We have an exciting new opportunity for a Qualified Company Secretary to join our Board Management Services team. This role can be based in our London, Amersham, Guildford, Bristol, Cheltenham or Birmingham offices working on a hybrid basis.
The Qualified Company Secretary will work with Boards, Companies and our own business areas to support them in finding pragmatic solutions to Governance and Secretariat issues. They will lead bespoke projects and ensure the timely delivery of our Governance and Secretariat services.
Responsibilities:
- Help to develop corporate governance policies and procedures
- Advise clients on their responsibilities
- Maintain the company’s statutory registers and records, encompassing the register of shareholders, directors and other relevant documentation
- Assist the organisation of Board meetings, including agendas, materials and taking minutes throughout
- Ensure that the Board’s decisions are properly communicated and implemented
- Ensure compliance of clients with legal and regulatory requirements
- Monitor changes in legislation, updating the board and management teams on any impactful developments
- Manage communications with shareholders, including facilitating the exercise of shareholders’ rights
- Handle matters related to share transfers, dividends and other corporate actions
- Lead projects and initiatives in support of the Board Management Services business plan
Experience/Qualifications:
- Several years' experience of working within a corporate environment
- Qualified Chartered Governance Professional
- Strong interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills
- A proven effective communicator
Benefits Summary
- Competitive discretionary annual bonus
- Core benefits paid for by BW including life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover and 25 days holiday per year with holiday trading
- A generous pension scheme where we contribute 8% of your salary from day one of your employment
- Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family through any concerns or challenges you may experience
- A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit your life stage and lifestyle including a tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, health assessments, critical illness cover, extension of private medical cover or life assurance to family members, gym membership, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, fitness centres, travel and leisure companies
Accessibility
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition, or individual need, which you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to make adjustments to our processes to enable you a fair opportunity to showcase your skills. Please visit AbilityNet should you benefit from advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. Should you require information in a different format, have other accessibility or reasonable adjustment requirements or if you find any problems not listed on this page, please contact us.
Happy to talk flexible working.
We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not send speculative CVs for this position. Should we need assistance, we will reach out