Deputy Company Secretary

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Transact Full time

We are now recruiting for a Deputy Company Secretary to join our in-house legal team. Reporting to the Head of Legal (Group Company Secretary) the role holder will be responsible for supporting, advising on, maintaining, embedding and advocating robust and proportionate corporate governance, reflecting industry standards and best practice, at both Board and Committee levels; and managing the delivery of board support and meeting management to all the UK and Isle of Man entities in the IntegraFin Group.

The main areas of responsibility for the Deputy Company Secretary are:

- Advising on and facilitating compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory company secretariat and governance requirements (UK and IOM).
- Providing advice on corporate governance and regulatory matters.
- Drafting resolutions.
- Drafting AGM and GM notices, resolutions and announcements, in collaboration with Head of IR.
- Liaison on voting with third party suppliers.
- Preparing and releasing RNS market announcements.
- Horizon scanning in respect of company secretariat, corporate and governance matters, and supporting the Head of Legal in advising the Board and Executive as appropriate, including preparing and implementing action plans to ensure compliance where necessary.
- Monitor voting guidelines from proxy companies and provide the Head of Legal with key themes and messages relevant the Company’s governance structure and reward framework.
- Assist the Head of Legal in the drafting and management of disclosures for the Annual Reports and Financial Statements and other reporting to the Committees, Boards, shareholders and the market.
- Manage the Assistant Company Secretary in the delivery of the meeting cycle and ensure the smooth operation of the Boards, Board Committees and sub-committees.

To be successful in the role, you will be a qualified Solicitor with extensive knowledge or experience in advising on Companies Act, FCA Handbook (LR, MAR, and DTR), miscellaneous legislation, and the Corporate Governance Code whether in house, or in private practice. Any knowledge of the Isle of Man corporate governance requirements would be desirable and knowledge of the FSMA and FCA Handbook, in particular the Governance arrangements applicable to investment firms and insurance companies would be especially valuable.

You must have management experience and a passion for developing talent. You must have experience of working with a UKLA premium listed company on corporate governance and emerging requirements, as well as within a complex corporate structure involving multiple regulated businesses.

You should be used to drafting meeting notices and board and shareholder resolutions as well as market announcements (RNS).

You should be a proactive self starter, with the ability to work well both alone and with a team. You should take ownership of key deliverable and have excellent communications skills with the ability to translate technical legal matters into commercial communications.

**Equal Opportunities

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