An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right individual to take on the leadership role of our Company Secretarial Team and help drive its growth.
The Company Secretarial Team comprises of specialists who deal assist and advise our clients on a comprehensive range of company secretarial issues from company (and other entity) formations; dissolutions; drafting board/shareholder resolutions (to address various situations); managing client's registers and filings at Companies House; advising on governance and boardroom best practice; and who working closely with and support our international award-winning corporate team.
The Head of Company Secretary will lead and manage the firm’s Company Secretarial function, delivering a high quality, compliant and commercially focused service to a wide portfolio range of UK and international clients. This role combines team leadership, technical governance expertise, client management, and strategic development of the firm’s CoSec offering. Recent developments in the law, including the implementation of the ECCTA and a continued focus on ESG by clients make this a perfect opportunity to take forward the growth of our team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Key Skills and Experience
Essential
- managing complex governance matters such as advising on director conflicts and board meetings; drafting or updating Policies and governance frameworks; and
- advising on more complicated company secretarial matters such as complex PSC enquiries; or the interpretation of poorly drafted articles of association; or reconstructing statutory registers; or drafting intra group agreements (and advising on the issues that can arise with regard to the same).
Desirable
What We Can Offer You:
The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.
Excellent benefits, including:
Equal Opportunities:
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Nana Panti-Amoa Nana.Panti-Amoa@uk.gowlingwlg.com
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