Securities Services

**JOB DESCRIPTION** Company Secretary - Associate**

**Short Description **Are you a meticulous organiser with a passion for corporate governance? Are you looking to elevate your career in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? If so, JP Morgan have the perfect opportunity for you Join our team as a Company Secretary and take the next step towards professional fulfilment and success.

**Position Summary**

J.P. Morgan is seeking to recruit an experienced qualified or part-qualified company secretarial professional/analyst to take direct responsibility for the provision of company secretarial services to our clients/ provide day-to-day company secretarial services to our client companies.

**Key responsibilities**

Operational
- Organise shareholder meetings; Preparation of notice and ancillary documentation for annual general meetings (AGMs) and ordinary general meetings (OGMs) including meeting attendance, acting as proxy holder, provision of the bureau.
- Organisation of Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) with notaries and co-ordination of documentation with client’s legal advisors and notaries.
- Coordinate proxy receipt and vote counting.
- Review and preparation of board and committee papers.
- Manage board and Committee Meetings including preparation of agenda in conjunction with the client.
- Prepare meeting attendance, preparation of the minutes of the meeting including action list.
- Provision of board meeting rooms, telephone and video conferencing facilities, maintenance and update of board and committee meeting calendar.
- Arranging financial Reporting for approval of the Financial Statements by the board across EMEA sites.
- Implement Corporate governance including Assisting the board / client to ensure that the company complies with statutory and regulatory requirements, Maintenance of critical dates calendar and Provision of informal technical updates on proposed changes to legislation, regulation and corporate governance.
- Facilitate domiciliation including provision of registered office including mailbox monitoring.
- Responsible for vendor oversight across all Fund Services third party vendors.

Client/Service Delivery
- Ensure timely delivery of all client outputs (including those originating from outsource service

partners)
- Adopt flexible approach to ensure client deadlines are met
- Recommend and/or initiate corrective action when service levels fall short of standard
- Proactively work to maintain and enhance client relationships
- Assist with the planning of client meetings and visits
- Assist with the take on of new business

Control/Risk
- Ensure full functional understanding of (and compliance with) operational risk processes & controls
- Identify and remediate any risk issues in accordance with internal risk policies
- Supervise the preparation of procedures & checklists and conduct ongoing review of existing procedures & checklists
- Reviewing work of other team members for accuracy and control
- Ensure that databases and document management systems are maintained in accordance with agreed procedures
- Drive audit planning and co-ordination.

**Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills**:

- Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) qualified or part-qualified.
- Proven work experience as a Company Secretary or similar role.
- Financial services experience preferable
- Technical knowledge of Guernsey and Jersey legislation and regulations would also be advantageous
- Experience providing company secretarial support to UK listed investment trusts & companies or Luxembourg/Cayman/Delaware domiciled companies including private equity vehicles would be beneficial.
- Undergraduate law degree) from a recognized university in India will be an added advantage
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Knowledge and experience of company law, foreign exchange regulations, secretarial standards and governance, and statutory compliances is required.

**Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills**:

- Technical knowledge of some of the below would also be beneficial:

- UK Companies Act
- FCA Listing, Prospectus, Disclosure & Transparency Rules
- FRC / AIC Codes of Corporate Governance
- Luxembourg Commercial Law and fund administration
- Rules and Regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- The individual should be self-motivated, innovative, analytical and be able to work well on their own or within a team environment.
- The position is based in Mumbai, the company Secretary will report to Luxembourg.
- Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communications skills - both written and oral
- Ability to liaise effectively with peers and clients at various level of seniority
- Must be pro-active and responsive
- Must have the ability to work accurately under pressure and to tight deadlines

**ABOUT US**

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