Trainee / Junior Company Secretarial Assistant

Keywords Studios; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the video games industry is seeking a Trainee Company Secretarial Assistant to support the Group Company Secretary. This role involves assisting with compliance, maintaining records, and providing support on corporate actions. Ideal candidates will be degree educated, organized, and possess strong interpersonal skills. This position offers an opportunity to grow within a dynamic environment, contributing to the company's strategic growth plans.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + UK Bank Holidays

Private Medical and Dental cover

Group Income Protection

Group Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions

Cycle Scheme

Tech Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Seeking to be a qualified company secretary.
• Some company secretarial or paralegal experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to the Group Company Secretary and General Counsel.
• Assisting with the preparation of the Company's annual report.
• Maintaining statutory books and records.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

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Trainee / Junior Company Secretarial Assistant

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About the Company:

At Keywords Studios we are using our passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for the video games industry and beyond. Our aim is to become the "go to" provider of technical services across a variety of service lines.

About the Company:

At Keywords Studios we are using our passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for the video games industry and beyond. Our aim is to become the "go to" provider of technical services across a variety of service lines.

We enable leading content creators and publishers to leverage our expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In doing so we empower our clients to remain lean and agile and to focus on creating the most engaging experiences.

Keywords Studios is trusted and relied upon by many of the world's leading video game companies to work alongside them during concept, development and live operations by leveraging the breadth and depth of our industry leading service lines every step of the way. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients working as their external partner, providing access to our teams of experts where and when needed.

Keywords Studios Limited is the world's largest video games services company. See www.keywordsstudios.com for further information.

About the Role:

People that work at Keywords Studios are passionate, talented, committed and resourceful. Human talent is our most valuable resource and, as a business, we thrive on diversity, celebrate uniqueness and work as together in teams, either physically in one of our 70+ studios across 25 countries or else virtually.

Keywords Studios now has an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Company Secretarial Assistant to be a part of its well-regarded team. This position will support and report to the Group Company Secretary, who in turn reports to the General Counsel. As part of this role, you will be a key member within the team, focusing on a wide variety of duties supporting and advising both the legal and corporate functions.

This exciting role will give the successful individual the opportunity to influence and lead a critical element of our growing business, taking us to the next level of our strategic growth plans.

• Providing support to the Group Company Secretary and the General Counsel in the discharge of their duties
• Supporting the Company's compliance with legal and financial obligations, including the Companies Act 2006 and requirements for overseas entities
• Assisting with the preparation of the Company's annual report (including governance and committee reports and other statutory or regulatory reports as required), including filing and communications requirements relating to the publication of the Company's annual report
• Maintaining the statutory books and records of the Company's UK and foreign subsidiaries (the Subsidiaries) and the group's Diligent entity management system
• Drafting minutes and resolutions for the Subsidiaries and lodging the required forms and annual returns with the relevant authority
• Supporting with the delivery of company secretarial services to group entities
• Liaising with internal teams, external advisers and service providers, as appropriate, to ensure global compliance activities are up to date, including the Company's, lawyers, agents and auditors
• If relevant. assisting with the management of the Company's incentive schemes
• Providing support on corporate actions, including corporate restructurings, group acquisitions and disposals, entity simplification programmes and other corporate actions
• Monitoring legal and regulatory changes impacting the Company and keeping up to date with market best practice and investor policies
• Ensuring the group policy framework is kept up to date and approved by the relevant Board committee
  
  
  

Requirements

• Educated to degree level
• Seeking to be a qualified company secretary and undertake the relevant professional qualification
• Some company secretarial, paralegal or other relevant experience is desirable
• Computer literate, proficient in Word, Microsoft Outlook and Excel
• Committed to personal learning and self-improvement, including continuous professional development
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills along with the ability to communicate confidently and effectively
• Well organised and self-motivated with good attention to detail.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable working in a professional, fast-paced, high activity environment, on a wide variety of matters and able to handle the requirement to quickly shift from one situation or task to another
• Good research, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Able to act with discretion, confidence, and diplomacy
• Fluency in English (additional languages are an advantage but not required)
  
  
  

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + UK Bank Holidays
• Private Medical and Dental cover
• Group Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Cycle Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
  
  

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Europe, United Kingdom, London

Area of Work: Legal

Service: Support Services

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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