Consultant / Senior Consultant, Corporate Governance

As a Senior Consultant or Consultant, you’ll be working within the MUFG Corporate Governance team, a part of MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services. The award-winning Corporate Governance team is one of the largest company secretarial providers in the UK and is well-known for its expertise in corporate governance advisory services and company secretarial administration.

As a Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering company secretarial services to a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring service excellence in line with agreed timescales and internal processes. You will also act as a key point of contact for technical queries, while proactively contributing to the commercial success of our business. As a Consultant, you will manage a varied portfolio of clients, including high‑profile listed companies, providing end‑to‑end support, with Board facing responsibilities, statutory and regulatory compliance, governance and best practice advice. The role may offer opportunities for client secondments, so a flexible and open approach to this would be important. The role is based at either our central London office or our city centre office in Leeds on a hybrid basis, so you’ll need to be within a commutable distance to ensure you can be in one of our offices each week with your colleagues.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in MUFG Pension & Market Services. You'll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

Benefits:

• 26 days annual leave, plus a wellbeing day, a volunteer day, bank holidays and the opportunity to buy up to 5 days’ extra each year
• Health, wellbeing and lifestyle rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family
• Employee Assistance Programme; Discounts on retail and socialising; Travel and technology; cycle2work scheme; A host of gym and fitness subscriptions; Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
• Appreciate programme: Employee recognition programme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Paid Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave

What you need:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders and strong client facing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrable company secretarial experience, or extensive knowledge of UK company law, regulation and best practice
• Excellent minute taking skills, with extensive experience in drafting accurate and comprehensive minutes
• An ability and willingness to work in a fast‑paced environment, balancing conflicting deadlines
• Commercial awareness and a desire to work within a professional services environment, with a broad understanding of this model, preferably with experience of working within such an environment
• Working knowledge of Diligent Entities (formerly ‘Blueprint’) and experience of client relationship management and / or timesheet entry systems
• An ability to integrate into a dynamic team, working in a collaborative manner and taking a hands‑on role whilst supporting colleagues when necessary

It would be nice to have:

• Experience of working in other jurisdictions
• A Degree or Masters in Law, Governance, Business or Finance

Day to Day, you will:

• Work as part of a small team focused on providing a broad spectrum of company secretarial services for individual client entities and large group structures
• Provide timely and expert advice and support to a varied portfolio of clients, including complex and high profile listed companies
• Take a proactive approach to establishing and developing relationships with key clients, demonstrating positive behaviours in account development and relationship management
• Proactively contribute to operational and / or client related improvement initiatives
• Contribute or lead internal and external technical initiatives, e.g. training sessions, webinars and articles
• Share technical knowledge with other team members and leading internal knowledge sharing initiatives
• Actively engage with colleagues within MUFG Corporate Markets, seeking to develop networks and establishing mutually beneficial relationships whilst developing strong client relationships with intermediaries, third parties and key client contacts so to be seen as the first point of contact
• Accurately draft, prepare and review relevant documentation, provide accurate and timely data and advise and support junior colleagues

The above list of key accountabilities is not an exhaustive list and may change from time‑to‑time based on business needs.

Equal Opportunity: We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities. Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at MUFG Pension & Market Services. Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.