Company Secretarial Assistant – London or Manchester

Company Secretarial Assistant to join this fast growing and ambitious UK team working within a FTSE250 investment trust with its own independent professional services business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to progress or begin their Cosec career, you will form part of a high calibre team responsible for delivering an extensive range of corporate secretarial and governance services to a portfolio of UK clients. You will be the point of contact for a portfolio of clients, providing high quality advice, working with your colleagues to deliver an excellent client experience and ensure clients remain up to date with their statutory obligations. 

Duties will include; 

  • Advising a portfolio of clients on compliance matters, including annual statutory requirements, routine company changes and share capital changes
  • Corresponding directly with clients and third parties
  • Drafting board minutes and shareholder resolutions to make relevant company changes
  • Undertaking any statutory filings with the Registrar of Companies
  • Assisting with the maintenance of electronic corporate records using Diligent Entities
  • Ensuring that statutory books remain up to date
  • Providing meeting support to clients, including board meeting attendance, minuting meetings, and dissemination of board packs
  • Ad Hoc requests and administrative matters (authorised signatory requests, board minute extracts, secretary certificates, auditor requests, etc.) and attending to any notarisation/apostille requirements

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience

  • ICSA part or fully qualified (or other professional qualification if relevant experience can be demonstrated) or Grad ICSA if sufficient level of relevant experience
  • A demonstrable interest in the company secretarial profession
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and confident in communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • A team player, who can work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders

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