Company Secretarial Assistant (18 month FTC)

HARKAYE CORE TALENT LIMITED; Leicester, Northampton, Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Private medical cover

Profit share scheme and discretionary

One paid charity day

Perks and discounts through anEmployee

Wellbeing programme and regular events

Job summary

HARKAYE CORE TALENT LIMITED in the UK is seeking a Company Secretarial & Governance Assistant for an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will work with a specialist corporate team, supporting clients on governance matters and company secretarial tasks.

Key duties include preparing Companies House filings, maintaining registers, drafting board minutes, assisting with formations and changes, and handling share capital work. Flexible location options Leicester, Northampton or Milton Keynes.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ company secretarial experience or related governance background.
• Experience with filing at Companies House and maintaining statutory registers.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit Companies House filings and maintain statutory registers.
• Monitor deadlines and assist with annual filings and corporate changes.
• Draft board minutes, resolutions and governance documentation.
• Support share capital changes and corporate transactions.
• Respond to client queries and support the corporate team.

Skills

Company secretarial

Governance

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Diligent

Job description

An established and growing professional services firm is looking to recruit a Company Secretarial & Governance Assistant to join its specialist team on an 18-month fixed-term contract.

This is a great opportunity for someone with existing company secretarial experience, or a background in corporate legal or administrative work, who is keen to develop their expertise within a supportive and collaborative environment.

The Role

Working closely with senior members of the team, you will provide company secretarial and governance support across a varied client base, with responsibilities including:

• Preparing and submitting Companies House filings and maintaining statutory registers.
• Monitoring compliance deadlines and managing annual company filings.
• Assisting with company formations, dissolutions and corporate changes.
• Preparing board minutes, resolutions and other governance documentation.
• Supporting share capital changes, share buybacks and related stamp duty applications.
• Providing company secretarial support on corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations.
• Responding to client queries and supporting the wider corporate team.

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates with around 1-3 years' company secretarial experience. However, those with relevant corporate legal or administrative experience who are looking to specialise in this area will also be considered.

You will have early availability to commence employment and will ideally bring:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• A methodical approach and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, flexible approach and the confidence to take ownership of your work.
• A genuine interest in company secretarial and corporate governance matters.

Experience using Companies House and company secretarial software such as Diligent would be advantageous.

Why choose this opportunity

You’ll be joining a well-established, forward-thinking firm with a strong reputation and a genuinely collaborative culture. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience across corporate governance, statutory compliance and transactional work, while developing your technical knowledge and taking on increasing responsibility.

The firm is committed to creating an environment where people feel supported, valued and able to progress. It has received external recognition for its workplace culture and employee experience.

Benefits Include:

• 25 days' annual leave.
• Private medical cover.
• Profit share scheme and discretionary bonus.
• One paid charity day each year.
• Perks and discounts through an employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing programme and regular employee events.

Location:

This role can be based in Leicester, Northampton or Milton Keynes