Company Secreterial Coordinator

Job title:

Company Secreterial Coordinator

Company:

Diageo

Job description

Job Description :Job Title: Company Secretarial CoordinatorLocation: BudapestContract: fixed term (2 years)About the Function:Corporate Legal & Company Secretarial teamAbout the team:The company secretarial team is responsible for providing company secretarial and corporate governance support to the Board of Diageo plc and its committees as well as for all group companies incorporated in GB, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as legal support to the finance teams including treasury, financial reporting, group control, tax and investor relations. The team is made up of c.13 roles based in London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Budapest.About the role:Contract Term (Fixed Term/ Full Time/ Secondment):Full time family leave cover, expected to be from 1 August 2025 until September 2027.Reports into:General Counsel Corporate & Deputy Company SecretaryRole Overview:Responsible for coordinating annual statutory accounts approval processes for GB entities, involving liaising with financial reporting teams, external auditors and statutory boards, coordinating diaries for review and approval meetings, arranging for filing of documents with Companies House public registry. Also responsible for maintaining, reviewing and updating template company secretarial documents, including email templates, board minutes, resolutions, letters of support, etc.Role Responsibilities:Scheduling timetable for statutory entity financial statements review, approval and filing within applicable regulatory requirements.Coordinating diaries of senior executives who are statutory directors along with external auditors and internal statutory reporting teams to ensure timely review and approval of financial statements for all GB group companies.Drafting of company secretarial documents relating to approval of financial statements – e.g. board minutes and resolutions, letters of support, etc.Arranging for signature of financial statements and filing with UK Companies House within statutory time limits.Filing director changes (appointment & resignation) and confirmation statements with U Companies House.Review the UK financial statements including the related undertakings list and the directors’ report in accordance with UK law, regulation, and Diageo in-house style.Assisting the team with other aspects of group year end reporting cycle as necessary.Experience / skills required:

• Must be highly organised while remaining agile to deal with late requests and changes to timelines.
• Excellent relationship-builder and able to coordinate with senior stakeholders, other functions and external auditors.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in sometimes pressured situations.
• Understanding of the importance of financial, legal and corporate governance principles and requirements.
• Able to drive / project manage excellent execution.

.Flexible Working Statement:Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.Diversity statement:Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.Worker Type : RegularPrimary Location: BudapestAdditional Locations :Job Posting Start Date : 2025-05-12

Expected salary

Location

Budapest

Job date

Tue, 13 May 2025 22:20:44 GMT

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