Assistant Company Secretary – Leeds

Assistant Company Secretary

£Competitive, Leeds (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

We’ve been exclusively instructed by a well-established financial services organisation based in Leeds who are seeking an experienced Assistant Company Secretary to join their team in a newly created role. The successful individual will join a small team, acting as deputy to the Company Secretary, supporting on a variety of matters from Board and sub-committee meetings to the AGM.

This is a great opportunity for individuals looking for the next step in their career and would be well suited to someone with experience working within an FCA regulated environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Chair, Chief Executive, Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Executive Board with matters relating to corporate governance, statutory and legislative compliance.
• Ensure governance and reporting processes are aligned with applicable regulatory requirements, including FCA‑regulated activities and wider industry governance expectations.
• Responsible for overseeing the effective planning and management of Board and sub-committee meetings, agenda planning, timely submission of reports, minute taking and ensuring actions are followed through to resolution.
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of NEDs across the group.
• Taking ownership of the Annual General Meeting.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of working within an FCA regulated environment
• Excellent report writing skills and strong minute taking ability
• Experience of managing senior stakeholders

Personal Qualities and Behaviours

• Reliable, self-motivated with the drive to see tasks.
• Confidence and gravitas to work with senior stakeholders
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to handle multiple projects

Why this role?

• Offering high-level governance exposure, working directly with Chairs, Executive Board members and NEDS.
• A strategic and dynamic role, providing the opportunity to deputise for the Company Secretary and lead on a variety of duties.
• Flexible hybrid working pattern and a supportive, collaborative working culture.

The Core Partnership is a consciously inclusive recruitment agency, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, gender identity, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed. If you need any adjustments to be made during the application process, please contact us.

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