Manager - UK Company Secretarial

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The Company Secretarial & Global Entity Management Team sits within KPMG Law. KPMG has a long history of successfully delivering multidisciplinary services to clients and our team plays an important part in that. Our vision is to be the company secretarial adviser of choice for KPMG's clients in relation to compliance and governance matters. We have ambitious growth plans for our team and KPMG Law as a whole is growing and expanding into other areas of law that fit within its vision and the needs of KPMG's clients, making it an exciting time to join us.

KPMG Law is for people who are:

• Team players who enjoy working with people from different backgrounds and disciplines.
• Approachable and keen to develop personally and professionally.
• Passionate in pursuing a career within the company secretarial profession.
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, and analytical, with an eye for detail and pride in their work.
• Driven and proactive professionals who deliver a great service to their clients.
• Relationship builders who can spot and develop new opportunities both within the KPMG network and externally.
• Flexible and able to easily adapt to a changing work environment.

Why you might want to join our team:

• You want to continue to develop in your career within the company secretarial profession.
• You can see the advantages of professional advice being provided within a multidisciplinary team.
• You are ambitious and perceive the wealth of opportunities presented by a company secretarial team in a leading global professional services firm.
• You are excited by the idea of being a member of a team that will continue to grow significantly.
• You want to broaden your experience and become a well-rounded professional.
• You want to achieve a sustainable work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Role modelling leadership within a supportive team environment.
• Acting as relationship manager for your portfolio of clients, including regular communications, hosting update calls/meetings, and obtaining/reviewing feedback for improvement in services.
• Providing senior support to clients and internal colleagues with a range of company secretarial matters in a variety of industries, including provision of outsourced company secretarial services.
• Working alongside our corporate legal teams and a junior member of our team to support with the company secretarial aspects of complex transactions.
• Providing board and committee support to clients from a wide range of sectors.
• Providing training to company secretaries/directors of clients on a variety of topics.
• Leading/supporting on a wide range of governance and advisory projects.
• Drafting and inputting on legislative and governance-related updates to be circulated to clients and internal colleagues.
• Preparing proposal documents and developing opportunities with clients.
• Supporting and leading on business development initiatives internally and externally to drive team growth.
• Acting as an Engagement Manager on client engagements, reviewing and completing risk checks and evaluating potential threats and establishing how to mitigate the risks, if possible, in preparation for the review and approval by a Director or Partner.
• Reviewing and understanding our risk frameworks and adhering to these.
• Management and training of junior team members to help support their development and overall quality management of our services.
• Ensuring risk processes are adhered to for our client engagements.
• Ensuring strong working relationships, both with clients and colleagues alike.
• Supporting senior team members with the day-to-day management of the team.

Education and Qualifications:

The applicant will have achieved a degree qualification. Qualified Chartered Secretary/Governance Professional with the Chartered Governance Institute.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the company secretarial profession, supporting a wide range of company secretarial tasks for a large portfolio of clients.
• Experienced in providing board and committee support.
• Experienced in performance management of junior colleagues.
• Ideally experienced in the use of legal entity management software.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational, attention to detail, and personal skills are essential.