Company Secretarial Assistant - London

Marsh McLennan; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh McLennan is looking for a Company Secretarial Assistant in London to provide governance support and ensure compliance for the UK segment of the company. The role involves maintaining statutory records, supporting Boards, and handling corporate governance projects. Candidates should have a degree and relevant Company Secretarial experience.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leaders

Inclusive culture

Flexibility of working remotely

Qualifications

• Company Secretarial experience preferred (professional services or financial services).
• Experience interfacing with senior management.
• Ability to deliver complex messages simply.

Responsibilities

• Maintain statutory records and manage compliance with statutory requirements.
• Draft resolutions and minutes for corporate actions.
• Support governance on intra-group projects and prepare necessary documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of UK company law

Governance

Education

Educated to degree level

Part-qualified or recently qualified with the Chartered Governance Institute

Job description

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We are seeking a Company Secretarial Assistant to provide governance-related advice and support to Marsh McLennan companies in the UK, and to ensure the companies remain compliant with statutory requirements. The Senior Company Secretarial Assistant will interface with Boards of Marsh McLennan UK companies, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Compliance and Legal.

The role will include Board support, ad hoc governance projects, intra-group transactions and statutory compliance. The Senior Company Secretarial Assistant will work closely with other members of the team in discharging these duties.

We will count on you to:

• Maintain statutory records and minute books and maintain statutory compliance with the Registrar of Companies.
• Coordinating input into, and approval, of Annual Statutory Accounts and Letters of Representation for a portfolio of companies. Draft resolutions for the approval of corporate actions for UK companies including to effect Director changes, share capital adjustments, transactional approvals, record administrative updates and confer Powers of Attorney
• Liaise with individuals responsible for producing reports to boards and committees for a portfolio of companies
• Draft minutes of meetings and managing updates on outstanding actions from meetings
• Support the Secretariat in providing governance support on intra-group projects including liquidations, cash repatriation, intra-group restructuring and capital reorganisations. Includes completing due diligence, facilitating approval processes, and providing support on post completion matters
• Maintenance of legal entity management database (Diligent Entities)
• Provision of corporate information and documentation for due diligence, RFP and KYC requests

What you need to have:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, and part-qualified or recently qualified with the Chartered Governance Institute
• Company Secretarial experience (professional services or financial services preferred).
• Knowledge of UK company law and corporate governance requirements
• Experience interfacing with senior management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to tailor communication and deliver complex messages in a simple and creative way

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman . With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com , or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Financial Services and Insurance

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