Assistant Company Secretary

6 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Mahlab Recruitment Full time

Broad responsibilities
- Report to Company Secretary
- Hybrid working model

Our client is a highly respected ASX listed financial services company. **Based in Melbourne CBD**, the company is now seeking a company secretary professional to join the team as Assistant Company Secretary. This is a 12 month contract role.

This role is responsible for administering and managing meetings of subsidiary companies of the Group and their sub-committees, and may also involve a range of other activities and support to the Company Secretary, including support to the parent entity Board and its sub-committees, external governance reporting, governance-related projects and the Annual General Meeting.

**You will be part of a well qualified and well organised Company Secretary Team.**

**Reporting directly to the Company Secretary**, you will be responsible for assisting in an array of company secretarial and corporate governance duties including:

- Support the Company Secretary to ensure good governance and legal compliance (Corporations Law, ASX Listing Rules)
- Play a role in the preparation and coordination of Board meetings
- Prepare draft ASX announcements
- Undertaking all company secretarial functions for the subsidiaries
- Oversee maintenance of corporate records and statutory registers
- Annual Report assistance
- Maintaining and assisting with the continuous improvement in corporate governance practices and procedures and
- Work collaboratively with the Board Administrator and Company Secretary to deliver seamless services to the Group.

**This role is suited to a professional with current experience, or from the past, in an ASX environment. **It is not essential to have a Law or Business degree though this will be highly regarded. It is imperative that you are organised, have an attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills. You care about your work and those in your team. You are an ethical and conscientious person who is able to step into a contract role and add value quickly.

This role is based in the CBD with a **hybrid working** model. Part-time may be considered (4 days).

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion regarding this position please contact our consultant, Nicola Phillips:
**P: 0419 568 519**

**Ref: MCNP21689**
- Mahlab is Australia’s leading independent legal search firm. We specialise in placing lawyers into corporations and private practice law firms throughout Australia and internationally._



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