Deputy Company Secretary (Professional Services)

Job title:

Deputy Company Secretary (Professional Services)

Company:

McKenzie Douglas

Job description

Private business within the professional services sector seeks a Deputy Company Secretary to take a senior role within the legal and company secretarial team.Responsibilities:

• Provision of company secretarial support including producing written board minutes and resolutions to support the business activities. Submit statutory filings and engage external notary services as required.
• Responsible for legal advice on the UK Property Portfolio.
• Respond to requests for advice on compliance related documentation and processes, including Limited Liability Partnership agreement, Articles of Association, and internal governance terms of reference.
• Responsible for designing and implementing Global compliance programmes.
• Undertake confidential internal investigations into alleged compliance breaches, including misconduct such as breach of confidentiality.
• Leading company secretarial support for the Annual Audit cycle including Director sign off of accounts for the Corporate Trading Group subsidiary entities. Coordinating and attending annual Audit Committee meetings including supporting the Chairpersons to prepare agendas, writing minutes for all meetings, and monitoring actions.
• Advising and assisting directors in respect of their statutory duties and responsibilities.
• Responsible for communicating and helping safeguarding corporate governance best practice.
• Responsible for managing the insurance annual renewal process.
• Support the Company Secretary’s role of trusted advisor on legal matters to the senior leadership team. Instructing and managing external legal advisors as required.

We are looking for:ICSA or qualified solicitor with strong private sector company secretarial experience and ideally commercial legal experience.

• Prior in-house experience a strong benefit, ideally within the professional services sector.
• Ability to recognise issues of strategic and reputational importance.
• Experience advising on commercial property portfolios.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Package on Offer:

• Car allowance
• Pension
• Bonus
• Family health cover
• Life insurance
• Income Protection
• Range of other benefits

Apply:If you are interested in this Deputy Company Secretary position, please apply now or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to If the role isn’t right for you but you are interested in hearing about similar positions or some advice regarding the market, then please do get in touch on 01539 446666.By submitting a job application to us, you agree to the storage of your personal data by Mckenzie Douglas. This information may have been provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources (e.g. professional and social media sites) throughout the entire application process. To facilitate Mckenzie Douglas carrying out recruitment services on your behalf, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The Data Protection Act 1998 and the GDPR give you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act and GDPR. Please contact us on .Jacqui DouglasConnect to Jacqui onT: +44 (0)1539 446666

Expected salary

Location

Somerset

Job date

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 04:16:22 GMT

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