Senior Trust & Company Secretarial Administrator

FROGG Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Trust Administrator Woodstock Cape Town is sought by a law firm client with 3-5 years experience in trust and company secretarial roles. The role requires solid trust administration experience and knowledge of regulatory aspects for trusts and companies.

The position involves liaising with trustees, drafting minutes and agendas, maintaining statutory records, and handling related administrative and compliance tasks within a law-firm environment.

Qualifications

• Legal qualification (para-legal or other legal studies qualification).
• 3 to 5 years Company Secretarial Administrator / Trust and Company Secretarial Officer experience in a law firm.
• Administrative procedures and systems.
• Business writing skills.
• Regulatory knowledge of trusts and companies.
• Governance, Risk and Controls.
• Basic knowledge of annual financial statements and income tax for individuals, trusts and companies.

Responsibilities

• General trust administration.
• Liaising with clients / trustees and arranging trustee meetings.
• Preparing minutes, agendas and meeting packs.
• Working with the responsible director and candidate attorney(s).
• Capturing documentation onto files / systems.
• Liaising with Master of the High Court, SARS and service providers.
• Drafting minutes, agendas, resolutions, amendments to trust deeds and related trust documentation.
• Preparing annual returns and CIPC compliance checklists.
• Maintaining company statutory records and minute books.
• Maintaining electronic databases and statutory records.
• Drafting and registering documentation for Company-, Close Corporation-, and Trust laws.
• Liaising with CIPC, SARS, Master of the High Court on registrations.
• Reporting and correspondence to clients re the registration process.
• Assisting with administrative duties.

Skills

Business writing

Governance & risk

Client liaison

Trust administration

Financial statements knowledge

Tax basics

Education

Legal qualification (para-legal or other legal studies qualification)

Job description

Trust Administrator Woodstock Cape Town is sought by a law firm client with 3-5 years experience in trust and company secretarial roles. The role requires solid trust administration experience and knowledge of regulatory aspects for trusts and companies.

The position involves liaising with trustees, drafting minutes and agendas, maintaining statutory records, and handling related administrative and compliance tasks within a law-firm environment.