Assistant Company Secretary
- Recruiter
- Lipson Lloyd-Jones
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Posted
- 15 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 11 Oct 2016
- Ref
- 63045
- Contact
- Lucy Boyd
- Job Title
- Company Secretary
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
THE COMPANY
A major financial services company.
THE ROLE
A position has arisen within their Legal Department for an Assistant Company Secretary.
It is based within a company secretarial team which supports an unlimited liability company regulated by the FCA as well as other domestic and foreign entities.
Key responsibilities:
The main part of the role is arranging and minuting two boards and seven committee meetings (including collation of management information for meeting packs);
Ability to draft board minutes, resolutions and carry out usual company secretarial filings and duties.
Interest and willingness to learn and manage the company secretarial functions in relation to foreign entities and offices not just UK.
ABOUT YOU
Prior experience of taking detailed (narrative) minutes preferably in the financial services sector.
Some legal and/or paralegal experience would be useful but not essential.
Alternatively, or in addition to this, an ACIS qualification would be useful, although the role would also suit someone taking the qualifications or with relevant experience
Knowledge and experience of Blueprint, documentation management systems and data protection would be useful.
You will be joining a lively and busy team and should be able to deal with competing demands while being exposed to matters of strategic importance to the firm and the wider Group so discretion and confidentiality is essential.
You will be :
A self-starter capable of working independently with minimal supervision
Confident to tackle a wide range of company secretarial issues
Able to take ownership of requirements/issues and ensure they are resolved to meet objectives
Very organised, disciplined and responsive
Able to demonstrate an understanding of clients and their commercial needs
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