Senior Company Secretarial Assistant - London
We are seeking a Senior Company Secretarial Assistant to provide governance-related advice and support to Marsh McLennan companies in the UK, and to ensure the companies remain compliant with statutory requirements. The Senior Company Secretarial Assistant will interface with Boards of Marsh McLennan UK companies, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Compliance and Legal.
The role will include Board support, ad hoc governance projects, intra-group transactions and statutory compliance. The Senior Company Secretarial Assistant will work closely with other members of the team in discharging these duties.
We will count on you to:
Maintain statutory records and minute books and maintain statutory compliance with the Registrar of Companies.
Coordinating input into, and approval, of Annual Statutory Accounts and Letters of Representation for a portfolio of companies. Draft resolutions for the approval of corporate actions for UK companies including to effect Director changes, share capital adjustments, transactional approvals, record administrative updates and confer Powers of Attorney
Liaise with individuals responsible for producing reports to boards and committees for a portfolio of companies
Draft minutes of meetings and managing updates on outstanding actions from meetings
Support the Secretariat in providing governance support on intra-group projects including liquidations, cash repatriation, intra-group restructuring and capital reorganisations. Includes completing due diligence, facilitating approval processes, and providing support on post completion matters
Maintenance of legal entity management database (Diligent Entities)
Provision of corporate information and documentation for due diligence, RFP and KYC requests
What you need to have:
Educated to degree level or equivalent, and part-qualified or recently qualified with the Chartered Governance Institute
Company Secretarial experience (professional services or financial services preferred).
Knowledge of UK company law and corporate governance requirements
Experience interfacing with senior management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to tailor communication and deliver complex messages in a simple and creative way
Why join our team:
We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.