Assistant Company Secretary

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Company Secretary to join our Company Secretarial team. Working closely with colleagues across multiple offices, you will support a diverse portfolio of clients, helping them maintain high standards of corporate governance and meet their statutory and regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure clients comply with company law, governance requirements, and relevant regulations.

Draft corporate documentation, including board minutes, resolutions, and Companies House filings.

Maintain and update statutory registers and company records.

Manage company incorporations and support ongoing compliance activities.

Liaise with internal teams, clients, legal advisers, and auditors.

Contribute to team initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

About You:

Previous experience in an Assistant Company Secretary or similar role.

Strong understanding of corporate governance and company secretarial best practice.

Knowledge of Companies House filing requirements and statutory compliance.

Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.

Confident communicator who can build effective relationships and handle confidential information professionally.

Proactive, collaborative, and able to work effectively under pressure.

Experience using Diligent Entities or similar company secretarial software is highly desirable.

A qualification in law, business administration, or a related discipline would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated company secretarial professional to further develop their career within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Please review the full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.

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