, including share allotments, share transfers, leaver processes, the internal share offer, shareholder portals and platforms, share buybacks, and shareholder votes.
* Support a sound understanding of Financial Conduct Authority regulatory requirements within the Company Secretariat
* M&A activity, Group-wide large corporate projects and ad hoc matters
* Organising AGMs and EGMs of UK Group companies as required
Application Requirements:
* 5+ years in the financial services industry, routinely minuting board meetings
* UK/US listed plc experience
* Qualified Company Secretary (essential)
* Genuine interest and experience working with new technology and AI products
* Technical knowledge and experience working on complex governance projects
For more information, please get in touch. Poppy.Taylor@ssq.com / 07534087340
Please note this client is unable to sponsor visas, so only those with the right to work in the UK should apply.