Ernst & Young South Africa: Company Secretary

The company is currently recruiting for a company secretary to provide high quality company secretarial services for the Firm’s legal entities and governance bodies. Key responsibilities:

• Preparing for meetings, including drafting of agendas, sending out documentation ahead of meetings.
• Attending meetings, taking minutes, timely distribution of minutes.
• In-between meetings, pro-actively follow up on matters requiring action.
• Ensure that all statutory records are filed with CIPRO and updated on a regular basis.
• Responsible for maintaining all statutory required registers eg. Company Register, Share Register etc.
• Responsible for drafting of Board of Directors resolutions and processing such.
• Filing of annual returns.
• Updating and amending the Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to comply with the Companies Act of 2008 to be made effective.
• Advise the relevant governance bodies / members on any matters that may have an impact on the governance aspects of the various legal entities, e.g. changes in legislation, King III, etc.
• Ensure that all documentation required in terms of the Companies Act and any other applicable legislations are kept up to date, e.g. company registers, share allotments, movements in directors, etc.

• Certified with Institute of Chartered Secretaries (CIS).
• B.Comm or legal qualification.
• At least 3 years as a Company Secretary or in a Company Secretarial division of a professional services firm.

Competencies/Knowledge:

• Excellent minute taking skills and ability to distil complex topics into concise minutes.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Companies Act, King IV, etc.
• Experience in completing relevant forms and knowledge of the workings of CIPRO’s offices.
• Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on ability to build and maintain relationships and working within a team.
• Good project management / organisational skills.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, etc).
• Excellent written and verbal language skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and without supervision.
• Ability to deal with senior executives, i.e. CEO, Chairman, etc.
• Willingness to travel if required to do so.

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