Purpose of the role:
To maintain all statutory records of the internal companies of the group and thus ensure that plc and its subsidiaries endorse and maintain the accepted principles of good corporate governance, placing emphasis on ensuring all legal, regulatory and other necessary requirements are complied with.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure a good standard of corporate governance is maintained within the team, ensuring any legal, tax and statutory requirements are adhered to
- Assist with the co-ordination of quarterly and ad-hoc Board and Committee meetings (both divisional and jurisdictional) to include preparation of the agendas and the collation and distribution of the Board packs
- Attendance at relevant Board/Committee meetings to take minutes, record decisions and actions and ensure that these are adequately monitored and managed across the Group with the assistance of the senior members of the department
- Be a point of contact between the Board of Directors and Group shareholders
- Maintenance of the wider corporate governance and statutory records for the Committees and Boards within the Group
- Liaison with the relevant Companies Registries to ensure that filings and payments of fees are kept up to date and that the companies remain in good standing
- Assist with projects including, but not limited to, share issues, mergers and acquisitions
Skills required:
- Relevant Professional Qualification
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a company secretarial role
- Relevant expertise and comprehensive technical knowledge of corporate governance matters
- Excellent Minute Writing Skills