Company Secretary

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom BWW Recruitment Full time

Our client is part of a global top-10 insurance group, with three main legal entities operating in the Lloyd's, UK & Continental European and Swiss and Bermudian markets.

They are now looking to bring on a Company Secretary to join their team on a full-time permanent basis.

This role reports to the Head of Company Secretarial and sits alongside another Company Secretary to divide up Board/Committee and subsidiary management responsibilities.


nRole responsibilities:
nProviding full Company Secretarial support to Board and Management Committees

This includes:


nmeeting planning, logistics, agenda setting, maintenance of the forward calendar;npaper compilation, review for governance purposes, and distribution;nattendance at Board sub-committees and ad hoc meetings; andnaccurate and timely minuting of meetings and management of actions and matters arising.nProviding advice on and facilitating compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory company secretariat and governance requirements.nActing as the Company Secretary for UK and overseas service companies and working closely with the locally appointed CoSec, where applicable.nReviewing and maintaining relevant Committee Terms of Reference and other key governance documents.nOversight, advocacy and support to management and management committee secretaries in ensuring good standards of governance at management committees.nCoordinating director induction and onboarding.nMaintaining and embedding policies owned by Company Secretarial.nSupporting and coordinating director training programme.nSupporting and coordinating Board effectiveness reviews.nLeadership of continuous improvement initiatives to promote good corporate governance.nHorizon scanning in respect of company secretarial, corporate and governance matters, and supporting the Head of Company Secretarial to advise the Board and Executive as appropriate, including preparing and implementing action plans to ensure compliance where necessary.nMaintaining relevant registers, statutory books, and administration systems.nLiaising with external auditors and other external parties as required.nSupporting and coordinating corporate projects of business changes or continuous improvement initiatives, for example, international expansion, corporate finance transactions, corporate reorganisations or closure of dormant companiesnThere is a hybrid structure in place with 3 days in the office and 2 WFH.

There are 4 quarterly meetings and the whole team will have to be in 5 days a week when these are taking place.

There is a competitive salary on offer. The full job description is available on request.
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