Role Description
The Company Secretary Europe provides company secretarial and corporate governance support to FNZ Group subsidiaries in Europe, in particular, the regulated legal entities. This role will offer great exposure to a variety of aspects of corporate governance and regulatory frameworks. The Company Secretary will work closely with the EU Legal team and Business and the Company Secretary teams supporting other Group and regional boards providing a supportive peer community.
Previous experience working in financial services is a requirement for this role as FNZ has many regulated businesses in Europe and around the Globe.
Specific Role Responsibilities
The Company Secretary to European regulated and non-regulated entities:
Provides full board support to include calendars, annual board, committee and sub-committee planners, agendas and collation of meeting packs (via Diligent)
Schedules and manage board and committee (eg audit and risk) meetings with responsibility for forward planning and liaising with management teams on agenda items
Prepares board minutes and track to closure actions arising from meetings
On-going support board and committee chair, executive and non-executive directors
Governance & Compliance
Operate within the approved FNZ Corporate Governance Framework and Group Subsidiary Governance Principles
Support the Board Policy Framework to include responsibility for: Conflicts of Interest Policy and Register, Board Terms of Reference, Protocols for meetings, Board Induction and on-going support, Board Training and Board Evaluation Process
Oversight and monitoring of statutory compliance of entities and their branches across Europe, statutory filings with the commercial registries
Support regulatory compliance colleagues with related filings with the regulators
Other Responsibilities
Support FNZ Legal, Regulatory and Company Secretary teams in the evaluation and effectiveness of the Group Internal Governance Framework on an on-going basis
Assist with subsidiary entity creation and ongoing management, and working with third party providers when required
Maintain of European organisation structure chart
Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of company secretarial matters including directors duties and responsibilities,
Manage and maintain Diligent Boards and the global entity database (Diligent Entities)
Experience required
Previous experience as a Company Secretary, Deputy Company Secretary or Assistant Company Secretary (minimum 8 years) within a regulated environment
Financial Services experience is essential
Experience supporting boards and board committees
Experience using Diligent Boards and Diligent Entities
Must be ACIS/FCIS/ACG/FCG or similarly qualified individual
About FNZ Culture
Our culture is what drives us. It's at the heart of who we are and everything we do. It's what inspires, excites and moves us forward. Our ambition is to create a culture for growth, one that opens up limitless opportunities for our employees, customers and the wider world. At FNZ we know that great impact is only possible with great teamwork.
That’s why we value the strength and diversity of thought in our global team.
The FNZ Way is the cornerstone of what we do. It is comprised of four values that set the standard for how everyone at FNZ interacts with each other, with our customers, and with all our diverse stakeholders around the world.
Customer obsessed for the long-term Think big and make an impact Act now and own it all the way Challenge, commit and win together
Read more about The FNZ Way and our values: www.fnz.com/culture
About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.2 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.