Trainee Company Secretaries

Our award winning business is built on the strength of our team, so hiring people who are as passionate about what they do as we are is essential.  We’re here to be the best!  To build meaningful relationships with both our colleagues and clients so that we can deliver exceptional value adding service, and to have fun.  Both individual and business integrity is crucial to us, along with a sense of humour too.

We’re looking for enthusiastic part and fully qualified Company Secretaries with some relevant work experience, who can connect to this ethos. You will progress your company secretarial career in a varied and dynamic work place with access to some of the best Company Secretarial training out there, as part of a truly collaborative, cross-disciplinary culture

The Role 

Everyone has a varied portfolio of clients, who are a mix of premium listed companies, private companies, regulated entities, and investment trusts with responsibilities that provide hands-on exposure to the full armoury of company secretarial skills, including: 

• board meeting preparation, including the collation and production of board packs including the use of electronic board portals;
• attendance at board and committee meetings with minute taking responsibilities;
• statutory and regulatory compliance and use of Diligent Entities software platform;
• drafting and releasing of stock exchange announcements;
• assisting and supporting the Annual General Meeting process;
• involvement with the production and project management of Annual Report & Accounts;
• advising and ensuring governance best practice for all clients and internal companies;
• contributing to our internal technical training initiatives and company standards to meet with business expectations, with the support of other members of the team, when required.

Working with us you can expect:

• No two days to be the same.
• A structured, well-proven career path.
• Full support for both your personal and professional development.
• Access to projects and career opportunities beyond the responsibilities of the provision of core company secretarial services involvement in our  Ahead programme for Governance professionals, external networking events and technical programmes, and charity initiatives. 
• Caring supportive colleagues and some laughs along the way. 

About you 

To be considered for an opportunity in our team you will need:

• To be studying for or have completed The Corporate Governance Institute’s qualifying scheme or MSc in Corporate Governance.
• A friendly, positive disposition and a collaborative mindset. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A proactive and flexible approach to a dynamic workload.
• High level of accuracy, good attention to detail.
• Business and commercial awareness.
• Creative approach to problem solving.
• A willingness to learn and get ‘stuck in’!

Additional Information

Company Matters is a specialist company secretarial professional services business. We have provided company secretarial services and corporate governance advice for more than 30 years and are one of the UK’s largest providers of company secretarial services. We have over 50 dedicated company secretaries and governance professionals with diverse backgrounds, skills, knowledge and experience, we know what good governance looks like.

We are part of Link Group, a leading fund administration and share registry specialist.  We are a market leading provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, continually developing our offerings to expand with our clients' needs. 

Link Group have an ongoing commitment to career progression, training and education as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package that under pins this.  

At Link, you’ll find we support achievement and celebrate success. So, if you want to be a part of this, click 'Apply' to find out more.