Role Description:

Company Secretary provides company secretarial and corporate governance support to our group parent company, FNZ Group Limited, and its subsidiaries. The Company Secretary will work closely with the Group General Counsel, the Legal team and business owners.

This role will offer great exposure to the Group Chair and the Group Board members. The role is a sole contributor but there are other company secretaries supporting regional boards so there is a supportive peer community within the company.

FNZ has many regulated businesses around the globe so previous experience of working in financial services is a requirement for this role.

• Provision of full Board support to include Board calendar, annual Board, Board Committee and Sub-Committee planner, agendas, collation of meeting packs (Diligent), production of Board minutes and tracking of actions.

• Providing support to other Board and Committee meetings, as required by the business.

• Support the Chair, Executive and Non-Executive Directors of each Board and Committee as necessary.

• Operate within the approved Corporate Governance Framework and Group Subsidiary Governance Principles.

• Together with our third party provider manage statutory filings for the Group entity. 

• Assisting with subsidiary entity creation and ongoing management, and working with third party providers when required.

Specific Role Responsibilities:

Act as Secretary to:

• Group Board

• Group Audit Committee

• Group Risk Committee

• Group Remuneration Committee

• Group Nominations Committee

• Group Governance Committee

• Ad hoc Board Sub-Committees

Governance & Compliance:

• Support Group General Counsel in the evaluation and effectiveness of the Group Internal Governance Framework on an on-going basis.

• Oversight and monitoring of global jurisdictional statutory compliance.

• Maintenance of Group structure chart.

• Statutory filings and maintenance of global entity database (Diligent Entities).

• Working with third party providers to manage the Group statutory filings and filings for certain subsidiary entities.

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintain Conflicts of Interest Register.

• Corporate Governance Manual.

• Co-ordinate Director Induction Programmes and deliver the corporate governance elements.

• Board Training Programme.

• Facilitate Board Evaluation Process.

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. Exposure to private equity environment is an advantage.

• Experience of supporting Boards and Board Committees.

• Experience in using Diligent Boards and Diligent Entities.

• Must be ACIS/FCIS (ACG/FCG)

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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 over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.