Description

Chartered company secretaries and governance professionals ensure companies conform to relevant legal, statutory and financial requirements and monitors standards of corporate governance.

Tasks

• Coordinates governances meetings, such as board and annual general meetings, writes minutes and resolutions analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes advises on the company's legal responsibilities and relevant regulations and liaises with external regulators, auditors, lawyers and other professionals produces registers of shareholders, annual company reports submits companies information to Companies House and the Stock Exchange maintains registers of shareholders and administers share options schemes and payment of dividends oversees various administrative functions such as the pensions and insurance cover of employees, health and safety, auditing and estate management

Entry Requirements

Entrants usually possess a relevant degree and significant relevant experience. To gain chartered status you must pass the Governance Institute's qualifying scheme, which is required to be the secretary of a public limited company.