Company Secretary

Company Secretary

London

Up to £80,000 (dependent on experience)

We have a notable opportunity for a Chartered Company Secretary to join our hardworking and busy team.

Are you looking for a role that will offer you the opportunity to gain experience through a broad variety of tasks in a large organisation?

If yes, this Company Secretary role could be for you. We are looking for an expert Company Secretary that will support our Aviva Investors (AI) Company Secretarial team in London, focusing on Real Assets sectors.

This person will support the AI Secretarial team with delivering perfection in corporate governance through the support it provides to the subsidiary boards and committees within its remit. The Company Secretary role will largely involve providing first class support to our Real Assets business and the portfolios within.

You could be responsible for the governance, statutory compliance, and company secretarial support for a large portfolio of predominantly UK entities in collaboration with cross-functional teams and our external advisers.

This Company Secretary​ role could entail:

• You acting as Company Secretary for a number of boards of various entities, concentrating on the Real Assets/funds side of the business.
• You setting agendas in consultation with Board Chairs.
• You ensuring the maintenance and timely update of Blueprint Company Secretarial records.
• You providing guidance to the boards / management on any new applicable laws & regulations, as well as acting as a source of technical advice and support to internal functions.
• You assisting the Senior Company Secretary with the review and development and implementation of the best governance methodology for the Group's subsidiaries.
• You reviewing and assisting in the development of statutory compliance processes and procedures to reflect standard methodology and improving efficiency.
• You working collaboratively with other Company Secretarial members as and when required.
• You managing inter-company dividend and intra-group funding processes, including equity injections.
• You liaising with our cross-functional teams including Tax, Legal and external advisers; acting as the Corporate Secretarial ambassador and raising the team's profile as value-adding advisers and consultants.
• You providing information to internal and external business partners including auditors and regulatory bodies and effectively managing queries.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• A deep understanding of current legal/governance/compliance practices and techniques relevant to a Company Secretary practice.
• Experience of working within the financial services.
• Highly motivated, self-starter who is able to work independently when required.
• Company Secretary Strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to think broadly on issues, dedicatedly offer ideas and solutions and apply good judgement in problem solving.
• Knowledge of Blueprint Secretarial software and Diligent Board books.
• ICSA qualified (ACIS/FCIS/CSQS).

What will you get for this Company Secretary​ role?

• A salary of up to £80,000 depending on skills, qualifications and experience
• Generous defined contribution pension scheme
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review
• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply).
• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

If this Company Secretary role sounds right for you, apply now.