Company Secretary / Fund Governance Officer (Manager)

The Fund Governance Officer (Manager) leads and oversees a team responsible for the delivery of Company Secretarial and Registered Office Services to clients.

Your Attitude and Skills

• You are passionate about your field, understand the importance of corporate governance and are excited about delivering a great product.
• Entrepreneurial in mind-set, you take ownership, strive to grow relationships, develop the people around you and seek out new opportunities for growth providing you a high degree of autonomy and flexibility as to where and when you work.
• You enjoy a challenge, don’t shy away from taking on responsibilities outside of your core role and are at ease talking with, supporting and challenging senior management / board members.
• You are enthusiastic about being the driving force for the creation of the UK client servicing framework and building out the client supporting team.
• You are comfortable in a sales and onboarding environment, able to well articulate their service offering and help prospects navigate legal and regulatory fund governance solutions.
• You have experience relevant to this role (typically 10+ years) and in supporting a variety of Corporate and fund structures, including UK Investment Trusts, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).
• You hold a Bachelor’s degree (or higher/equivalent) and are a UK/Irish Chartered Governance Professional.
• You have a great command of English and are comfortable with exposure to structures in other jurisdictions (including Ireland, Luxembourg, Cayman, Switzerland).

Your Responsibilities and Duties

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Establish, lead and mentor a team of corporate secretaries and dedicated minute takers to deliver top-tier, responsive and quality focused company secretarial services commensurate with their corporate culture and product offering.
• Manage a portfolio of boards and clients as the lead relationship manager, responsible for overseeing the delivery of services.
• Attend prospect meetings to support the sale of their product offering with respect to corporate governance and support the onboarding process of new business.
• Track events for invoicing purposes and manage the invoicing process through to collection of fees.
• Assist with the development of their culture, product offering and corporate governance.
• Critically review processes and look for opportunities for improvement (especially standardisation, automation, reducing risk) consistent with the company’s ethos.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Oversee and deliver Company Secretarial and Registered Office Services in a team environment on a timely basis consistent with client commitments/SLAs.
• Core responsibilities include:
• Supporting our UK entity with its governance and legal obligations.
• Acting as a key point of contact with clients, boards, administrators, regulators, counsel and other third parties.
• Ensuring compliance with listing rules, UK corporate governance codes, FCA regulations, and Companies Act requirements.
• Support clients and boards with best corporate governance practice.
• Organise and attend Board, Shareholder and Committee meetings for a varied portfolio of clients.
• Take and/or review meeting minutes and resolutions.
• Facilitate and project manage transactions.
• Support company incorporations.
• Prepare and submit statutory filings, regulatory disclosures, and shareholder communications.
• Maintain corporate records and statutory registers.
• Presenting a professional image in line with our company culture: enthusiastic, upbeat and engaging.