Assistant Company Secretary

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Currys Full time

**Assistant Company Secretary**:
London (Hybrid Working)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 4

Our passion at Currys is helping everyone enjoy the latest tech. We’re proud of the service levels we provide for our customer - online, in-store or in their homes. And it’s all down to our people, 30,000+ capable and committed colleagues, learning together, growing together, making us amazing and celebrating the wins.

You will assist the Deputy Group Secretary in supporting the Currys plc Board and Committee meeting processes, ensuring that the legal entities in the Group are compliant with companies legislation, the Listing Rules and corporate governance best practice and supporting shareholder projects including the Currys plc Annual Report and Accounts and Annual General Meeting.

Primary responsibilities:

- Supporting the production and distribution of plc Board and Committee papers as required
- Managing agendas and production of subsidiary board packs for main UK operating Boards, and minuting UK subsidiary board meetings
- Assisting the Reward team with share schemes administration including block listing of new shares, liaison with the external Trustees and supporting the awards and vesting processes
- Reviewing subsidiary company accounts
- Drafting and submitting RNS announcements and National Storage Mechanism uploads
- Updating terms of reference and other governance documentation in accordance with external best practice
- Drafting and managing the dividend timetable and documentation
- Maintaining governance documents including the Group Directors’ induction pack, directors’ conflicts register, directors’ interests register

Shared responsibilities:

- Managing the statutory compliance of Group subsidiaries in the UK, including making any required filings with Companies House and updating the internal corporate database with changes to the directorate, share capital and registration details of the international subsidiaries
- Drafting of the Company Secretarial sections of the Annual Report, NOM and ancillary/ shareholder documents and liaising with the Finance team, Registrars and the Company’s designers/printers through to formatting, production and distribution of the Annual Report
- Organising the Annual General Meeting
- Assisting with insider and project lists maintenance, permission to deal requests and queries
- Managing the relationship with the Company’s registrars
- Directors induction training and MAR training

You will have:
Essential
Previous company secretarial experience and be studying for the ICSA qualification/ ICSA qualified
A university degree or equivalent
High quality written and spoken English
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Integrity and discretion when handling confidential information
Able to work well with other departments and develop good working relationships across the business at all levels
Highly organised self-starter with good time management skills and ability to work to deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
IT Skills - Competent with Word, Excel, Adobe and Powerpoint

Desirable
Previous use of GEMS, Diligent and Insidertrack
Experience working in the Company Secretariat team of a FTSE350

We know our people are the magic ingredient in our success. That’s why we reward you with benefits that go deeper than just the day-to-day. Benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career. They include private medical insurance, company pension scheme, discretionary/performance-related bonus and colleague discounts.

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