Assistant Company Secretary - Financial Services

CompanySSQ

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At12/4/2025

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Occupation Type

Officers of non-governmental organisations

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship

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Description

Assistant Company Secretary - Financial Services

Hybrid working from the London office

Reporting to Deputy Company Secretary

Project work, exec-level governance, and assisting with IPO readiness

SSQ is supporting a global business to recruit an Assistant Company Secretary to their growing team of 10. This role will manage and assist with project work, requiring someone with insurance and PLC experience from a governance team in the UK.

Role Responsibilities:

Preparation for potential future scenarios such as UK public listing / IPO
Providing a professional company secretarial service and advisory governance services to the Group-level committees and senior stakeholders
Appointment as Secretary to Group-level and other boards and committees as appropriate.
Provision of the shares team in shareholder and share capital-related matters
Appointed Secretary to Group-level committees to offer advisory governance services, preparation and circulation of agendas and papers, attendance at meeting and preparation of minutes, and management of actions arising from meetings.
Maintenance of statutory registers using the Diligent Entities system.
Testing and Implementation of new technology products across the governance and wider legal systems
Prepare and circulate written resolutions of Group-level boards and committees to Major Shareholders and Investor Directors
Provide company secretarial support and advice to the Shares team, including share allotments, share transfers, leaver processes, the internal share offer, shareholder portals and platforms, share buybacks, and shareholder votes.
Support a sound understanding of Financial Conduct Authority regulatory requirements within the Company Secretariat
M&A activity, Group-wide large corporate projects and ad hoc matters
Organising AGMs and EGMs of UK Group companies as required

Application Requirements:

5+ years in the financial services industry, routinely minuting board meetings
UK/US listed plc experience
Qualified Company Secretary (essential)
Genuine interest and experience working with new technology and AI products
Technical knowledge and experience working on complex governance projects

For more information, please get in touch. Poppy.Taylor@ssq.com / 07534087340

Please note this client is unable to sponsor visas, so only those with the right to work in the UK should apply.