Company Secretarial Assistant

Confidential; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Profit share scheme

30 days annual leave

Job summary

GWR Legal Recruitment, on behalf of a Northampton commercial law firm, is seeking a Company Secretarial Assistant on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will support a specialist company secretarial and governance team with documents, filings and statutory duties.

You should have at least 1 year of experience in company secretarial matters or corporate law, with a strong eye for detail and a desire to develop in this specialist area.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in company secretarial matters or corporate law.
• Good basic understanding of company secretarial matters with ambition to develop in this area.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate transactions by preparing ancillary documents and handling post-completion filings.
• Assist with formation and dissolution of companies and LLCs.
• Prepare documentation for changes of directors and company names.
• Support changes to share capital, including stamp duty applications on share buybacks.
• Draft board minutes, resolutions and other company secretarial documents under supervision.
• Prepare and submit Companies House forms for corporate changes.
• Maintain statutory registers and reconstruct them when needed.
• Track statutory filing deadlines and prepare annual compliance filings.
• Stay updated with Companies House developments and changes.

Skills

Company secretarial

Corporate law

Job description

Company Secretarial Assistant - Northampton

GWR Legal Recruitment is working with a commercial law firm in Northampton that is looking to recruit an assistant to their specialist company secretarial and governance team.

This role will be for a fixed term contract of 18 months and the successful candidate will be working closely with the head of the company secretarial department assisting them on a range of matters such as:

• Supporting corporate transactions such as share acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations, by preparing ancillary documents and handling post-completion filings
• Assisting with the formation and dissolution of companies and limited liability partnerships
• Preparing documentation for changes of directors and company names
• Supporting on changes to share capital, including assisting with stamp duty applications on share buybacks
• Drafting board minutes, resolutions and other company secretarial documents, with appropriate supervision
• Preparing and submitting Companies House forms for corporate changes
• Maintaining statutory registers and helping to reconstruct them where necessary
• Tracking statutory filing deadlines and preparing annual compliance filings
• Staying up to date with Companies House developments and changes

In order to be considered for this role any applicants will be expected to show at least 1 years experience on working on company secretarial matters, or at the very least least experience of working in corporate law, with a good basic understanding of company secretarial matters and an ambition to develop further in this specialist area.

The successful candidate for this role will be rewarded with a good salary based on experience alongside a bonus and profit share save scheme, up to 30 days annual leave and much more.