Assistant Company Secretary
Columbia Threadneedle, West Norwood, Lambeth
Assistant Company Secretary
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Columbia Threadneedle, West Norwood, Lambeth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted today, 31 Aug | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: a560e9144e0d40f89af102e2f4e226b3
Location ref: West Norwood, Lambeth
Full Job Description
- Act as lead company secretary to subsidiary Boards, LLPs and Committees.
- Prepare agendas in consultation with Chairs and assemble/distribute board, committee and shareholder packs in electronic format.
- Attend and minute board meetings, shareholder meetings and other committee meetings.
- Prepare action lists and coordinate timely follow-up of actions, including execution of documents according to local requirements.
- Attend and contribute to pre-meetings in advance of board meetings.
- Work with the General Counsel's Organisation ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, articles of incorporation (or equivalent) and good corporate governance practices.
- Arrange statutory filings, maintain local statutory records and checklists of filing requirements across multiple jurisdictions; liaise with external company secretaries/service providers.
- Assist with maintenance of Group's statutory registers via Diligent Entities.
- Maintain corporate governance charts, guides, policies and terms of reference.
- Provide general assistance on group-wide projects and contribute to team meetings, continuously improving processes and governance practices.
Qualified governance professional or qualified solicitor. - Previous demonstrable board support experience, ideally in Financial Services and maintaining corporate filings across multiple jurisdictions.
- Good knowledge of applicable laws, governance codes and regulations.
- Strong accuracy, attention to detail, proactive, self-starter, and extremely well-organised.
- Fluent business English.
- Experience working within a global financial services group including matrix management.
- Proficiency with electronic board packs and company filing databases (e.g., Diligent Entities, Nasdaq Board Vantage).
- Minuting board meetings, corporate actions, subsidiary governance.
Full-time, permanent. Employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Flexible working requirements can be discussed with the recruiter.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/assistant-company-secretary-127306002