Senior Governance Adviser/Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Beyond Governance Limited; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Governance Adviser/Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Beyond Governance is the UK’s leading independent governance consultancy. We are trusted advisers to boards, General Counsel, Company Secretaries and senior executives across FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and AIM-listed companies. Our expertise helps organisations strengthen governance, improve decision-making, and navigate the challenges of operating in a listed environment.

What you’ll do

• Providing high-quality support and advice to clients across all aspects of governance and company secretarial work, including (but not limited to):
• Preparing and reviewing annual reports
• Managing AGMs and general meetings
• Acting as Secretary for board and committee meetings – including minuting, creating board packs and papers
• Overseeing insider lists, share dealing policies and MAR compliance
• Completing regulatory filings with Companies House, the FCA and other bodies
• Leading on governance and company secretarial projects such as M&A, share capital projects, new framework implementation, compliance health checks, and gap analyses against governance codes
• Managing cash and DRIP dividends
• Supporting on share schemes (EMI, LTIP, CIP, SIP, SAYE)
• Overseeing subsidiary governance, statutory compliance and entity management

Beyond delivery, you’ll bring ideas that drive efficiency, effectiveness, and growth—while safeguarding your clients’ reputations.

How you’ll work

• Assignments may be ongoing through our CoSec on Demand service, or on a project basis.
• You’ll contribute to raising the profile of Beyond Governance through client work, supporting sales and marketing initiatives, and—in time—participating in webinars and podcasts alongside senior team members.
• You will be expected to have line management responsibility.
• Flexibility is built-in: you’ll mostly work remotely but need to be flexible to work in client offices as required (travel costs to client offices are covered by BG), potentially up to 3 days per week in office attendance.

What we’re looking for

• Mandatory: Fully CGIUK&I qualified either ACG or FCG, with a minimum of 10 years in-house governance team experience
• A self-starter with strong technical expertise, able to work independently while collaborating closely with our supportive team
• Someone with the confidence to contribute value-add ideas, and the ambition to grow your influence in the governance space
• Join a team of seasoned governance professionals who’ve been in your shoes in-house
• Enjoy the variety of working with multiple clients across industries
• Work in a remote-first, flexible set-up without losing the sense of team and shared purpose
• Build your profile externally while delivering work that makes a real impact

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services