Assistant Company Secretary

Location
England, Greater London
Salary
£50000 - £70000 per annum
Posted
08 Feb 2019
Closes
08 Mar 2019
Ref
13990896/001
Contact
Brighde N-Luxmoore
Job Title
Company Secretary
Practice Area
Compliance, Corporate
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Exciting opportunity to join a FTSE 100 and provide Company Secretarial support to the Board and Committees

Client Details

My client is a FTSE 100 based in Greater London

Description

Assistant Company Secretary - FTSE 100 Business

Greater London

Role:

  • Provide support to Company Secretary & Group General Counsel and Deputy Company Secretary
  • Support Board, Committee with managing meetings, agendas, pre-read papers, follow-up points and action items. Liaising with Board, members of the Executive Leadership Team and EAs
  • Assist with planning and organising the AGM, drafting the Notice of Meeting, Chairman's script and associated documentation to comply with statutory requirements
  • Statutory Filing
  • Liaising internally and externally on shares schemes and act as first point of contact for all share scheme process issues
  • Assist with provision of information for Annual Report and Accounts, including Corporate Governance report, Remuneration report and director information
  • Draft, and upon formal approval, release RNS announcements including PDMR/Director Share Dealing, Total Voting Rights, Holdings in Company and Blocklisting returns
  • Assist with reviewing and developing statutory compliance processes and procedures to reflect best practice and improve efficiency
  • Profile

    Assistant Company Secretary - FTSE 100 Business

    Greater London

    Essential:

    • Demonstrable working background from within a company secretarial department in a listed business
    • Have ability to liaise with Senior Managers and Directors and proactively influence where appropriate
    • Detailed working knowledge of share scheme
    • Strong project management, planning and organisational skills and able to work well under pressure, prioritise effectively and meet deadline
    • ICSA qualified (ideally)

    Job Offer

    Assistant Company Secretary - FTSE 100 Business

    Legal

    Permanent opportunity with a very competitive package