Assistant Company Secretary

Aggreko


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Perth, Western Australia
Contract type: Full time

At Aggreko, we provide energy solutions so businesses can grow, and communities can thrive.

Mines, data centers, sporting events, manufacturing sites – even whole cities – need electricity around the clock. Reliable supplies of energy have never been more critical. That’s why we make sure our customers have power, heating, and air conditioning when, where and for however long they need it.

The purpose of the role:

We are currently looking for an Assistant Company Secretary to be covering the Aggreko APAC countries.

The position will report to the company Legal Counsel & Deputy Company Secretary. The Assistant Company Secretary will play a key part in the management of all company secretarial needs of the Aggreko Group at a Group level and across the business regions.

The team’s mandate is a truly global one with over 200 entities and branches spread across over 66 jurisdictions.

The key focus areas for the Assistant Company Secretary are:

  • Ensure company secretarial compliance by supporting multiple day-to-day corporate housekeeping requirements and maintaining Group UK companies, subsidiaries' company registers, and company books.
  • Support and run the audit process alongside the Deputy Company Secretary on the regional rectification process.
  • Proactively support regional teams/subsidiaries with local company requirements such as ad hoc queries and ensure adherence to UK governance standards, legal requirements, and the Group’s Delegation of Authority, where applicable.
  • Support board meetings and resolutions throughout the Group (e.g. board packs and minutes).
  • Assist group projects (e.g. dividends, capital reductions, incorporations and dissolutions).
  • Support the business with ad hoc reverse KYC requests with the support of a third-party provider.
  • Assist in managing external legal spending, obtaining estimates, and instructing counsel on acceptable fee levels.

What we’re looking for:


  • Extensive experience using GEMS or Diligent (or another company books management platform).
  • Experience working within a corporate legal or company secretarial team supporting a large global business supporting company secretarial compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Ideally, with a proven track record of identifying deficiencies in company book record keeping and processes, and supporting business improvements.
  • Have a good working knowledge of basic UK company secretarial issues and principles.
  • Be comfortable working within a fast-paced time-constrained environment.
  • Skilled at coordinating and communicating clearly with local counsel on regional requirements.
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external partners.

Join us, bring your energy, and grow your career.

Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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