Corporate Governance & Business Manager
Ebury
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Working with the relevant chairs of the boards and committees to plan the annual calendar of work for boards and committees.
- Arranging, preparing meeting packs for, attending and minuting committee and board meetings.
- Maintaining action logs arising out of meetings and driving completion of actions by accountable executives.
- Advice on company secretarial procedures, drafting of board and shareholder resolutions and execution of corporate actions.
- Administration and maintenance of the company secretary software, Diligent Entities and Diligent Boards.
- Assisting with the incorporation and set up of new entities in various jurisdictions as well as the closure of branches and entities which are no longer used. .
- Monitoring compliance of subsidiaries and branches with local law requirements.
- Oversight, liaison and review of performance of company secretarial services provided by third parties performing legal entity management.
- Filing statutory accounts including maintaining a timetable, liaising with the finance department and auditors, arranging board approvals and timely filing with the Companies House.
- Advising on corporate governance best practice and making recommendations to boards or committees impacted by changes in applicable governance requirements.
- Maintaining the Group structure chart.
- Assisting with KYC and due diligence requests.
- Assisting with insurance renewal processes.
- Experience in corporate governance, preferably in the financial services sector and within organisations with cross-jurisdictional operations.
- Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, particularly UK company law, and corporate governance best practice.
- Good understanding and previous experience of implementing company secretarial software.
- Confident stakeholder management and experience of working with board/C-Suite stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and to tight deadlines, managing competing priorities.
- Able to deliver quality written reports or minutes with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to design and implement new ways of working, based on company secretarial and corporate governance best practice.
- Ability to take ownership and drive projects forward.