Company Secretary - International plc

Our client is a major international PLC with numerous subsidiary companies encompassing nuclear, renewable energy, subsea, offshore, shipping, technical and much more. 

An assistant Company Secretary is now required to support the Head of Legal in rendering all aspects of company secretarial services to the Board and the Group’s many UK and Overseas subsidiaries. The role will be based at company offices in Cumbria.

The role holder must be familiar with the following:

• Company secretarial services – The provision of core company secretarial services to Plc and Group companies including: preparation of board/shareholder documentation; drafting minutes of meetings and POA’s; drafting capital reduction and capitalisation documentation; managing company strike off’s; amending subsidiary Articles of Association; assisting subsidiaries with the completion of forms and the provision of documents in relation to tenders; attending to requests for notarisation of documents, certified copies of registers and board resolutions; and the ordering of certificates of good standing and copies of accounts and information from Companies House Direct.
• Corporate governance and compliance – To provide a central source of guidance and advice within the Company on matters of Companies Act compliance and good governance.
• Maintenance of statutory records and hard copy books.  Preparing and filing information with the Registrar of Companies to report certain changes regarding Plc and subsidiaries within the Group e.g. appointments and terminations of directors or to comply with requirements for periodic filing e.g. the annual return. 
• Maintain statutory records on Blueprint’s Company Secretarial package
• Assist with the production of the Annual and Interim reports.

Qualifications sought:

• Ideally ICSA Qualified (this is flexible if you have the requisite experience)
• Experience in a Company Secretarial role previously, ideally within a Plc environment providing Board Support and Compliance Administration and Governance
• Previous experience of managing staff is preferred but not essential
• Strong Stakeholder Management with the ability to communicate and influence across multiple stakeholders
• The ability to work on multiple projects at any one time
• Adaptable, tenacious, results Orientated and a team player

If you fit the above criteria and want to join this thriving organisation please forward your CV for review.

Fford & Stone always review applications on merit and treats them in utmost confidence.

Due to high levels of interest it isn’t always possible to respond to all applicants, however we appreciate your interest and will be in touch if we can assist you.