Company Secretary

Perigon Group; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 140 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Perigon Group, a Sydney-based funds management firm, seeks an experienced Company Secretary to partner with boards and senior management across Australian entities. You will own the secretarial function, ensure governance alignment, and maintain statutory records.

Reporting to Head of Legal, you’ll navigate complex regulatory obligations autonomously, build governance processes, and advise on board and committee matters with commercially-minded judgement.

Qualificações

• Minimum 5–8 years as a company secretary
• Experience supporting boards and committees in a complex corporate/financial services environment
• Sole practitioner able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Experience across multiple entities and stakeholder groups
• Experience coordinating board processes (agendas, papers, minutes, resolutions, action tracking)
• Ability to build trusted relationships with directors and senior executives
• Discretion with confidential governance matters

Responsabilidades

• Own and lead the company secretarial function in Sydney as the primary contact for the group's Australian entities
• Act as a governance adviser to affiliate boards, senior management and other key stakeholders
• Provide practical, commercially minded governance advice on requirements and obligations
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of governance frameworks across the affiliate structure
• Develop understanding of each affiliate's business and governance needs
• Coordinate board meeting schedules and calendars
• Attend meetings and prepare accurate minutes
• Maintain registers of decisions and follow up actions
• Prepare written resolutions and governance documentation
• Maintain corporate and statutory records across entities
• Coordinate timely corporate filings
• Liaise with external advisers, auditors, regulators and stakeholders

Conhecimentos

Board governance

Sole practitioner

Multientity governance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Governance frameworks

Project management

Governance software (Diligent/BoardPro

Formação académica

Governance or company secretarial qualification

Law/Business/Governance degree

Ferramentas

Diligent

BoardPro

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A global funds management group is looking for a Company Secretary to take on company secretarial and governance support across its Australian entities. This is a newly created role, and you'll be the Sydney-based go-to, working directly with boards, management and senior stakeholders.

You'll run the function independently, reporting to the Head of Legal. That means owning the board and committee cycle, giving practical, commercially minded advice, and keeping statutory obligations and corporate records accurate and current. It's a hands-on role for someone who is confident working autonomously and wants to build the function.

Key responsibilities

• Own and lead the company secretarial function in Sydney as the primary point of contact for the group's Australian entities, keeping governance practices effective and consistent
• Act as a trusted governance adviser to affiliate boards, senior management and other key stakeholders
• Give practical, commercially minded advice on corporate governance, company secretarial requirements and related regulatory obligations
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of governance frameworks, policies, procedures and practices across the affiliate structure
• Develop a strong understanding of each affiliate's business and its governance requirements
• Coordinate board meeting schedules and calendars
• Attend board and committee meetings and prepare accurate, clear and appropriately detailed minutes
• Maintain registers of board and committee decisions, resolutions, actions and matters arising, following up with responsible stakeholders as needed
• Prepare written resolutions and other governance documentation as required
• Maintain accurate, complete corporate and statutory records for the relevant entities
• Coordinate corporate filings so they're lodged on time
• Liaise with external legal advisers, auditors, regulators and other external stakeholders where required

Skills and experience

• Minimum of 5-8 years as a company secretary
• Strong experience supporting boards and committees in a complex corporate and/or financial services environment (funds management experience is a plus)
• Confidence operating as a sole practitioner, with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload without a team around you
• Proven experience managing company secretarial activity across multiple entities and stakeholder groups
• Experience coordinating board and committee processes, including agendas, board papers, minutes, resolutions and action tracking
• The ability to build trusted relationships with directors and senior executives
• Sound judgement and discretion when handling complex, confidential and sensitive governance matters
• Strong organisation and planning, managing multiple board and committee cycles, deadlines and competing priorities
• The ability to work autonomously while collaborating with Legal, Compliance and other business functions
• Experience with Diligent, BoardPro or a similar board or governance management system (highly regarded)

Qualifications

• Governance or company secretarial professional qualification
• Tertiary qualification in law, business, governance or a related field (highly regarded)