Assistant Company Secretary

£Competitive, London

Our client, a long-established multinational, is seeking to hire a tenacious Assistant Company Secretary to join their tight-knit Company Secretarial team. The role will see you aid the Company Secretary in the provision of meeting support for UK subsidiaries within the business, managing the share register and shareholder liaison as well as providing group subsidiary transaction support and statutory compliance. If you have solid technical experience, whether that’s gained in-house or in-professional service, the please contact a member of the team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain statutory records for UK subsidiary entities and management of Diligent entity management database
• Manage Diligent entity management database and liaison with private group subsidiaries across the world to ensure integrity of the database and its contents.
• Provide meeting support to Boards and Committees of UK registered group subsidiaries, including agenda preparation, Board pack preparation, attendance at meetings, preparation of first draft minutes
• Guidance and management of the CoSec Assistant/PA in preparing Board packs
• Maintain historical Board packs, including updates following meetings and co-ordinating the archiving to external repositories as appropriate
• Maintain shareholder relationships, oversight of dividend payments, guidance, and management of the CoSec Assistant/PA in organising the AGM
• Responsible for the relationship with Company’s Registrar
• Maintain of statutory records for UK subsidiary entities and management of entity management database
• Manage Company Secretariat elements of Annual Report and Accounts of UK Subsidiary entities
• Monitor ongoing claims, including ad hoc management of issues as appropriate

Experience and Qualifications

• ICSA qualification is preferred, but not essential
• Good technical experience, including familiarity with Diligent Entities

Personal Attitudes and Behaviours

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Outstanding organisational abilities

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