Senior Assistant Company Secretary

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Assistant Company Secretary will provide governance-related advice and support to Marsh McLennan companies in the UK and ensure compliance with statutory requirements. The role includes board support, ad hoc governance projects, intra-group transactions, and statutory compliance. The individual will work closely with the team in discharging these duties. Key responsibilities include agreeing agendas, managing board and committee meetings, maintaining records, coordinating financial statements, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Additional tasks include providing proxies, managing shareholder approvals, and maintaining a legal entity management database.
Must have:
  • Knowledge of UK company law and corporate governance.
  • Experience interfacing with senior management.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong technical and analytical skills.
  • Proactive and personable approach.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Degree level education or equivalent.
  • ACG qualified or equivalent.
Good to have:
  • Significant company secretarial or legal experience (financial services preferred).
Perks:
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Vibrant and inclusive culture.
  • Range of career opportunities, benefits and rewards.

Job Details

Company:

MMC Corporate

Description:

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Legal team in Marsh McLennan (MMC). This role will be based in London Office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

The Senior Assistant Company Secretary will provide governance-related advice and support to Marsh McLennan companies in the UK, and ensure the companies remain compliant with statutory requirements.

The role will include board support, ad hoc governance projects, intra-group transactions and statutory compliance. The Senior Assistant Company Secretary will work closely with other members of the team in discharging these duties

We will count on you to:

  • Agreeing agendas for board and committee meetings for a portfolio of companies, including FCA-regulated companies.

  • Undertaking all logistical aspects of board and committee meetings, including liaising with individuals responsible for producing reports, the production and distribution of board and committee meeting materials, drafting minutes of meetings and managing updates on outstanding actions from meetings.

  • Maintaining statutory records and minute books.

  • Coordinating input into and approval of annual financial statements for a portfolio of companies.

  • Maintaining statutory compliance with Companies House filing obligations.

  • Maintaining board and committee terms of reference and delegated authorities.

  • Support the Secretariat in providing governance support or intra-goup projects including liquidations, cash repatriation, intra-group restructuring and capital reorganisations.

  • Provision of proxies and notarised/apostilled legal documents.

  • Management of shareholder approvals for overseas subsidiaries.

  • 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: 

  • 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.

  • Strong technical and analytical skills with an ability to think broadly on a range of issues and apply good judgement in problem solving.

  • Operate in a collegiate and collaborative manner and have a proactive, self-motivated, and personable approach with a focus on developing yourself and other members of the team.

  • Strong attention to detail, organisation, and interpersonal skills and able to work well under pressure, prioritise optimally and meet deadlines.

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.

  • ACG qualified or equivalent.

What makes you stand out:

  • Significant company secretarial or legal experience (financial services preferred).

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 $24 billion and more than 90,000 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.

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About The Company

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's 76,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions. Guy Carpenter develops advancedrisk,reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients.

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