Company Secretary / Fund Governance Officer (Manager) in Portsmouth

ONE group solutions (“ONE”) is a dynamic business focused on delivering quality, value-add, next-gen Fund Governance solutions to a wide variety of clients. We are looking for a Company Secretary and governance specialist to manage a portfolio of clients and lead a team responsible for delivering ONE’s Corporate Secretarial services in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate and career driven governance specialist to work in a flexible and energetic culture focused on delivering premium company secretarial support services.

Company Secretary / Fund Governance Officer (Manager)

Job Overview:

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

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 & improvement. You take pride in your work and you view the successes of your colleagues and of ONE as your own.
• You are keen to work in a dynamic, flexible culture that is focused on the job, not the hours; 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.
• As one of the first employees in ONE’s expansion of corporate secretarial services into the United Kingdom, you are enthusiastic about being the driving force for the creation of ONE’s UK client servicing framework and building out the client supporting team.
• You are comfortable in a sales and onboarding environment, able to well articulate ONE’s 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) and like to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in governance practice. Experience in private wealth and trusts would be considered an advantage.
• 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:

• Overtime; 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 ONE’s 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 ONE’s 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 ONE’s 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.

We offer:

• An entrepreneurial working environment in a young and motivated team;
• A multicultural environment where we promote diversity, talent & ideas;
• The ability to work and interact with a wide variety of specialists;
• Internal training and career development.

Interested?

If you are interested in this job opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

All applications will be treated confidentially.

Be informed that a clear police record is requested.