Assistant Manager in City of London

About Law Debenture

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day-to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 137-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines. At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other. We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview:

We are recruiting an Assistant Manager to join our high-calibre UK Entity Management team, responsible for delivering an extensive range of corporate secretarial and governance services for the UK entities of our Global clients, providing high quality advice and work with others in the team to deliver an excellent client experience and ensure clients remain up to date with their statutory obligations. The successful candidate will lead the delivery for a portfolio of high-profile institutional clients, supported by Consultants and Senior Consultants, and will act as the escalation point for the team, providing technical guidance, reviewing their work, and ensuring consistently high standards across the team's output. This role is central to our succession planning strategy, and the individual will play a key part in training and mentoring junior colleagues.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver a range of high-quality company secretarial services to a range of clients in line with your billable hours and recovery rate targets.
• Follow operational processes which ensure financial hygiene (time recording, in/out of scope work, billing etc), effective document management and support data driven decision making (e.g., up to date resourcing plan, skill matrix, feedback and performance management etc).
• Develop and follow personal development plans to assist with the increase of services able to provide and progress through the UK CSS career path.
• Managing team members’ workflow, day to day activities and leading technical initiatives.
• Line management of team members, undertaking performance management and appraisals.
• Provide feedback on work produced and answer queries by more junior members of the team to ensure that quality service delivery to clients is maintained across UK CSS.
• Oversee maintenance of electronic corporate records using Diligent Entities and undertaking any statutory filings with the Registrar of Companies.
• Advising a portfolio of clients on compliance matters, including annual statutory requirements, routine company changes and share capital changes.
• Undertaking health checks of statutory records and the reconstitution of records where required.
• Corresponding directly with clients and third parties.
• Providing advice on corporate governance best practice and reviewing relevant documentation.
• Oversee the team's onboarding process for new business, and act as the point of escalation for KYC queries raised by clients and law firm partners.
• Identifying opportunities to introduce new business, developing additional sales from existing clients and crossing services across Law Debenture.
• Provide support as required in developing processes and procedures within the UK CSS team.
• Remain up to date with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, horizon scan for upcoming changes and help in identifying new areas of business.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

• CGI part or fully qualified (or other professional qualification if relevant experience can be demonstrated and interested in undertaking CGI qualification).
• Degree educated, preferably in business or law.
• Extensive experience in UK entity management/subsidiary governance.
• Some experience managing workflows and training junior members of a team.
• Strong organisational skills.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and confident in communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• A team player, who can work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Commercial and practical outlook.
• Ability to build relationships and rapport, demonstrating credibility.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and to take ownership of tasks, time and workload by prioritising and managing expectations.
• Contributing towards monthly forecasting and work to ensure targets are met.
• High standard of professional and personal conduct and ethical behaviour.

Your Reward:

• Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Full healthcare cover.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Buy/sell annual leave scheme.

Additional Information:

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth. LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process, please provide further details where prompted. Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.