Company Secretary, Professional Services (Manager, Subsidiary Compliance Portfolio)

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Job Description

Manager, Governance Services (Subsidiary Compliance Portfolio)

Location: Bristol (Hybrid)

In this position, you'll be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

As our Governance Services team grows, we are looking for fantastic talent to join Computershare and help deliver a high level of service to our clients. Today's Company Secretaries are under mounting pressure to deal with increasing corporate compliance, governance, and reporting requirements, and as a result they are looking for partners who can provide a full suite of governance and company secretarial services.

If you are looking for an opportunity to join a growing team, which can provide a platform for professional development, this may be the opportunity for you.

A role you will love

As a Manager within the UK Governance Services' team you would be responsible for delivery of our subsidiary compliance portfolio of clients in the UK and Ireland. The diverse range of clients includes Fortune 500, FTSE 100 and large private companies. You will be a trusted member of the team and encouraged to have an active role in growing the business, while coaching and developing others in the team. Working in a fast paced professional services environment you will deliver high quality end-to-end services, advising clients on UK and Irish entity governance and compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at a time of growth and transformation. The individual will be responsible for leading the delivery of Managed Service client engagements and projects, primarily focusing on statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver governance advisory and managed service client engagements.
• Advise domestic and international clients on UK requirements, compliance, governance, and transaction related matters.
• Supporting UK and Irish entities (supported by Irish SME) for both Global Managed Service and domestic clients.
• Delivery of projects including year end accounts approval processes, entity dissolution and transactional support.
• Help to grow our business through client relationship management activities.
• Develop subject matter market insights, technical knowledge and service delivery templates, processes, tools, and materials.
• Manage, mentor, and develop junior team members.
• Support business management and operational matters, including recruitment, resourcing, finance and risk management.
• Administer the on-boarding of new clients in accordance with company policies and processes.

• Attending client and Computershare hosted industry events.
• Collaborate with Finance team to manage billing and invoicing for clients, have an awareness of recoverability and work in an efficient manner.
• Keep up to date of both internal and external influences to help shape continuous growth and development of the Governance Services business and offering.

What will you bring to the role?

To be successful as a Manager within our team you will be able to demonstrate an expert technical knowledge of UK Governance and compliance requirements in a previous company secretarial role.

• Strong technical company secretarial knowledge and corporate governance experience.
• Experience working in a Professional Services environment would be beneficial but is not essential. Many of our team have an in-house background.
• Experience of managing a portfolio of subsidiary entities.
• A history of building client or stakeholder relationships, which will help us to develop the Governance Services business.
• Ability to influence and build effective relationships at all levels with clients and colleagues.
• Awareness of legal, regulatory and governance trends and developments.
• Attention to detail and track record of producing high quality work.
• Experience of managing direct reports would be advantageous but not essential.
• A Resilient and proactive approach with the ability to take ownership/responsibility for own work and work of others.
• Effective business, financial and risk management skills, and the ability to think/act strategically and commercially whilst protecting the reputation of the company.
• Qualified member of CGI/ICSA (Desirable)

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.

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About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About the Team

Since 1978, we've been trusted by companies around the globe to manage their shareholder registry, corporate actions and shareholder meetings and we're now the number one transfer agency in the world. As client needs evolved, so has our portfolio of services; extending our Issuer Services into equity and entity governance services to companies both public and private worldwide. Careers in Issuer Services could mean anything from assisting shareholders with their portfolios, enabling access to global markets or helping clients deliver on their equity and entity compliance requirements everywhere they operate.