Interim Company Secretary Manager

Kent | Hybrid | Interim | £Competitive

Overview

We have been instructed by a leading accountancy firm looking to appoint an experienced Interim Company Secretary Manager based in their Kent offices. This is a varied role sitting in a high performing team of Company Secretaries and will deliver advisory services to a portfolio of corporate and LLP clients. The work will span company secretarial, governance and advisory support and specific experience is required across statutory compliance activities, and transactional activities where you will be expected to take a lead on work and support junior team members. The role is covering maternity leave and will be 6-9 months in length. For the right person, working from home flexibility will be offered so please register your interest if you would like to know more.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate and LLP clients, delivering company secretarial and governance services.
• Oversee statutory compliance, including incorporations, statutory registers, Confirmation Statements and Companies House filings.
• Draft board minutes, written resolutions, shareholder resolutions and other corporate documentation.
• Advise on day-to-day company secretarial matters and corporate governance requirements.
• Support shareholder transactions, restructurings and group reorganisations.
• Conduct Companies House searches and corporate due diligence.
• Support and develop junior members of the team.

What we’re looking for

Skills & Experience

• Significant company secretarial, corporate governance or corporate services experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK company law, governance and statutory compliance.
• Solid experience using Diligent Entities is a necessity.
• Experience with shareholder transactions and corporate restructurings.
• Experience managing a client portfolio in a client-facing environment.
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues.
• CGI qualification or Chartered Governance Professional status is desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident building relationships with senior stakeholders, directors, shareholders and professional advisers.
• Proactive, commercially minded and solutions-focused.

Why this role

This is an excellent interim opportunity for an experienced company secretarial professional to take ownership of a varied client portfolio, work on complex governance and transactional matters, and contribute to the development of a growing Corporate Governance function.

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