Assistant Company Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Quilter

Quilter

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

What the Hiring Manager Says

Quilter Corporate Secretariat is well regarded for the critical support it provides to the Quilter plc Board and the boards of its subsidiaries.

We require a capable and experienced Assistant Company Secretary with strong technical knowledge and skills to join our team to provide support to the Quilter businesses and core PLC activities including year end work.

This is a great opportunity to build on existing experience and work within a supportive and developmental environment.

About the Role

The role supports key activities undertaken by Corporate Secretariat to support the Quilter businesses providing company secretarial support to the Group's subsidiaries on routine statutory & regulatory compliance, corporate governance and transactional matters including:

Maintenance of Group entity statutory records in compliance with legal, statutory and regulatory requirements.
Drafting routine board minutes, papers and statutory forms.
Prepare and review corporate documentation such as report and accounts.
Working with Business contacts and responding to adhoc company secretarial queries from the business.
Working with the Businesses to ensure Quilter policies and procedures are implemented in an appropriate manner.
Support corporate transactions and projects including liquidations of companies that are no longer required.
Provide support for the regulatory filings managed by the team, such as close links and annual controllers report.
Undertaking research on technical matters and sharing knowledge with other team members.

This role also supports Quilter plc's listing on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.

This will include contributing to and supporting core PLC activity including:

Work on projects to support the delivery of the overall team strategy.
Support the year end process for Quilter plc.
Support on key corporate governance activity for Quilter plc including supporting on Stock Exchange announcements for our dual listed entity and supporting the maintenance of insider lists and confidential lists.
Ad hoc support for Shareholder relations and Shareplans activity as agreed.
Support on key departmental systems, such as Insidertrack and diligent board books.

Importantly, you will build and maintain successful relationships with a variety of stakeholders from across the organisation and liaise with individuals at all levels.

About You

Familiarity with key aspects of the regulatory environment within which the team works would be advantageous, including awareness of relevant aspects of the Companies Act, the Market Abuse Regulation, Listing Rules and Disclosure Rules & Transparency Guideline requirements.

It is not essential but it would be great if you have:

Prior experience of financial services.
Previous experience of dealing with Diligent (Boards and Entities), and RNS Submit for releasing stock exchange announcements.

Core Benefits

Holiday: 26 days

Quilter Incentive Scheme:
All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions

Private Medical Insurance:
Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost

Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost

Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence

In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.