Trainee Company Secretary

Trainee Company Secretary in one of the World's most respected and iconic companies.  Once fully trained you will be proficient in the following areas:

Compliance and Secretariat Support

• Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for the Company’s UK and dormant global subsidiaries
• Assist with the preparation and release of regulatory announcements to the London Stock Exchange
• Liaise with other business areas to ensure compliance with company procedures and information sharing
• Assist with the distribution of Board and Committee papers
• Liaise with the Company’s Registrar on day-to-day shareholder issues
• Assist shareholders with general queries
• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Report and AGM voting documentation
• Assisting with ad hoc projects as they arise (subsidiary and/or corporate governance support)

Statutory Records

• Action necessary documentation for corporate events, e.g. change of directors, increase in share capital, payment of dividends
• Assist with the maintenance of the Restricted Dealing List 
• Maintain corporate records on Diligent Entities and ensure the statutory records of the company are kept up to date
• Ensure timely filing of statutory documentation with Companies House relating to the Group's UK subsidiaries, including confirmation statements and accounts
• Liaise with local agents administering the Group’s overseas subsidiaries
• Updating and maintenance of the Group Structure chart

Shareholder relations

• Maintain accurate records of the Company's issued share capital, produce and file the necessary statutory returns and provide detailed share capital information for the company’s Annual Report.
• Produce resolutions for the Shares & Dealing Committee to allot shares in connection with Save As You Earn (SAYE) Share Scheme (weekly) and Discretionary Share Option Schemes (as required) as instructed by the Registrars (SAYE team) or the Company’s external share plan suppliers