Interim Assistant Company Secretary (9 months +)

Leading trading platform provider are seeking an assistant company secretary to join them for a 9 month fixed term contract.  The successful candidate will be reporting to the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, working with a very dynamic and collaborative culture at a very exciting time of growth. 

Your duties will include:

• Supporting various boards (both regulated and non-regulated entities) and committees located in and outside of the UK with scheduled meetings, board calls and approvals, including drafting agendas, collating and circulating papers, meeting administration, preparing minutes, coordinating board changes, AGM and EGM approvals. 
• Lodging required forms with the applicable companies’ house and liaise with outside corporate secretarial firms.
• Maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries. 
• Assisting with the drafting of governance framework documents.
• Assisting and liaising with the legal team to process corporate changes and implement intercompany agreements.
• Liaising with board members, independent directors, executives, attorneys, internal and external auditors, finance and tax.
• Responding to ad hoc requests for information regarding the organisation.

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