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    Company Secretary - Leatherhead, United Kingdom - KBR

    KBR
    KBR Leatherhead, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Title:

    Company Secretary

    KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

    KBR employs approximately 29,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across two synergistic global businesses.

  • Government Solutions, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full lifecycle of defence, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics.
  • Sustainable Technology Solutions ('STS'), featuring proprietary technology, equipment, catalysts, digital solutions and related technical services for the monetization of hydrocarbons, including refining, petrochemicals, ammonia and specialty chemicals, as well as inorganics. It also incorporates the energy transition offerings including onshore and offshore oil and gas; LNG/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services; floating solutions; program management and consulting services.
  • About the Opportunity

    This is the perfect opportunity for a UK qualified Company Secretary (or Paralegal who wishes to grow their career and responsibilities) to join a truly global team of teams, in an autonomous role with responsibility for the UK Company Secretary function.

    The suitable candidate will demonstrate professional acumen, diligence and initiative, as it will be crucial that the candidate proactively action tasks and liaise with relevant departments to identify needs, respond to requests and ensure Companies House in a timely manner. The candidate will have the opportunity to work directly with senior stakeholders within our company.

    The role reports to the Vice President, Corporate & Securities in Houston, TX, USA, but will also work closely with other attorneys and the finance, tax and accounting departments in the UK and internationally.

    What you'll be doing

  • Maintaining the company statutory registers for all UK operating companies.
  • Updating Companies House as required, making all necessary filings and handling all UK company secretary correspondence.
  • Drafting of Board/Shareholder documentation to effect any corporate changes.
  • Assisting with Power of Attorney documentation and filings for any distributions, share capital injections, promissory notes, etc. made by operating and holding companies.
  • Organizing / preparing board meetings as required.
  • Responsibility for the incorporation of new entities for the UK portfolio.
  • Assisting with the preparation of intercompany franchise, management and security documentation and any statutory filings or record updates arising out of the foregoing.
  • Coordinating any new subsidiary/branch openings or closures and documentation required for same.
  • Coordinating any insolvency/administration projects as and when required.
  • Liaising with relevant departments regarding bank account/treasury requirements, including documenting intragroup loans, for the UK and international portfolio.
  • Preparation of governance reports as and when required.
  • Assisting the US public law group, as and when required.
  • Responsibility for legal entity record reconciliation projects, as and when required.
  • Other ad hoc UK and international company secretarial work as required from time to time.
  • What you will need

  • Chartered UK company secretary or paralegal with post qualification experience in a large corporation/public company or a law firm providing direct support for a company's corporate secretary function.
  • Proactive and self-managing, yet also a team player.
  • Judgment in setting priorities for major assignments and assuring that critical deadlines are met.
  • Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and outside parties, including regulators, business managers and outside counsel.
  • Ability to recognize issues of importance to the company and resolve such issues independently, or seek attorney guidance and input when necessary.
  • Efficiency, accuracy, organization, attention to detail, thoroughness in completing an assignment and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Personal and professional maturity.
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders.
  • KBR Company Information

    When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we're defining tomorrow's challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

    At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

    Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.

    As the needs of the world change, we're ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

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