Interim Assistant Company Secretary – Financial Services

£Competitive, London

An established international investment management business is seeking an Interim Assistant Company Secretary to join its Company Secretariat team on an initial three-month contract. The successful candidate will play a central role in implementing a new entity management system, improving the organisation’s company secretarial records and filing structure and ensuring corporate governance documentation is complete and accurate. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Company Secretarial professional who enjoys project-based work and can operate with a high degree of autonomy. If you’re immediately available please do get in touch!

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of a new entity management system, working alongside the external software provider during setup.
• Upload and maintain corporate records within the entity management platform.
• Lead the review and reorganisation of electronic company secretarial records across approximately 70 group entities.
• Overhaul the electronic filing system for Group Committee documentation.
• Review statutory and corporate records, ensuring documentation for newly incorporated entities is complete and correctly maintained.
• Provide support on a range of ad hoc Company Secretariat and corporate governance activities as required.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Hands-on experience using Diligent Entity Management is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of company secretarial practices, corporate governance and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience managing corporate records and governance documentation across multiple legal entities.

Attitudes and Behaviours

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
• Highly organised with a methodical approach to managing documentation.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to manage changing priorities.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on key governance and records management initiatives. You’ll have the autonomy to lead meaningful improvement projects while working within an international business. The role also offers the potential for extension beyond the initial three-month contract, depending on business requirements and project progression.

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