Assistant Company Secretary

Salary: £36,000 – £45,600 per year

Vitality, Assistant Company Secretary, London, £Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

We’re the UK insurer and investment provider that rewards people for positive lifestyle choices. With 1.25m+ UK members and more than 25m globally, we’re out to make the world a healthier, happier place.

That applies as much to our people as it does to our members. So, as well as a highly competitive pay package, you’ll enjoy: Free places to Vitality sponsored run events, online fitness classes and wellbeing workshops, competitions to win tickets to top-flight sporting events, health checks and access to our full range of partners and rewards.

It’s what we call offering shared value, because a healthy, happy team is good for us, good for our members and good for you.

As our Assistant Company Secretary, you’ll get the benefits our members enjoy, including:

– Our award-winning private Vitality Health insurance + wellness incentive programme

– Access to The Vitality Programme – Apple Watch, Waitrose and Partners, Garmin, Amazon Prime, Champneys Spa days, Rakuten TV and half-price gym memberships to name a few!

– Personal health fund + Life Assurance

– Stakeholder Pension Plan with employer contribution

– 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to buy and sell 5 more

– Flexible benefits package

– Internal incentives, competitions, and awards – a chance to win football and sports tickets or even be in with a chance to have a holiday of a lifetime

– A genuine opportunity to grow and establish a long-term career

As our Assistant Company Secretary, you will support Vitality, the Deputy Company Secretary and Group Company Secretary by providing statutory, administrative and governance support.

Responsibilities as our Assistant Company Secretary will include:

– Acting as Secretary to various board and regulatory committees, involving the drafting of agendas, collating and circulating papers via Diligent, and preparing minutes and matters arising

– Providing guidance to the Company Secretarial Assistant and supporting the Deputy Company Secretary

– Acting as the day to day liaison with the Board of Directors (Chairman, NEDs, independent NEDs and Executives), internal and external auditors and group finance

– Overseeing the statutory requirements for capital injections, the year-end accounts process and statutory obligations for group companies, Companies House filings and the maintenance of statutory registers and company information using Blueprint

– Assisting with scheduling the annual calendar of board and committee meetings

– Assisting with drafting governance framework documents including Terms of Reference

– Assisting with the new director induction process

– Assisting with the drafting of, and reporting on, Board and Committee Effectiveness evaluations

– Maintaining the LEI code Register with the London Stock Exchange

– Researching and advising on statutory requirements when required

What we are looking for in our ideal Assistant Company Secretary:

Essential

– Substantial company secretarial experience gained from in-house and/or private practice roles, advanced

– Provision of board and committee support including minute taking, advanced

– Liaising and building relationships with directors and senior management

– Experience of company secretarial entity management and board meeting software, e.g. Entities and Diligent

Desirable

– Involvement with corporate governance requirements

– Experience gained within a financial services organisation

– Powerpoint

Working for Vitality, you’ll experience an exciting mix of creativity and innovation, within a framework of challenging objectives and a passion for delivering the best.

Our people are chosen for their skills, knowledge, enthusiasm, and attitude but above all, their belief that anything can be achieved.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Assistant Company Secretary, then please click ‘apply’ today.