Job title: EMEA ex-Lux Company Secretary
Company: AllianceBernstein
Job description: Role overviewWe are recruiting a UK Company Secretary to perform the corporate governance work currently assigned to the UK Legal and Compliance team for the entities that are managed by that office, including entities currently domiciled in the UK, Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, and Germany. This team member will work alongside the Lux Company Secretary and together they will cover the full set of entities overseen by the EMEA legal and compliance teams. The members of AllianceBernstein’s global Legal and Compliance department work in a collaborative manner with colleagues across the globe and accordingly, the candidate will work with other members of the department based in Pune, London, Nashville, and Luxembourg.Qualifications required:A successful Company Secretary should have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or a master’s degree in law degree from a reputed university. Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
- Previous experience as a Company Secretary of a one or more European private companies (UK experience is preferred) in a similar role within the financial services industry.
- Knowledge of corporate governance principles and relevant legislation and regulations (UK experience is preferred).
- Prior experience in transactional legal, corporate legal and corporate secretarial work
- Experience of working in a regulated or financial services environment would be preferable.
Skills/ Experience required:
- 3+ years’ experience as a Company Secretary;
- ability to multi-task, trouble-shoot, and work well with multiple departments/sources of information;
- Experience with a Document Management System (DMS) and Corporate Governance Software (Diligent Boards is preferred);
- IT literate with a good knowledge and high degree of competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint;
- A strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information; and
- Ability to operate at pace and adapt to a fast changing internal and external environment.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Highly detail orientated;
- Ability to prioritise workload and be able to work under pressure to tight deadline;
- Strong interpersonal skills as the position involves contact with other staff members across the business; and
- You must be able to communicate clearly and appropriately, both orally and in writing.
Key responsibilities:
- Administer the corporate entities, funds and SPVs overseen by the UK legal team, including regulatory filings;
- Draft documents for the corporate entities overseen by the UK legal team, including board minutes, resolutions, option deeds and share certificates;
- Provide governance advisory and implementation service;
- Provide guidance to directors and others, as appropriate, on their duties and responsibilities at both induction and upon request;
- Manage the collation of mandatory information from the board and committee members in support of regulatory requirements ensuring up to date records are maintained;
- Respond to queries from internal stakeholders and the wider group in a timely fashion;
- Maintain up-to-date records and staying diligent with updates for global entities and acquisitions, and complete required filings;
- Liaise with external company secretarial support for necessary assistance and updates.
- Supporting year-end processes, including updating strategic and directors reports and contributing to the approval of accounts and their submission to Companies House;
- Arranging Board/Committee packs including collating materials from different business units, drafting of agenda, circulating materials to directors and uploading materials to Diligent Boards;
- Drafting Board/Committee resolutions and minutes, including arranging signature by the Chair and filing the same to Document Management System (DMS);
- Undertaking Companies House filings and maintaining company books; and
- Providing general support to the Legal and Compliance teams as required.
Pune, India
Expected salary:
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Job date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:13:55 GMT
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