JOB SPECIFICATION
Job Title: Company Secretary Junior
Reporting to: Senior Manager, Company Secretarial
Base: 40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4
Contract type: 2-year training contract with fully paid support to undertake the MSc in Management and Corporate Governance (GradCG). Hybrid working arrangements can be facilitated.
JOB PURPOSE
This role is to assist with the management of a portfolio of clients in the Company Secretarial Department. The Department provides expert advice and support in relation to company law matters to our clients and to our audit, tax, corporate finance and insolvency teams.
NATURE & SCOPE
Crowe is a leading business advisory and accountancy firm, ranking among the top 10 Firms in Ireland. We are seeking an ambitious, open and adaptable candidate who will ensure the highest standard of quality and client service is maintained at all times and we can offer strong prospects for career progression.
This role operates within an agile team of five people where the volume of work can vary depending on deadlines and the flow of work from other departments. The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a team, providing both compliance and specialist company secretarial services.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assist with the management of annual compliance matters for clients and ensuring timely filings to the Companies Registration Office
2. Arrange for the drafting of all necessary Companies Registration Office forms, notices and resolutions in relation to change of name, change of constitution, changes to share capital
3. Assist with incorporation and administration of external companies, incorporation and voluntary strike off of Irish and UK companies and assisting clients with their compliance requirements under the beneficial ownership regulations
4. Draft minutes and resolutions in respect of AGMs, EGMs and board meetings.
5. Maintain statutory books and records
6. Meet deadlines on a regular basis and ensure highest standard of quality and client service is maintained at all times
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Knowledge & Skills: -
* Highly organised, proactive individual with strong attention to detail and a sense of responsibility and the ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines
* Ability to liaise with internal staff at all levels
* Strong communicator with experience in working as part of a team and the ability to communicate with staff at all levels
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Personable with a positive outlook/can do attitude
* Prior experience in a company secretarial setting in Ireland is an advantage
* Experience of Blueprint or a similar company secretarial software package is preferable
* Full Microsoft Office suite skills
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