Company Secretary

Job Description:

We're working with a leading private equity firm to bring onboard an experienced Company Secretary or Assistant Company Secretary to join its Glasgow team.

This is an excellent role for someone who has either worked in an official company secretarial capacity or in a role that these skills have been required.

• Ideally qualification with ICSA (Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators) or equivalent.


• Strong, broad company secretarial experience, ideally including work with listed companies.


• Good understanding of the requirements and regulations relevant to investment trusts or venture capital trusts would be beneficial


• Solid legal awareness, able to review documentation effectively.


• Excellent organisational and project-management skills.


• Meticulous attention to detail.


• Strong time-management, able to meet tight deadlines reliably.


• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain client relationships and deliver a high-quality service.


• Competence in MS Office, especially Word and Excel.


• Experience from legal/accounting that is transferrable in to the role

• Prepare Board and Committee papers, attend meetings, and produce minutes for assigned clients.


• Ensure clients comply with their constitutional documents and the regulatory framework governing investment trusts and venture capital trusts.


• Oversee statutory filings and maintain statutory records for relevant clients.


• Project-manage the production of Annual and Interim Reports, AGM logistics, and all corporate transactions.


• Monitor and ensure compliance with Listing, Disclosure Guidance & Transparency Rules, especially stock exchange announcements.


• Produce shareholder communications and other regulatory documentation.


• Review legal documents relevant to client companies.


• Support with ad-hoc projects as required.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16233

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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