Company Secretarial Manager

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Salary - from £40,000+ depending on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday - 26 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Company Secretarial Manager role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Company Secretarial Manager to work from either our Northampton, Leicester or Milton Keynes office.

You'll be working with a broad range of clients who outsource their Company Secretarial duties to TC Group across a range of sectors, being responsible for a diverse range of tasks. You will be working closely with our client facing colleagues and other service lines including the Tax Advisory Team and the Corporate Finance Team to support and implement changes to our clients company structures.

Key responsibilities of a Company Secretarial Manager will include:

• maintaining client company statutory registers including PSC registers
• filing annual Confirmation Statements (circa 80 per month)
• appointment/resignations of directors/secretaries including changes to their details
• changes to a company's accounting reference date
• company name changes
• voluntary strike offs
• satisfaction of charges
• preparation of dividend paperwork
• communication to Companies House on behalf of clients to appeal penalties, delay strike off action
• incorporation of new companies, with model or alphabet shares as required
• share transfers, allotments and subdivisions
• amending / updating Articles of Association - mostly changing model articles to articles relevant to alphabet shares and variation of class rights for shares
• share for share exchanges
• reconstruction of statutory registers (mostly to support our Corporate Finance team)
• review of company filings at Companies House for accuracy/compliance (working with our Corporate Finance and Tax Advisory Teams)
• administrative restoration of dissolved companies
• provision of Certificates of Good standing
• dealing with s116 requests
• providing quotes for company secretarial services to new clients and set up on internal systems, including letters of engagement and AML requirements
• reporting - annually, quarterly, monthly, weekly and bi-weekly

We also act for a number of Service Charge Accounting clients which, in addition to some of the above duties, also require share transfers from seller to buyer in the management company. You will be dealing directly with solicitors and the managing agents to effect these transfers and issue new share certificates.

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• minimum of 5 years' experience accounting practice in a company secretarial role
• proficient in Microsoft office e.g. word, excel, powerpoint
• knowledge of Iris and Iris Company Secretarial module would be desirable
• knowledge of company law and governance and interpretation of Articles of Association
• self-management and ability to work alone with support from other service lines
• excellent written communication skills and be able to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• organised, efficient with excellent attention to detail
• able to demonstrate drive and initiative

Full benefits available for the Company Secretarial Manager

• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• group income protection
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• birthday day off
• health cash plan
• enhanced maternity and paternity policies
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Referral Bonus - we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• employee Assistance Programme
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.