Graduate Company Secretary

Taylor Wimpey Plc; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilding company is seeking a Company Secretarial Graduate to support the governance of the business within a FTSE 100 team. This entry-level role offers training opportunities and responsibilities such as assisting with Board meeting preparations and maintaining key registers. Ideal candidates will hold a 2:1 degree in a relevant field and exhibit proficiency in Microsoft Office. The company promotes flexible working practices and values diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree awarded with at least a 2:1 classification.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Willingness to travel and possess full UK working rights.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Board of Directors including processing appointments.
• Assist with Board and Committee meeting preparations.
• Draft and proofread key sections in the Annual Report.

Skills

Motivated

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Education

2:1 degree in Law, Finance, Business or Corporate Governance

Part Chartered Governance Institute qualified or committed to this qualification

Job description

The role of Company Secretarial Graduate will be working as part of the company secretarial team, which sits within the wider Taylor Wimpey legal team, to ensure the company, its directors and employees comply with applicable laws and regulations and maintains its high standards of corporate governance. The department acts as a point of communication between the board of directors, company shareholders, and senior leadership team, meaning the ability to deal with a variety of stakeholders at all levels is key. This entry level role is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to a broad remit of listed company secretarial work. Ahead of joining the company secretarial team full-time, the successful candidate will attend formalized training and induction sessions and complete a rotation within a Taylor Wimpey business unit. As part of the graduate program, the successful candidate will also complete rotations within other Head Office functions to develop a sound understanding of how Taylor Wimpey operates.

What you will do

• Provide support to the Board of Directors including processing appointments and resignations at Companies House and managing the conflicts of interest register.
• Support with preparation for Board and Committee meetings such as updating agendas, collating papers, following up on matters arising and uploading papers to Diligent as required.
• Assist with the drafting and proof‑reading of key sections in the Annual Report and Accounts.
• Support with preparations for the AGM.
• Maintain the major shareholder register and release stock exchange announcements as required (with a view to assuming responsibility for all routine stock exchange announcements).
• Respond to general shareholder queries and escalates queries as and when necessary.
• Support with the review, approval and filing of statutory accounts for subsidiary companies.
• Maintain the register of related parties and the Group structure chart.
• Support with updates to the Company Secretariat pages on inHouse (corporate intranet) and the external corporate (Taylor Wimpey plc) website.
• Support with the liquidation process for companies, as and when required.
• Ad hoc departmental projects and learn new areas as they arise.
• Assume responsibilities of Company Secretarial Assistant during absence or illness etc. (cover / continuity / disaster planning).
• Manage the CoSec emails inbox, ensuring emails are forwarded on and responded to as appropriate.

Candidate Requirements

• We are seeking a motivated Company Secretarial Graduate to join our busy FTSE 100 secretariat team.
• A 2:1 degree (ideally in Law, Finance, Business or Corporate Governance).
• Part Chartered Governance Institute qualified or committed to working towards this qualification.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Full indefinite UK working rights.
• Willingness to travel around the UK and stay away from home for short periods of time.

Our people are important to us and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do.

As well as promoting remote and hybrid working throughout the business where possible, at Taylor Wimpey we believe that agile working is key to the wellbeing of our employees as well as the success of the business. Agile working is a more informal approach and enables people and their managers to agree where, when and how they will work, in a flexible way that brings benefits for both the employees and the business. We have both the technology and guidance to our management teams in place to ensure our workforce is able to operate flexibly and efficiently. As a graduate recruit you will have access to this benefit from your very first day in the business.

In addition to receiving first class training, we will also provide you with the exposure to our senior leaders across the business providing you with an opportunity to showcase your talents.

We embrace diversity and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies, skills and experiences that each person brings to the company. Our benefits work perfectly with our culture where you feel valued as a member of a successful team.