Governance and Corporate Operations Associate

**Company Description**
Since 2002, KordaMentha has been entrusted with some of the region’s most complex and sensitive commercial situations. We are an advisory and investment firm at heart, helping corporations, financiers, lawyers, private investors and government clients to grow, protect and recover value.

But we are so much more than that.

Fiercely independent, strategically local, and with a bias for action to get things done, we focus on doing what is right by our clients, our people, and the wider community. Our diverse experience - from finance and real estate to law enforcement and the c-suite - enables us to make a difference for our clients across our service offerings in financial crime, forensic, performance improvement, real estate and restructuring.

We provide bold and impactful solutions delivering growth, certainty, and value. There is strength in difference. And we are different.

This role is responsible for enhancing and contributing to business outcomes through KordaMentha’s governance and compliance framework, by working with the Manager - Governance & Corporate Operations and Partner - Governance & Corporate Operations.

As this is a new role, the duties and responsibilities will be reviewed in six months.

1. Company Secretary
- Set up of new entities
- Maintenance of existing entities and registers
- Trust deed stamping
- Trade Mark and Business name maintenance and renewal

2. Compliance
- Collation of Board papers
- ASIC lodgements
- Assistance with AFCA renewals
- Assistance with APRA reporting
- Assistance with coordinating compliance meetings
- Prepare AFSL resource material
- Assistance with collating annual compliance audit documentation
- Maintain compliance control sets
- Real estate license management

3. Governance
- Maintain Governance & Corporate Operations procedures manual
- Maintain insurance summary
- Maintain Intellectual Property register
- Renewal of Intellectual Property
- Power of Attorney set up and management
- Maintain Governance & Corporate Operations intranet

4. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- Assist in maintaining ESG website and intranet
- Prepare quarterly updates
- Collate emissions data

**Qualifications**
- 3 to 5 years experience in a similar role
- Prior experience in company secretarial, AFSL and compliance desirable
- Professional services or compliance background desirable
- Strong time management, organisational and co-ordination skills
- Strong verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge or experience of risk/compliance systems e.g. 6Clicks, Cyber GRX desirable
- Ability to interact in a professional manner at all times.
- PC literate including advanced Microsoft Office 2013 (Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Ability to manage areas of responsibility and take initiative.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a busy and dynamic team.
- Desire to take ownership of tasks assigned.
- Flexibility, in relation to working hours, as well as being able to change priorities and tasks as required.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Proactive.
- Ability to adopt a ‘hands on’ approach
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure
- Client service orientated

**Additional Information**

At KordaMentha, we believe there is strength in difference. Our entrepreneurial spirit expands the possibilities for action. We approach situations, challenges, and opportunities with optimism, curiosity, and diversity of thought. We seek novel solutions to problems and encourage unconventional and innovative approaches.