Compliance Officer / Company Secretary

Pillango Placements; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pillango Placements is recruiting a senior Company Secretarial professional to oversee governance, statutory compliance and record keeping across approximately 60 group companies. You will work with directors, shareholders, attorneys, auditors, banks and regulatory bodies to move complex corporate matters from instruction to final completion.

The role requires a deep understanding of company structures, ownership percentages and formal documentation, with the confidence to challenge information

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' specialised experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, statutory compliance or closely related work.
• Strong practical knowledge of CIPC processes and corporate statutory requirements.
• Experience working with company structures, shareholders, directors and share registers.
• Good understanding of ownership percentages and corporate transactions.
• Strong knowledge of formal corporate documentation and record keeping. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong logical and analytical ability.
• Able to interpret documents and understand how different corporate actions fit together.
• Strong written English and professional communication skills.
• Afrikaans would be advantageous.
• Comfortable dealing directly with directors, shareholders and professional advisers.
• Able to work independently and make sound judgement calls.
• Confident enough to challenge information or instructions when something appears incorrect.
• Strong organisational ability across multiple entities, deadlines and open matters.
• High level of discretion and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage company secretarial, statutory and governance requirements across approximately 60 group companies.
• Maintain accurate company records, statutory registers and ownership information.
• Prepare board and shareholder resolutions, minutes and supporting corporate documents.
• Manage director, shareholder, shareholding and company structure changes.
• Handle CIPC submissions, amendments, queries, rejections and follow-ups.
• Review shareholding structures, percentages and supporting transaction documentation.
• Coordinate FICA, compliance and corporate information requests.
• Support corporate transactions, agreements, restructures and ownership changes from a statutory perspective.
• Liaise confidently with directors, shareholders, attorneys, auditors, banks and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor statutory deadlines and ensure outstanding matters are actively followed through.
• Review documents and instructions critically and flag inconsistencies, risks or missing information.
• Research legislative, regulatory or procedural requirements where necessary.
• Maintain strong controls over confidential and sensitive corporate information.
• Take ownership of matters from instruction through to final implementation and record keeping.

Skills

Company secretarial

Corporate governance

Statutory compliance

CIPC knowledge

Share registers

Ownership structures

Record keeping

Analytical ability

Education

Law, commerce, governance or related

Job description

Take ownership of company secretarial, governance and statutory matters across a diverse investment group. You’ll work closely with directors, shareholders, attorneys, auditors, banks and regulatory bodies, while keeping complex corporate matters moving from instruction to final completion.

This is a senior, hands-on position for someone who understands company structures, asks good questions and has the confidence to challenge information when something doesn’t add up.

Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Manage company secretarial, statutory and governance requirements across approximately 60 group companies.
• Maintain accurate company records, statutory registers and ownership information.
• Prepare board and shareholder resolutions, minutes and supporting corporate documents.
• Manage director, shareholder, shareholding and company structure changes.
• Handle CIPC submissions, amendments, queries, rejections and follow-ups.
• Review shareholding structures, percentages and supporting transaction documentation.
• Coordinate FICA, compliance and corporate information requests.
• Support corporate transactions, agreements, restructures and ownership changes from a statutory perspective.
• Liaise confidently with directors, shareholders, attorneys, auditors, banks and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor statutory deadlines and ensure outstanding matters are actively followed through.
• Review documents and instructions critically and flag inconsistencies, risks or missing information.
• Research legislative, regulatory or procedural requirements where necessary.
• Maintain strong controls over confidential and sensitive corporate information.
• Take ownership of matters from instruction through to final implementation and record keeping.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' specialised experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, statutory compliance or closely related work.
• Strong practical knowledge of CIPC processes and corporate statutory requirements.
• Experience working with company structures, shareholders, directors and share registers.
• Good understanding of ownership percentages and corporate transactions.
• Strong knowledge of formal corporate documentation and record keeping.Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong logical and analytical ability.
• Able to interpret documents and understand how different corporate actions fit together.
• Strong written English and professional communication skills.
• Afrikaans would be advantageous.
• Comfortable dealing directly with directors, shareholders and professional advisers.
• Able to work independently and make sound judgement calls.
• Confident enough to challenge information or instructions when something appears incorrect.
• Strong organisational ability across multiple entities, deadlines and open matters.
• High level of discretion and confidentiality.

Education

A relevant qualification in law, commerce, governance, company secretarial practice, compliance or business administration would be advantageous.

Relevant specialised experience and strong technical ability will also be considered.

Soft Skills

You need to be meticulous without becoming rigid, confident without becoming reckless, and persistent enough to keep difficult matters moving. A natural curiosity is important — when something does not make sense, you should want to understand why rather than simply process it.

Salary

If you're confident that you fit the role, let's chat! The salary is open for discussion. The offer will be market related based on qualifications, skills, and experience.