Assistant Company Secretary

Description

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ nearly 4,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

Reporting to our Senior Company Secretary, this role offers an opportunity to play a key part in developing the governance infrastructure of a scaling international fintech, ensuring effective subsidiary board support and contributing to the integrity of our corporate records and Group governance processes.

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Assistant Company Secretary who brings a proactive approach to corporate governance and thrives in an agile, collaborative environment where continuous improvement is valued.

Responsibilities:

Subsidiary Governance:

• End-to-end Board support for a growing and fast-paced subsidiary business and its UK/international subsidiaries and branches. Maintaining timely information flows, upholding high standards of board paper quality and offering trusted governance advice.
• Drafting subsidiary board and shareholder resolutions for routine and ad hoc matters. Coordinating internal approvals for UK and international subsidiaries/branches (e.g. name changes, director changes, year-end approvals, registered office updates).
• Acting as the Group Company Secretariat workstream lead for international expansion projects, managing new branch and subsidiary registrations.
• Managing Companies House and local registrar filings and ensuring statutory registers are accurate and up to date.
• Maintaining precise internal entity records and handling the distribution of Board materials utilising entity management software and the board portal.

Group Governance and Corporate Administration:

• Supporting the Group in meeting its statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance obligations, contributing directly to major projects like the Annual Report and AGM planning.
• Supporting governance and administration related to employee share schemes in collaboration with the outsourced share plan administrator.

Team Collaboration:

• Sharing knowledge openly within the team and actively supporting the professional development of the Junior Company Secretarial Assistant.
• Bringing a proactive, growth-oriented and risk-management focused mindset to the daily operations of the Group Company Secretariat team.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working within a busy Company Secretariat team, with direct experience supporting operating subsidiary Boards.
• Professionally qualified (CGI Grad / ACG).
• Experience with entity management software and board portals (e.g., GEMS, BoardVantage, or equivalent).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with senior executives.
• Experienced in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing workload to deliver against priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a team.

Desirable Criteria:

• Company Secretariat experience within a financial services environment.
• Prior experience supporting the governance and administration of employee share schemes.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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