Assistant company secretary

Our client, a global science and chemicals organisation, are looking to hire an Assistant Company Secretary on an initial 6 mth basis. The purpose of the role will be to provide efficient and professional company secretarial support across all of the Company Secretarial Department s activities, including in driving good governance across the organisation. Responsibilities: To implement and monitor compliance with global best practice policies and procedures. Working with the Senior Assistant Company secretary, to ensure that appropriate governance and statutory compliance is maintained with a particular focus on global subsidiaries, including through. Developing and building strong collaborative relationships with the overseas contact network. Managing the day-to-day relationship with the overseas subsidiary service provider. Advising colleagues on company law and governance best practice. Providing support for routine governance approvals, such as annual accounts and board changes. Ensuring the department s records are kept up to date. Supporting an annual health check of all overseas entities. Leading an annual review of subsidiary board composition, recommending changes where necessary. Assisting with corporate restructurings and M A transactions. To support the Legal Entity Rationalisation programme in order to reduce the number of legal entities in the Group, ensuring the structure is fit for purpose. To contribute to the Annual Report and Accounts process, including drafting certain sections of the Governance Report and Directors Report. To assist with AGM preparation. To assist with dividend management, including the timetable and shareholder documents. To respond to and resolve shareholder queries, including through working with the share registrar. To support adherence to best practice corporate governance, particularly in relation to the UK Corporate Governance Code. To assist with the maintenance of the corporate governance framework, including terms of reference and company secretarial policy. To assist with the ongoing maintenance of project confidential lists and manage permission to deal requests in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulations. Drafting and assisting with RNS announcements and FCA filings. To carry out any other duties which are within the employee s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed. Requirements: CGI qualified with relevant experience of working in a company secretarial department of a listed company or professional services firm Previous experience of working in an international environment with overseas subsidiaries experience Experience of working across multiple business units simultaneously A good understanding of current legislative, regulatory and best practice requirements This role will initially be offered for 6 mths with possible extension. This will be a hybrid opportunity requiring 2-3 days per week from the London City based office. Pay rate up to £500 per day (via an approved Umbrella). If you feel you have the skills and experience to be suitable for this role please send your CV for consideration. Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience. Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.