Junior Assistant Company Secretary(Bilingual French - English)
Vacancy type Experienced hires
Scheme Specialist
Level Junior
Business area Business Services
Duration Permanent
Hours Full time
Location Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, London
Reference number LDFPL07
Full time
Team Corporate - Company Secretarial
Vacancy owner Linzi Durham
We are looking for a bilingual French and English Junior Assistant Company Secretary to support our Company Secretarial (CoSec) team and clients. You'll help ensure statutory filings and corporate governance matters are managed accurately and on time, while working closely with colleagues and clients across multiple locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare standard company secretarial documentation, including board minutes, resolutions, and resignation letters.
- Draft and file Companies House forms and statutory documents.
- Support annual compliance processes, including confirmation statements and annual accounts.
- Liaise with clients and colleagues to ensure deadlines are met.
- Maintain statutory registers and company records.
- Assist with company incorporations using CoSec software.
- Respond to routine company secretarial queries.
What we're looking for:
- Fluent in both French and English.
- Experience in UK company secretarial administration or corporate governance.
- Knowledge of Companies House filing requirements.
- Strong IT skills and confidence learning new systems.
- Excellent organisation, communication, and attention to detail.
- A proactive, client‑focused approach with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
- Experience with Diligent Entities is beneficial but not essential.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their company secretarial career within a supportive and collaborative team environment.
Why Join Us?
We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Junior Assistant Company Secretary(Bilingual French - English) employer: Browne Jacobson LLP
Browne Jacobson LLP is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. With comprehensive benefits such as private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave, the firm fosters a collaborative culture where team members can thrive and contribute to meaningful service improvements in a supportive environment.
