Experienced Associate - Corporate Secretarial

PwC South Africa

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

Confidential

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate in Corporate Secretarial and Governance to advise on statutory requirements, manage client meetings, and prepare resolutions and minutes. You will maintain statutory records, support on corporate transactions, and liaise with regulators and third parties to ensure compliance.

The role emphasizes ownership, professional standards, and teamwork within a fast-paced PwC environment, with opportunities for growth in governance services.

Qualifications

ICSA qualification is required.
Ability to manage client meetings and corporate governance matters.

Responsibilities

Manage portfolio of clients, including attending board and member meetings, incorporation, and statutory filings.
Prepare directors’ and members’ resolutions and minutes.
Prepare statutory returns for the Companies Commission of Malaysia.
Provide advice on corporate secretarial and governance matters.
Liaise with bankers, auditors, CCM officers and tax agents.
Manage onboarding and risk for corporate clients, ensuring compliance.

Skills

ICSA knowledge

Client management

Board governance

Communication

Meeting coordination

Legal document handling

Teamwork

Education

ICSA qualification

Job description

Line of Service Tax Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism General Tax Consulting Management Level Associate Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries. In company secretarial and governance at PwC, you will provide advice and support on corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters to enable effective decision-making and transparency within the organisation. Your work will involve maintaining legal and ethical standards for the company.

Responsibilities

Manage portfolio of clients, including attending client’s board and member meetings, incorporation of companies, registration of foreign branches / representative offices, members’ voluntary winding‑up, striking‑off, etc.
To efficiently collaborate with PwC counterpart in managing global client requests and standards, ensuring alignment and consistency throughout PwC’s operations.
To prepare directors’ resolutions, members’ resolutions, notices, discussion papers and minutes of meetings.
To prepare statutory returns for submission to the Companies Commission of Malaysia.
To update the statutory records.
Provide advice to clients on corporate secretarial matters in relation to statutory requirements, in accordance with the Companies Act 2016 (“CA 2016”), Constitution and any other relevant regulations, including assisting with transactions, governance and compliance related matters.
To attend meetings / discussion with clients (together with superior); liaise with third parties, such as bankers, auditors, CCM officers, tax agent, etc.
Manage clients’ deliverables to ensure that timelines are met.
Managing onboarding processes and risk management activities for both new and existing corporate clients and their key officers, ensuring adherence to PwC’s policies and the CA 2016 requirements.
Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast‑paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope.
Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team.
As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development. Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential. Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas. Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback. Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns. Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness. Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm’s code of conduct and independence requirements.

Requirements

Possess ICSA qualification.
Possess 1-2 years secretarial working experience.
Possess a high degree of professionalism and integrity, ability to communicate with various levels of management and keen to work in consulting and client facing environment.
Good command of oral and written English.
Able to provide guide and coach juniors in the team.
The role may require you to visit clients to provide advice and carry out the work.

Skills