Assistant Company Secretary

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Job description

My client is a growing Bank

Job Description
Assistant Company Secretary

London / Cardiff

Role:

• Supporting the Company Secretary in fulfilling the statutory office and responsibilities of Company Secretary for the Group and its subsidiaries, to include providing advice and assistance to the General Counsel, the Chair of the Board, and other Directors and Executives on corporate governance matters.
• Supporting the Board Risk and Executive Risk Committees, to include working with chairs to manage agendas and forward planning, collating meeting packs, producing minutes of meetings and tracking to closure actions arising from meetings.
• Assisting with the drafting of Board and Committee reports on corporate governance matters.
• Assisting with the drafting of those sections of Annual Reports and Accounts falling within the remit of the Company Secretarial team.
• Providing guidance and training to colleagues outside the Group's Company Secretarial team who are charged with responsibility for supporting governance meetings.
• Corporate record-keeping, the completion and return of statutory filings, and the updating of statutory registers and minute books of Group entities.
• Maintaining and enhancing sound standards of Corporate Governance for the Group.
• Ensuring that decision-makers are provided with high quality, succinct information which includes consideration of stakeholder interests and supports any statement regarding compliance with Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 required to be made by the Group and any relevant subsidiary entities in their Annual Reports and Accounts.
• Supporting reviews of Board and Committee effectiveness, the on-boarding of new Directors, and Directors' training.

The Successful Applicant
Assistant Company Secretary

London / Cardiff

Essential:

• Demonstrable regulated financial services experience at a senior level within a Secretariat.
• Experience of supporting Boards and Committees within a regulated financial services business.
• Experience of using Diligent and Blueprint.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Strong working background of managing Board and/or Committee meetings (setting agendas, taking minutes and producing follow-up actions)
• ICSA / CG Qualified

What's on Offer
Assistant Company Secretary

Permanent opportunity

Contact
Brighde N-Luxmoore

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JN-102262

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