Assistant Company Secretary

Cynergy Bank; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynergy Bank, a human digital bank in London, is seeking an Assistant Company Secretary. This role involves providing governance support, ensuring compliance with legal regulations, and managing board interactions. Applicants should possess 3-4 years of experience in a similar role, ideally within the financial sector, and have a proactive approach to stakeholder management and technology adoption.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Company Bonus

Pension contribution and Life Assurance

Medical Cover (After Probation)

Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-4 years relevant company secretarial experience in the financial sector.
• Strong experience working with board software.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with legal and regulatory requirements including Companies Act.
• Prepare and distribute agendas and papers for board meetings.
• Liaise with board members and manage the logisitics.

Skills

Excellent communication Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Proactive approach

Tech savvy

Education

CGI chartered secretary or relevant governance qualification

Tools

Board software

Job description

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Application Deadline: Friday 13 June 2025

Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in Office & 2 WFH

About Us

Cynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.

Application Deadline: Friday 13 June 2025

Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in Office & 2 WFH

About Us

Cynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.

We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs. We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.

Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.

We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.

Cynergy Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank plc are protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

For more information on Cynergy Bank visit www.cynergybank.co.uk

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
• Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday
• Pension contribution and Life Assurance
• Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Medical Cover (After Probation)
• Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)
  
  

The Role:

To support its strategic growth and transformation agenda, Cynergy Bank PLC is looking for an experienced assistant company secretary. Reporting to the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. The role involves working closely across all areas of the bank, providing comprehensive support across all areas of the corporate governance agenda. A minimum of 3/4 years relevant company secretarial experience in the financial sector is required. The role will provide an opportunity to interact with leadership from an early stage.

Responsibilities:

• Support the General Counsel/Company Secretary in ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including the Companies Act. Assist with the preparation and filing of annual returns and manage the company’s records and filing systems.
• Provide comprehensive board support, including the preparation of minutes and resolutions.
• Prepare and distribute agendas and papers and organise the logistics for board meetings, including administering the Bank’s board reporting software platform.
• Draft and lodge required forms and returns with Companies House.
• Support the legal team in maintaining statutory compliance for entities within the company's remit (including insurance renewals).
• Liaise with board members, committee members, and other stakeholders.
• Support the enhancement of the legal and company secretarial department, by finding technology efficiencies for supporting productivity.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  
  

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Excellent communication Skills (both written and verbal)
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly around minute taking at board/committee level
• Experience working with board software (for e.g. Diligent/ Board Intelligence)
• Ability to work under time pressure
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Proactive, collaborative and adaptable approach in a fast-paced environment
• Tech savvy and willingness to adopt to new ways of working
• Working towards/ or qualified CGI chartered secretary or other relevant governance professional qualification. AND/OR or a solicitor qualified in England and Wales
  
  

Desirable Knowledge & Experience:

• Experienced assistant company secretary within a bank or finance provider
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of company secretarial matters
• Experience of regulated businesses
  
  

Behavioural Attributes:

• Commitment to continuous learning and development and ability to learn quickly
• Strong desire obtain the right outcome for colleagues and customers.
• Good team player
• Quick to learn and adapt.
  
  

Cynergy Bank was established in 2018 by entrepreneurs to serve the needs of business owners, property entrepreneurs and family businesses. We have a strong track record supporting businesses that want to scale up and provide over £3bn lending to scaling businesses across the UK, we also offer retail deposits to UK savers. Our vision is to provide a truly personalised service that is delivered through face-to-face relationships and enhanced by the latest technology.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Banking

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