Senior Manager- Specialist Corporate Governance

An opportunity to join a global leader as Senior Manager providing a wide range of plc Company Secretarial,  Corporate governance  and Board support services.

You will join a business experiencing rapid growth which will in turn lead to fantastic career progression opportunities.

This rapidly changing business will deliver on access to the best plc clients and variety and challenge of work.

The role could span both London and Bristol offices with a requirement for time spent in Bristol.

Some of the main responsibilities to include;

• Providing high quality board, committee and shareholder meeting support to clients, including coordinating agendas and papers, attending board, committee and general meetings throughout the UK, taking accurate and comprehensive minutes and circulating for review. 

• Be fully conversant with the relevant systems, procedures and services of both the Specialist Corporate Governance department as a whole and to work with colleagues to ensure that the work processes of the Specialist Corporate Governance department are carried out efficiently and effectively.

• Ensure that all completed work is promptly invoiced, raising interim invoices as appropriate.

• Work closely with clients, identifying ways in which they can develop the relationship and ensure client retention.

• Work closely with other members of the Specialist Corporate Governance department in identifying areas where current systems and services can be developed.

• Ensure that files are compliant with current money laundering regulations, conduct ongoing client contact to ensure that the customer due diligence information requested is received within a reasonable time frame.

• Maintain systems that enable us to manage and control customer due diligence activity and reporting all concerns in respect of suspicion of money laundering activity to the Compliance Officer.

• Identify, promote and develop commercial opportunities wherever possible and to keep clients informed of new products, services and changes in legislation.

• Play an active role in the business development, supporting marketing, promotional and sales initiatives as appropriate.

• Supervise more junior employees in the provision of services to listed and regulated clients.

• Produce regular corporate governance updates for clients and provide thought leadership in the form of blogs and articles. 

• Perform ad-hoc requests at the request of the Head of Specialist Corporate Governance.

• Confidence in travelling independently to meetings throughout the UK and comfortable with occasional overnight stays.

• Experience of company secretarial transactions, filing and notification requirements and using company secretarial software. 

• Proactive and self-motivated.

• Personable and enthusiastic team player, with a confident, professional and commercial outlook.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Capable of working under pressure and with minimal supervision.

• Experience of servicing board and committee meetings, sound and competent minute-taking skills and general boardroom exposure; confident and able to deal with colleagues and clients at all levels, including board directors and senior managers.

• Expert knowledge of corporate governance and best practice generally, including an up to date working knowledge of the UK Corporate Governance Code and an understanding of subsidiary governance principles.

• Experience in providing services to clients, both in person, in writing and by telephone.