Company Secretary (VP)

Overview

Office: Dublin (hybrid - 3 days office: 2 days WFH)

Level: Vice President 

Walkers Professional Services (“WPS”) sets a new “best in class” standard in the provision of company secretarial services. WPS is led by a team of highly skilled professionals drawn from accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance and legal fields. The team combines a depth of specialised experience with a focus on consistently delivering high quality results to clients at all time. WPS is recruiting for an experienced company secretary, with funds experience, to fill a role in our rapidly expanding team.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a senior member of the company secretarial team and part of a busy, client facing, professionally qualified team. Their main responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the primary point of contact for the provision of company secretarial services for a portfolio of regulated funds and Irish companies;
• Agreeing board calendars, sending calendar invitations and diarising agreed dates with Board of Directors;
• Formulate board meeting agendas which will include all regulatory requirements;
• Collate all board papers into a board pack in hard and soft copy for circulation to the Boards in accordance with an agreed timeline;
• Arrange all board meeting logistics;
• Attend board meetings for the purpose of taking detailed board minutes;
• Draft and circulate draft board minutes and action points in accordance with an agreed timeline;
• Assist with general meetings (as required) including drafting notice of such meetings, collating proxy forms and ensuring sufficient votes have been received to hold the meeting;
• Preparation and submission of annual returns and filings to the Companies Registration Office and filings with the Central Bank of Ireland as applicable;
• Maintain statutory books and records; 
• Effectively delegate and manage the day-to-day workload of junior members of the team;
• Assist with the training of junior members of the team;
• Ensuring the application of internal policies and procedures;
• Effectively managing relationships with all stakeholders; and
• The candidate will also be expected to get involved in internal projects and initiatives

Skills and Competencies

• Experienced company secretary in the regulated funds industry, with a minimum of 5 years' experience;
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance requirements for regulated entities;
• Experience of working in a fast paced professional environment with focus on attention to detail and multi-tasking;
• Experience of managing and owning relationships with key stakeholder;
• Proficiency in using MS Office suite of applications as well as pdf docs;
• The candidate should have a desire to work in a fast paced, client facing environment where delivery of a high calibre professional service, to both clients and other stakeholders, is of key importance;
• The candidate should be able to think on their feet, show attention to detail and resourcefulness, and have strong communication and organisational skills. An enthusiastic attitude will contribute to the success of the candidate.

Our Benefits

We offer excellent progression opportunities along with a competitive remuneration package and benefits including:

• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Hybrid Working Policy
• Health insurance cover
• Pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Taxsaver and Bike to Work schemes
• Educational Support
• Professional Membership Fees
• Social Committee
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellness programme

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