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Deputy Company Secretary

Employer
McKenzie Douglas
Location
South West England
Salary
Six figure package
Closing date
13 Feb 2025
Reference
4965LA

Job Details

Reporting and deputising for the GC you may be a qualified solicitor or ICSA graduate.

Private business within the professional services sector seeks a Deputy Company Secretary to take a senior role within the legal and company secretarial team.

Responsibilities: 

  • Provision of company secretarial support including producing written board minutes and resolutions to support the business activities. Submit statutory filings and engage external notary services as required.
  • Responsible for legal advice on the UK Property Portfolio.
  • Responsible for managing the insurance annual renewal process, handling insurance related queries and forms.
  • Respond to requests for advice on compliance related documentation and processes, including Limited Liability Partnership agreement, Articles of Association, and internal governance terms of reference.
  • Responsible for designing and implementing Global compliance programmes.
  • Undertake confidential internal investigations into alleged compliance breaches, including misconduct such as breach of confidentiality.
  • Leading company secretarial support for the Annual Audit cycle including Director sign off of accounts for the Corporate Trading Group subsidiary entities. Coordinating and attending annual Audit Committee meetings including supporting the Chairpersons to prepare agendas, writing minutes for all meetings, and monitoring actions.
  • Advising and assisting directors in respect of their statutory duties and responsibilities.
  • Responsible for communicating and helping safeguarding corporate governance best practice.
  • Support the Company Secretary’s role of trusted advisor on legal matters to the senior leadership team. Instructing and managing external legal advisors as required.

 We are looking for:

  • ICSA or qualified solicitor with strong private sector company secretarial experience and ideally commercial legal experience.
  • Prior in-house experience a strong benefit, ideally within the professional services sector.
  • Ability to recognise issues of strategic and reputational importance.
  • Experience advising on commercial property portfolios.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

 Package on Offer: 

  • Attractive base salary
  • Car allowance
  • Pension
  • Bonus
  • Family health cover
  • Life insurance
  • Income Protection
  • Range of other benefits

Company

McKenzie Douglas In-House Legal is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on placing legal staff into commerce and industry including: Lawyers, Company Secretaries, Compliance Managers, Contract Managers, Commercial Managers and IP Attorneys. We have been operating for more than twenty years and in that time have built up an impressive client list including FTSE 100, 250 and SMEs such as BHP, Intel, Dyson, Equans, Experian, RWE, Bupa, SSE, United Utilities and Alstom. We handle recruitment assignments across England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and various international locations.

Company info
Telephone
015394 46666
Location
McKenzie Douglas, Lyth Valley Road
Windemere
Cumbria
LA23 3JP
GB

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