Assistant Company Secretary - Banking

SSQ; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

SSQ is looking for an Assistant Company Secretary in Birmingham to provide corporate governance support for a Global Financial Services organisation. The role requires 3-6 years of Company Secretarial experience and involves responsibilities like drafting Board papers, managing governance meetings, and liaising with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in Company Secretarial in the UK.
• Experience in Financial Services or a UK regulated organisation.
• Exposure to running high-profile committee meetings and subsidiary governance.

Responsibilities

• Drafting Board and Committee papers and providing meeting support.
• Assisting with financial reporting and disclosures.
• Providing full end-to-end company secretarial services.

Skills

Corporate Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

CGI Qualified

Job description

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Recruitment Manager - In-House Legal, Company Secretarial and Compliance

Assistant Company Secretary - Banking & Finance

Birmingham-based (3-days in office)

CGI Qualified

SSQ is partnering with a Global Financial Services organisation to secure a qualified Assistant Company Secretary with experience in Financial Services to join their UK Team based in Birmingham.

Suited to someone with 3+ years of experience in Company Secretarial, exposure to running high-profile committee meetings, subsidiary governance and governance projects.

Candidates must be comfortable travelling to the Birmingham office a few days a week and occasionally to London (funded).

You are expected to offer broad corporate governance guidance and support to the organisation, its subsidiaries, directors and executive management.

• Assisting with drafting Board and Committee papers as required, providing Board, Board committee and executive governance meeting support, including drafting agendas, annual agenda planners, paper guidance, meeting pack collation and distribution and following up actions
• Supporting annual reviews of the terms of reference and board and committee effectiveness, including supporting board and board committee evaluations
• Supporting new NED appointments, inductions and onboarding, and supporting on day-to-day NED requirements, as required
• Assisting with the Governance Team’s interim and annual financial reporting processes and procedures
• supporting the drafting of the Governance Team’s disclosures in Interim and Annual Report and Accounts
• Responsibility for being the named company secretary, providing full end-to-end company secretarial services and governance support to a number of active and regulated subsidiaries
• Supporting and contributing to ad hoc activities as and when required, such as capital injections, chare capital changes, dividend payments, business disposals, acquisitions
• Building strong relationships and engaging with stakeholders in the global Governance Teams, Functions and Businesses
• Contribute to corporate transactions, regulatory projects and regulatory submissions as and when required

Requirements:

• CGI Qualified
• 3-6 years of experience in Company Secretarial in the UK
• Experience working in Financial Services or a UK regulated organisation
• Experience in a listed organisation is preferred, but not essential

Our client is unable to sponsor a visa for this position, so those without the right to work in the UK need not apply. UK experience is a requirement.

For more information, or how to apply, please contact me directly at [e-mail] / 07534087340

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Banking and Financial Services

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