PLC Senior Company Secretarial Assistant

Newly created role for a Senior Company Secretarial Assistant with our client, a global, premium listed FTSE plc with operations worldwide, including major US operations in New York and Chicago. Headquartered in London (Kings Cross area) they operate a hybrid working model and will be looking for someone to come into the office 1-2 days a week, (if flexibility is preferred, the rest can be done remotely, but 5 days in the office is fine too if that is what you prefer).

They seek an additional person to join their company secretarial team which currently consist of three professionals. This role would suit someone with exceptional capabilities and the following attributes to support the fast-paced environment:

• Ideally ICSA finalist/fully qualified.
• Strong technical knowledge supported by practical experience.
• At least two years’ experience in fast-paced Company Secretariat of a listed plc.
• Able to provide additional support at a competent level.
• Ability to adapt to new initiatives and developments in a fast-paced environment
• Transaction experience: restructures, liquidations.
• Share plan experience would be useful: all-employee and executive share plan experience in global organisation.
• Diligent Entities experience preferable.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Execute restructure and legal entity rationalisation tasks, including drafting documentation for the transfer of shares, share issuances, capital reductions, intercompany financing arrangements and due diligence.
• Assist with the LTIP award grants and vesting, liaising closely the share plan administrator and internal stakeholders.
• Lead the SAYE and US ESPP invitation and maturity.
• Support the Annual Report and AGM process, including drafting sections of the Governance Report and AGM documentation.
• Support M&A activity.

• Oversee group-wide bank mandate changes.
• Support the annual group insurance program renewal
• Other ad-hoc work as required.