Northern Trust

Financial Services

CompanySecretaryAsiaPacific

A$175–250k ~AI est. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME
The Brief

“Company Secretary - Asia Pacific at Northern Trust. Skills: Company secretarial, Legal entity governance, Corporate governance. Oversee company secretarial function. Maintain corporate secretarial practices”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Qualified corporate secretary, Qualified solicitor, 10+ years company secretarial work, Knowledge of Australian corporations law, Knowledge of corporate governance, Knowledge of financial regulations, Experience managing corporate secretarial providers

Nice to Have

Experience in China law, Experience in Hong Kong law, Experience in India law, Experience in Japan law, Experience in Philippines law, Experience in Singapore law

What You'll Do.

Oversee company secretarial function

Maintain corporate secretarial practices

Enhance corporate secretarial practices

Liaise with Company Secretarial colleagues

Act as principal point of contact

Collaborate with Legal Department

Collaborate with external counsel

Collaborate with service providers

Liaise with internal audit

Liaise with external auditors

Oversee board pack production

Agree board meeting timetables

Attend Board meetings

Attend Committee meetings

Ensure production of minutes

Undertake board reviews

Complete annual self-assessments

Monitor changes to corporate law

Provide guidance on regulatory reporting

Provide guidance on compliance

Review terms of reference

Develop Legal Department resources

Share Legal Department resources

Identify efficiencies

Assist in information requests

Provide input on legal entity change

Provide input on M&A projects

Maintain bank mandates

Maintain authorised signatory lists

Support MLRO requests

Maintain statutory records

Ensure timely filing of statutory returns

Ensure timely filing of financial statements

Ensure timely filing of statutory lodgments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative work culture; With other Company Secretarial colleagues; With Legal Department colleagues; With first line of defence; With second line of defence

Communication Scope

Engage stakeholders; Influence stakeholders

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