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JD Group

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Bury, United Kingdom

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05.05.2025

19.06.2025

Senior Assistant Company Secretary Job Description

This role in a global FTSE100 retailer is crucial to ensuring the effective functioning of the company secretarial team. You will be supporting a growing team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organisation. The role is wide and varied, with plenty of opportunities for development.

Reporting to the Deputy Company Secretary, you will be part of a growing team covering a variety of company secretarial responsibilities. This role suits an ambitious, capable, and hardworking candidate who is keen to enhance governance & compliance processes within the Group.

This role is to support the business over a busy year-end period and would suit a candidate who can start immediately or at short notice.

This is a hybrid role based in Bury, Manchester.

• Working with the Deputy Company Secretary to manage end-to-end board and committee processes, such as drafting agendas, assisting with the creation of board papers, and uploading papers to the board portal.
• Managing UK & international subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with the global governance framework.
• Managing day-to-day Market Abuse Regulation compliance, including maintenance of insider and confidentiality lists and monitoring training.
• Supporting the Annual Report & Accounts, including drafting & reviewing content, and liaising with auditors and other stakeholders.
• Leading the AGM and other shareholder meetings.
• Managing the director induction processes and maintaining related registers.
• Leading on corporate projects, such as legal entity rationalisation.
• Monitoring and improving corporate governance arrangements for the Group.
• Liaising with other departments to provide company secretary support, such as on M&A.
• Supporting and mentoring team members.
• Deputising for the Deputy Company Secretary as required.

• CGI qualification (essential).
• At least 8 years’ experience in a company secretarial role.
• Good understanding of corporate governance and regulatory requirements of a listed organisation.
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organised.
• Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Prior line management or mentoring experience (desirable).