Company Secretary (Manager, Professional Services)

Company Secretary (Manager, Professional Services)

Computershare London, United Kingdom

Job Description
Location: London or Bristol (Hybrid)
In this position, you'll be based in the London or Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential
Today's Company Secretaries are under mounting pressure to deal with increasing corporate compliance, governance and reporting requirements, and as a result they are looking for partners who can provide a full suite of governance and company secretarial services. Our fast-growing team of company secretarial and corporate governance specialists both in the UK and globally can now provide Computershare clients with a broad range of governance advisory and managed services to expand on and complement our existing Computershare Entity Solutions (CES) technology solutions. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a growing team, which can provide a platform for professional development, this may be the opportunity for you.

A role you will love
As a Manager within the UK EGC team, you would be responsible for leading relationships for a diverse listed plc client portfolio. You will be a trusted member of the team and encouraged to have an active role in growing the business, while coaching and developing others in the team. Working in a fast-paced professional services environment you will deliver high quality end-to-end services, advising listed plc clients on best practice governance and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at a time of growth and transformation. The individual will be responsible for leading the delivery of listed plc and IPO client engagements. You will be responsible for all aspects of Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance support including arrangements for and attendance at board, committee and shareholder meetings, preparing and filing documentation in relation to regulatory compliance and statutory returns, corporate transactional support and gain experience of listed plc governance and IPO processes and procedures and also provide support to special projects such as corporate actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver listed plc and IPO client engagements.
• Advise clients on listed plc requirements, compliance, governance, and transaction related matters.
• Help to grow our business through client relationship management activities.
• Develop subject matter market insights, technical knowledge and service delivery templates, processes, tools, and materials.
• Manage, mentor, and develop junior team members.
• Support business management and operational matters, including recruitment, resourcing, finance and risk management.
• Administer the on-boarding of new clients in accordance with company policies and processes.
• Attend client and Computershare hosted industry events.
• Collaborate with Finance to manage billing and invoicing for clients, have an awareness of recoverability and work in an efficient manner.
• Keep up to date of both internal and external influences to help shape continuous growth and development of the EGC business and offering.
• Oversee, train and support junior colleagues in all aspects of listed company compliance and governance, enabling them to develop their career.
• Provide support to listed company boards and committees, which will include attendance at meetings in a minute taking and advisory capacity.
• Ensure compliance with all continuing obligations such as Listing Rules and DTRs, Regulatory and Company Law requirements and compliance with Market Abuse Regulations (MAR).
• Organise and manage shareholder meetings including the preparation of all relevant notices and meeting documentation.
• Prepare and file the relevant statutory filings and regulatory filings (Companies House, FCA, NSM).
• Prepare, coordinate and release regulatory announcements using a range of RIS portals.
• Provide advice and guidance on corporate governance best practice to a diverse portfolio of listed plc clients.
• Draft and review non-financial sections of Annual and Half Year Reports and Accounts ensuring disclosures accurately reflect the client's governance practices and comply with relevant regulations, preparing and filing of relevant submissions and announcements on behalf of clients and project managing the process, where appropriate/required.
• Maintain corporate registers from a regulatory, statutory and governance reporting requirements perspective.
• Maintain insider lists and facilitate proper management of sensitive information.
• Coordinate board and committee annual evaluations.
• Monitor directors' interests and conflicts of interest.
• Liaise with third party advisors such as the client's registrar, broker and legal advisors.

What will you bring to the role?
To be successful as a Manager within our team you will be able to demonstrate an expert technical knowledge of listed plc governance, compliance and regulatory requirements in a previous company secretarial role.

• Strong technical company secretarial knowledge and corporate governance experience.
• Experience working in a Professional Services environment would be beneficial but is not essential. Many of our team have an in-house background.
• A history of building client or stakeholder relationships, which will help us to develop the EGC business.
• Ability to influence and build effective relationships at all levels with clients and colleagues.
• Awareness of legal, regulatory and governance trends and developments.
• Attention to detail and track record of producing high quality work.
• Experience of managing direct reports would be advantageous but not essential.
• A resilient and proactive approach with the ability to take ownership/responsibility for own work and work of others.
• Effective business, financial and risk management skills, and the ability to think/act strategically and commercially whilst protecting the reputation of Computershare.
• Qualified member of CGI/ICSA (Desirable).

Rewards designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.

About Us
A company to be proud of
We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work
At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

About the Team
Since 1978, we've been trusted by companies around the globe to manage their shareholder registry, corporate actions and shareholder meetings and we're now the number one transfer agency in the world. As client needs evolved, so has our portfolio of services; extending our Issuer Services into equity and entity governance services to companies both public and private worldwide.