Senior Assistant Company Secretary

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About the role

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) are now recruiting for the Senior Assistant Company Secretary to join the team. In March 2025 Hargreaves Lansdown was acquired by three private equity firms CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The Company is embarking on a programme of changing from a listed plc to a privately owned company and will be undergoing a period of change on its revised governance structure, to which the Senior Company Secretary would be a main contributor.

The Senior Assistant Company Secretary will report directly into and support the General Counsel & Company Secretary in providing the full range of company secretarial and governance services to the Group and will lead and manage the Company Secretarial team.

The role will focus on:

• Governance and management of allocated Boards, Board committees and executive level committees.
• Building strong relationships with all directors - iNEDs, shareholder appointed NEDs and Executives
• Working with Committee Chairs, members and other stakeholders to support the embedding of HL's governance framework
• Maintaining UK statutory records and required filings.

What you'll be doing

You'll be supporting the wider team in delivering a full company secretarial and governance service to the Group, including subsidiaries. This will include:

• Close liaison with Chairs, Board / Committee members and business partners on all aspects of effective decision making
• Assisting with assessing technical and soft skills training needs for Board / Committee members and looking for ways to collaborate with the business to enhance the governance journey
• Assisting with the collation, production and distribution of Committee papers- looking for ways in which to proactively improve the service offered by the Secretariat team to provide a best-in-class service to its stakeholders
• Involvement with the production, approval and filing of the parent and subsidiary company Annual Report and Accounts
• Ensure that the Company complies with the Wates principles of governance and the Private Equity Reporting Guidelines.
• Maintaining UK statutory company records, making filings to Companies House ensuring all information held is correct and filings are made in a timely manner
• Maintaining Company Secretariat records using electronic filing systems including Diligent Entities
• Preparing minutes of subsidiary company Board and Committee meetings to a consistently high quality as required
• Leading and managing all other members of the Company Secretarial team

About you

• Experience of working within financial services and liaising with stakeholders of all levels
• Fully qualified via the Chartered Governance Institute or holding another professional equivalent qualification such as in Legal or Accountancy.
• Knowledge of Companies Act, UK Corporate Governance Code and working with Companies House and the Financial Conduct Authority
• Proven experience of effective people management
• Excellent IT, written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of supporting Committees / Boards and taking minutes
• Ability to work in a team or alone and effectively collaborating throughout the business, plus the ability to self-manage competing workloads & effectively prioritise, ensuring time critical approvals are actioned within the required timescales
• Problem solving skills - with the ability to use own experience to develop pragmatic solutions and resolve complex issues
• Regularly looking to continually improve own, and wider team's performance, actively promoting change and continuous improvement.
• A willingness to learn as well as contribute - be able to provide constructive challenge and be open to challenge - responding positively
• Proactive and positive, a positive team member who looks for how to develop team and self - actively seeking out how to add value

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process, including competency and behavioural based questions and an assessment.

Working Schedule

The role is based in our Bristol head office, BS1 5HL, but will involve some travel to London throughout the year for meetings . This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

* dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

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