Senior Company Secretarial Assistant - Governance (Hybrid)

Smith & Nephew; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Pension scheme

Share options (SAYE)

Private health and dental

Life insurance

Hybrid working

Employee discounts

Job summary

Smith+ Nephew is seeking a Senior Company Secretarial Assistant to support governance and compliance across a complex international portfolio. You will help ensure statutory obligations, maintain entities, and assist with stock exchange disclosures and AGM preparations.

Working with Finance, Internal Audit and external advisers, you’ll develop governance expertise with a view to progressing toward an Assistant Company Secretary role within a global listed organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified Company Secretary, or working towards a relevant professional qualification
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, corporate governance and entity management processes
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to work across international teams and external advisers

Responsibilities

• Support governance framework across the Group and ensure statutory/regulatory compliance for UK and international entities
• Contribute to Stock Exchange announcements, market disclosures and annual governance processes
• Support preparations for the Annual Report and AGM and manage statutory records
• Assist with shareholder enquiries and maintain the entity management system
• Collaborate with Finance, Treasury, Internal Audit, Corporate Communications and advisers to provide governance expertise

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Governance knowledge

Education

Qualified or part qualified Company Secretary (or working towards)

Tools

Entity management system

Job description

Smith+ Nephew is seeking a Senior Company Secretarial Assistant to support governance and compliance across a complex international portfolio. You will help ensure statutory obligations, maintain entities, and assist with stock exchange disclosures and AGM preparations.

Working with Finance, Internal Audit and external advisers, you’ll develop governance expertise with a view to progressing toward an Assistant Company Secretary role within a global listed organisation.