Assistant Company Secretary
Arranging and attendance at certain board and committee meetings (including collation of management information for meeting packs);
Ability to draft board minutes, resolutions, review usual accounting documents, terms of business and provide input along with other departments.
A thorough knowledge and understanding of Blueprint is preferred. The majority of UK entities are on Blueprint and a programme is now underway to roll this out to the rest of the European and Asian entities subject to language and other local requirements.
A thorough knowledge of the Companies Acts 1985 and 2006 including ability to research and provide advice on various procedural and other aspects of the Companies Acts and corporate governance in conjunction with the legal department.
Conduct of necessary filings.
Interest and willingness to learn and manage the company secretarial functions in relation to foreign entities and offices not just UK.
Involvement in project work such as restructuring and opening new offices in Europe and/or Asia, including drafting requests for advice from foreign lawyers on company secretarial matters.
Closing down and liquidation of entities in the UK and abroad.
Provision of KYC, AML and other documents to current and future clients and occasional review of client’s documents.
Liaising with other departments in the firm where required in particular finance, compliance, risk and equivalent functions in the US, Europe and Asia.
Liaison with agents and lawyers in foreign jurisdictions.
Experience of UK Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships and various European and US entities such as US Limited liability companies and limited partnerships is useful but not essential.
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