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About the Role

The Company Secretarial Assistant plays a pivotal role in providing full company secretarial and general administrative support to the Group Company Secretary. This is a 6-month contract with the potential to convert to a permanent opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintenance of statutory companies through Diligent Entities.
• Support Company Secretary in ensuring timely and accurate filing of changes in directors and other statutory documents with Companies House and other regulatory bodies.
• Ensure all statutory deadlines are complied with, including the preparation and filing of confirmation statements.
• Provide general administrative support and Diary Management.
• Coordinate with other departments on company secretarial matters.
• Manage the company’s compliance calendar.
• Liaise with the Finance team, auditors, and directors in respect of the preparation of financial audit.
• Disseminate communications for Company Secretary as quickly as possible.
• Liaise with external notaries and lawyers in organising various notarisation of documents.
• Provide statutory/corporate information to internal/external contacts.
• Assist with Events Health & Safety and insurance matters.
• Carry out any other duties as directed by the Company Secretary.

Requirements

• GradCGI or an intention to undertake the Chartered Governance Institute Qualification.
• Knowledge of company secretarial software (e.g. Diligent Entities).
• Ideally some experience of working in a Legal or Company Secretarial department.
• Excellent understanding of the work of a Company Secretary.
• Proficient in standard business tools (Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat).
• Strong attention to detail, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with a high degree of discretion.
• Strong ownership and urgency in handling tasks.
• Flexibility i.e. ability to deal with changing priorities.
• Very professional, mature in approach and level-headed.
• Ability to work well and keep calm under pressure.
• Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use initiative and act on information appropriately.

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• PowerPoint
• Adobe Acrobat

Work Type

• 6 month contract
• potential to convert to permanent

Education Level

• GradCGI or intention to undertake Chartered Governance Institute Qualification

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

About the Company

• Universal Music Group UK is the UK’s leading music-based entertainment company.
• We exist to shape culture through the power of artistry.
• We help UK artists produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to inspire and entertain fans at home and around the world.
• We are Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company.
• We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Equal Opportunity

• Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities.
• We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
• We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.
• If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.