Corporate Governance & Business Manager
Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top FinTechs to work for by Glassdoor and AltFi. We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.

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Ebury Mass Payments is looking for a Corporate Governance & Business Manager to provide high quality, professional company secretarial services to the Ebury Mass Payments division both in the UK and overseas, promoting good corporate governance throughout. We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven individual who is keen to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing company which is focused on building the Ebury brand. The person who fills this role will report to the Head of Mass Payments with a dotted reporting line to the General Legal Counsel.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with the relevant chairs of the boards and committees to plan the annual calendar of work for boards and committees.
• Arranging, preparing meeting packs for, attending and minuting committee and board meetings.
• Maintaining action logs arising out of meetings and driving completion of actions by accountable executives.
• Advice on company secretarial procedures, drafting of board and shareholder resolutions and execution of corporate actions.
• Administration and maintenance of the company secretary software, Diligent Entities and Diligent Boards.
• Assisting with the incorporation and set up of new entities in various jurisdictions as well as the closure of branches and entities which are no longer used. .
• Monitoring compliance of subsidiaries and branches with local law requirements.
• Oversight, liaison and review of performance of company secretarial services provided by third parties performing legal entity management.
• Filing statutory accounts including maintaining a timetable, liaising with the finance department and auditors, arranging board approvals and timely filing with the Companies House.
• Advising on corporate governance best practice and making recommendations to boards or committees impacted by changes in applicable governance requirements.
• Maintaining the Group structure chart.
• Assisting with KYC and due diligence requests.
• Assisting with insurance renewal processes.

Key skills requirements include:

• Experience in corporate governance, preferably in the financial services sector and within organisations with cross-jurisdictional operations.
• Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, particularly UK company law, and corporate governance best practice.
• Good understanding and previous experience of implementing company secretarial software.
• Confident stakeholder management and experience of working with board/C-Suite stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and to tight deadlines, managing competing priorities.
• Able to deliver quality written reports or minutes with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to design and implement new ways of working, based on company secretarial and corporate governance best practice.
• Ability to take ownership and drive projects forward.

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• Working with the relevant chairs of the boards and committees to plan the annual calendar of work for boards and committees.
• Arranging, preparing meeting packs for, attending and minuting committee and board meetings.
• Maintaining action logs arising out of meetings and driving completion of actions by accountable executives.
• Advice on company secretarial procedures, drafting of board and shareholder resolutions and execution of corporate actions.
• Administration and maintenance of the company secretary software, Diligent Entities and Diligent Boards.
• Assisting with the incorporation and set up of new entities in various jurisdictions as well as the closure of branches and entities which are no longer used. .
• Monitoring compliance of subsidiaries and branches with local law requirements.
• Oversight, liaison and review of performance of company secretarial services provided by third parties performing legal entity management.
• Filing statutory accounts including maintaining a timetable, liaising with the finance department and auditors, arranging board approvals and timely filing with the Companies House.
• Advising on corporate governance best practice and making recommendations to boards or committees impacted by changes in applicable governance requirements.
• Maintaining the Group structure chart.
• Assisting with KYC and due diligence requests.
• Assisting with insurance renewal processes