Senior Assistant Company Secretary - Ventures and VCTs

£Competitive, London

Our client, an innovative asset management company with a focus on sustainability, is seeking to hire an experienced Senior Assistant Company Secretary to join their fast-paced team. You will report to the Head of Legal to assist them in managing a portfolio of funds and VCTs, while also gaining a varied exposure to all aspects of the Company’s lifecycle and board support. If you are a Chartered Secretary with asset management or listed experience and enjoy mentoring junior members of the team, then do get in touch!

Key Role and Responsibilities

• Review Annual Report and accounts and review Companies House filings
• Draft and review documentation and forms
• Manage M&A transactions within the portfolios, including; liaising with external lawyers on the steps plan, reviewing documents prepared by the external lawyers and preparing internal funding paperwork
• Draft board meeting agendas
• Take minutes at the board meetings and matters arising schedules
• Advise the boards on UK corporate governance matters
• Manage the listing rule compliance aspects of the VCT listed funds
• Keep procedures and precedents up to date and in line with current regulatory requirements
• Maintain the structure charts for the portfolio
• Update Diligent Entities and the statutory registers with any company changes
• Oversee/delegate tasks to junior members

 Experience and Qualifications

• ACIS qualified preferred
• Previous experience in a Company Secretariat team, in a fund/investment or asset management firm
• Solid minuting experience
• Strong IT capabilities, including being confident in the use of platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Diligent Entities and Board Intelligence

Personal Attitudes and Behaviours

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

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