We have a career opening for a CGI graduate/Associate or QBE Company Secretarial Assistant Manager. We have fantastic modern offices in Colindale, North London. We are forward thinking in our approach to both clients and staff and offer a supportive and progressive working environment.

Our clients range from owner managed businesses, international business and large limited companies across a broad range of industries. To ensure we meet our core values of quality of service, client care and commercial advice in plain and simple English, in this ever-changing technological world, we continue to develop our processes and procedures to meet our client’s needs. We are continually growing via word of mouth and our reputation. It an exciting time to join our team to progress your career within COSEC team.

This position offers agile working, allowing you to work remotely and flex your hours. You will receive support throughout your career progression with a dedicated partner mentor to guide you, monthly 1-2-1’s and training to keep you up to date with your knowledge and skills.

The role will be UK Technical based and focus on core UK Corporate Secretarial skills. Working in a team of two, the company secretarial assistant manager will help us provide high quality company secretarial services to a growing client base of UK entities.

With a supportive team, structured personal development training and partner mentoring you will have the opportunity to shape a fulfilling career.

Professional Experience:

• Solid technical skills in general secretarial practice and practical experience with capital reductions, share buy-backs and other more complex procedures.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role in a busy company secretariat department or Practice.
• Sound knowledge of general company secretarial administration procedures and the Companies Act 2006.
• Awareness of the recent changes brought about by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill (including PSC register).
• Able to multi-task in busy periods and ensure that the team meets the deadlines within set time limits.
• Experience with CCH Company Secretarial software (desirable, but not essential). 

Personal Attributes:

We look for positive, independent, and progressive individuals. We expect you to have good communication skills and the confidence to liaise and build relationships with clients and other key personnel and senior management. You need to have the ability to approach your work commercially enabling you to meet deadlines and budgets, be able to multitask and work accurately. You should be a good team player, be self-motivated as well as being able to motivate other members of your team. Possess the ability to work well under pressure, use your initiative and have good organisation skills. You should also be able to manage and add value to the firm’s business relationships. Identify and develop new business opportunities for the firm using existing business relationships, or by building and developing new opportunities for business development.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide advice to clients and colleagues on company secretarial matters and answer queries of a technical nature
• Manage a portfolio of clients and contribute to the smooth running of the company secretarial department
• Assist with client billing
• Assist Manager with management of the department.
• Supervise junior team member
• Assist with maintaining the electronic statutory registers (on IRIS/CCH Company Secretarial software) for over 1,000 UK companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
• Assist the tax department with SEIS and EIS applications.
• Advise and prepare the required documents for signature and manage the process through to completion for:
  • Reduction of capital via solvency statement
  • Buyback of shares
  • Re-organisation of share capital (e.g. allotment, subdivision, consolidation, share buybacks, redenomination, creating new share classes
  • Transfer of shares and arranging payment of the Stamp Duty where required
  • Voluntary striking off of private companies and LLPs
  • Incorporate UK companies, LLPs and registration of UK establishments of an overseas companies
  • Change the name of companies and LLPs
  • Draft routine amendments to articles of association and the necessary resolutions and ensure timely submission to Companies House.
  • Change of accounting reference date
  • Confirmation statements
  • Dormant company accounts
  • De-register mortgages and charges at Companies House