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Assistant Company Secretary

Overview
We are currently recruiting an Assistant Company Secretary to provide support to the LFS Company Secretary and the wider LFS Corporate Governance Team.

Sitting in the LFS Corporate Governance Team and working with a range of stakeholders within LFS and its operating business, this role is responsible for supporting the LFS Company Secretary in providing a full governance and company secretarial service to LFS and legal entities within it.

In this team you will be a part of a direct team of 5 and extended global team of c25 staff. This is a wide ranging role, encompassing committee and board meeting support for the LFS business and its legal entity administration and ad- hoc projects for which the team is responsible.

Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities

• Providing company secretarial services, ensuring all entities remain fully compliant with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, including:
• Maintenance of all statutory records and ensuring all statutory filings are made with the Registrar of Companies within the relevant time frames
• Preparation and filing of Annual confirmation statements and other Companies House forms as required within the required timeframes
• Ensuring the companies are in full compliance with their obligations under the Companies Act and other regulations where relevant.
• Providing meeting support to LFS committees and to boards/committees for legal entities within LFS including:
• Acting as Secretary to these boards/committees by preparing agendas, distributing meeting packs, attending meetings and providing advice and guidance in respect of governance best practice; and
• Taking minutes of the meetings, drafting any resolutions, and following up on actions.
• Participating in LFS and Group Legal & Governance projects that will improve governance standards and the provision of company secretarial services across the LFS and the wider Group e.g. constitutional documents update, Board portal maintenance, management of the subsidiary governance framework and legal entity rationalisation projects.
• Assisting with the year-end subsidiary accounts process. This will include liaising with the LFS, Group and local Finance teams, reviewing subsidiary company accounts from a company secretarial and corporate governance perspective, arranging for the approval of accounts and ensuring that they are filed at Companies House within the appropriate filing deadline.
• Providing advice and support in ensuring that LFS maintains compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including those of the FCA, and others as and when they arise.
• Working to the direction of the LFS Company Secretary on ad hoc projects in support of the departmental objectives
• Having primary responsibility for tasks such as:
• the incorporation of new legal entities
• the appointment and removal of directors to subsidiary company boards;
• share allotments and transfers, reductions in capital and other related matters;
• maintaining directors’ conflicts registers;
• ad-hoc transaction work.

Experience & Personal Attributes

• Be fully-qualified or part-qualified Company Secretary (ICSA) with at least 2 years’ experience working in a FTSE or Financial Services/Investment Management.
• Demonstrate proven experience of company secretarial work gained predominantly in a professional services, or financial services environment.
• Experience and understanding of the Company Secretarial function and corporate governance requirements;
• Good knowledge of the Companies Act 2006 and of directors’ role and responsibilities;
• Strong technical skills, including in respect of changes to share capital and reorganisations;
• Relevant regulatory knowledge, particularly with regard to Financial Services and what it means to be a Company Secretary in that environment; and
• An understanding of the Financial Services industry and/or Investment Management. Experience in a real property and/or private equity setting would be an advantage.
• Ability to understand key stakeholders and sensitive to this and build own internal networks
• Ability to learn and maintain general knowledge of all businesses within LFS and the wider Group
• Strong minute-taking skills at board and committee level;
• Project management experience and experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams will be an advantage;
• Highly organised, thorough, demonstrating excellent attention to detail

About Link Group / Fund Solutions:

Our Funds Solutions division is a leading independent Authorised Fund Manager and provider of fund administration and transfer agency services. We leverage our specialist knowledge and technology to support traditional and alternative funds in UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Australia, manage £100bn of assets with circa 500 people.

With a focus on strong governance, regulatory expertise and risk management, our business helps to manage regulatory compliance for asset managers and investors. Our unique place in the market, combined with our partnership approach, depth of experience and well-invested systems, enables us to support investment managers through the challenges of changing market and investor needs, and, as a result, help them to enhance returns, minimise costs and mitigate their risks.

What’s in it for you?

• A very competitive basic salary plus benefits.
• 23 days’ holiday to start, (rising to 25) plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company matched pension scheme, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme…and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The possibility of a hybrid work approach.
• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Link Group. You’ll be joining a network of 7,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are a leading independent Authorised Fund Manager and provider of fund administration and transfer agency services.

We leverage our specialist knowledge and technology to support traditional and alternative funds in UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Australia. With a focus on strong governance, regulatory expertise and risk management, our business helps to manage regulatory compliance for asset managers and investors.

Our unique place in the market, combined with our partnership approach, depth of experience and well-invested systems, enables us to support investment managers through the challenges of changing market and investor needs, and, as a result, help them to enhance returns, minimise costs and mitigate their risks.

Link Group is building a dynamic, client focused, caring and inclusive culture that is built on the foundations of an entrepreneurial spirit, effective risk management, empathy and trust, and underpinned by its core values.

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of the Link Group journey and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.

Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at Link Group. Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.