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Senior Assistant Company Secretary - 6 month FTC, Bury
Client:
JD Group
Location:
Bury, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
7f614307b078
Job Views:
6
Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
Job Description:
Senior Assistant Company Secretary Job Description
This role in a global FTSE100 retailer is crucial to ensuring the effective functioning of the company secretarial team. You will be supporting a growing team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organisation. The role is wide and varied, with plenty of opportunities for development.
Reporting to the Deputy Company Secretary, you will be part of a growing team covering a variety of company secretarial responsibilities. This role suits an ambitious, capable, and hardworking candidate who is keen to enhance governance & compliance processes within the Group.
This role is to support the business over a busy year-end period and would suit a candidate who can start immediately or at short notice.
This is a hybrid role based in Bury, Manchester.
Accountabilities:
* Working with the Deputy Company Secretary to manage end-to-end board and committee processes, such as drafting agendas, assisting with the creation of board papers, and uploading papers to the board portal.
* Managing UK & international subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with the global governance framework.
* Managing day-to-day Market Abuse Regulation compliance, including maintenance of insider and confidentiality lists and monitoring training.
* Supporting the Annual Report & Accounts, including drafting & reviewing content, and liaising with auditors and other stakeholders.
* Leading the AGM and other shareholder meetings.
* Managing the director induction processes and maintaining related registers.
* Leading on corporate projects, such as legal entity rationalisation.
* Monitoring and improving corporate governance arrangements for the Group.
* Liaising with other departments to provide company secretary support, such as on M&A.
* Supporting and mentoring team members.
* Deputising for the Deputy Company Secretary as required.
Minimum Requirements:
* CGI qualification (essential).
* At least 8 years’ experience in a company secretarial role.
* Good understanding of corporate governance and regulatory requirements of a listed organisation.
* Excellent attention to detail and highly organised.
* Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
* Prior line management or mentoring experience (desirable).
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