Company Secretarial Assistant Manager - UK Entity Management

Lawson Rowe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawson Rowe is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to join its UK Entity Management team. The role combines hands-on company secretarial work with leadership and technical oversight for a portfolio of high-profile clients.

You will supervise workflows, mentor junior colleagues and ensure statutory records, filings and governance standards are maintained across client entities. A clear path to senior management is highlighted in the role description.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within UK entity management, subsidiary governance or company secretarial services.
• CGI qualification, either fully or partly completed, or comparable experience with an interest in undertaking the qualification.
• Previous experience supervising workflows and/or supporting the development of junior colleagues.
• Experience managing a portfolio of entities or clients.
• Good working knowledge of UK statutory compliance and Companies House requirements.
• Experience maintaining statutory records and corporate governance documentation.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence communicating with clients and senior stakeholders.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to client delivery.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and take ownership of your workload.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support the wider team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of UK entities, ensuring high quality company secretarial and governance support.
• Act as a key contact for clients, building trusted working relationships.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Review work by junior team members and maintain quality standards.
• Manage team workflows, priorities and day-to-day delivery.
• Support training, mentoring and development of junior colleagues.
• Undertake line management responsibilities, including performance reviews.
• Maintain and oversee statutory books and electronic corporate records.
• Prepare and submit relevant statutory filings with Companies House.
• Advise clients on routine statutory compliance requirements and corporate changes.
• Conduct reviews and health checks of statutory records and reconstitute records when needed.
• Provide practical advice on corporate governance requirements and best practice.
• Review governance and corporate documentation.
• Liaise with clients, legal advisers and third parties.
• Support onboarding of new clients and KYC matters.
• Ensure accurate time recording, billing and management of work within scope.
• Contribute to forecasting, utilisation and team performance targets.
• Identify opportunities to expand services to existing clients.
• Support process improvements and keep up to date with regulatory developments.

Skills

UK entity management

Company secretarial services

Governance

Education

Degree in business or law or related discipline

Job description

Sector: Corporate Governance / Company Secretarial / Professional Services

The Opportunity

We are working with an established professional services organisation looking to appoint an Assistant Manager within its UK Entity Management team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced company secretarial professional who is ready to take on greater responsibility for client delivery, team supervision and technical oversight.

The successful candidate will manage the delivery of company secretarial and governance services across a portfolio of high-profile corporate and institutional clients, while supporting and developing more junior members of the team.

The position forms an important part of the team's succession and development strategy, making it particularly suited to someone looking to progress towards a more senior management position.

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Manager will:

• Manage a portfolio of UK entities, ensuring a consistently high standard of company secretarial and governance support.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building strong and trusted working relationships.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Review work produced by junior team members and ensure appropriate quality standards are maintained.
• Manage team workflows, priorities and day-to-day delivery.
• Support the training, mentoring and development of junior colleagues.
• Undertake line management responsibilities, including performance reviews and appraisals.
• Maintain and oversee statutory books and electronic corporate records.
• Prepare and submit relevant statutory filings with Companies House.
• Advise clients on routine statutory compliance requirements, corporate changes and share capital matters.
• Conduct reviews and health checks of statutory records, including the reconstitution of records where required.
• Provide practical advice on corporate governance requirements and best practice.
• Review governance and corporate documentation.
• Liaise directly with clients, legal advisers and other third parties.
• Support the onboarding of new clients and assist with KYC-related matters.
• Ensure accurate time recording, billing and management of work within agreed scope.
• Contribute towards forecasting, utilisation and wider team performance targets.
• Identify opportunities to expand services provided to existing clients.
• Support improvements to internal processes and procedures.
• Keep up to date with relevant legal, regulatory and governance developments.

About You

We are looking for someone with strong technical company secretarial experience who is comfortable combining hands-on client work with responsibility for other members of the team.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience within UK entity management, subsidiary governance or company secretarial services.
• CGI qualification, either fully or partly completed, or comparable experience with an interest in undertaking the qualification.
• Previous experience supervising workflows and/or supporting the development of junior colleagues.
• Experience managing a portfolio of entities or clients.
• Good working knowledge of UK statutory compliance and Companies House requirements.
• Experience maintaining statutory records and corporate governance documentation.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence communicating with clients and senior stakeholders.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to client delivery.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and take ownership of your workload.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support the wider team.

A degree in business, law or a related discipline would be advantageous but relevant professional experience will also be considered.

Why Consider the Role?

This position offers considerably more than a traditional company secretarial delivery role. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take responsibility for a significant client portfolio while developing their leadership, technical and commercial capabilities.

There is a particular emphasis on career progression and succession planning, with the role expected to play an important part in the future development of the team.

The package includes a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, pension contribution, healthcare and additional employee benefits.