Legal, Company Secretary, Executive Director, Birmingham

at  Goldman Sachs

OUR IMPACT

The Goldman Sachs Legal division spans offices across 37 cities worldwide, from which we provide counsel and advice to support the global activities of the firm and our clients. Our focus is on providing the highest quality legal advice while managing regulatory and reputational risk. Whether you are an experienced lawyer or have other relevant experience combined with an interest in financial law and strong critical thinking skills, our team might be right for you.
As a division we are focussed on our people and their development and are committed to creating an environment that is diverse and inclusive. We offer numerous training and career development opportunities including a regular legal training programme, mentoring scheme and a people development committee tasked with providing tangible tools to help manage and develop careers. The division also has several active and varied committees including the Diversity, Pro Bono, and Social Committees and encourages participation in firmwide affinity networks that include the Women’s, Black and LGBTQ+ firmwide affinity networks.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Should be a qualified Chartered Secretary (ACIS or FCIS).
• Experience in preparing for, attending and minuting board and committee meetings, including agenda setting, preparation of board packs, liaison with presenters highly desirable.
• Entity management experience and exposure to managing multiple entities, dealing with all aspects of Company Secretarial practice.
• Practical experience of using Diligent (Blueprint and BoardBooks), e-filing at Companies House and other online resources.
• Proven excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and manage deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and willingness to be part of a team.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, proactive nature, and an interest in company secretarial matters and the business of the various business divisions at Goldman Sachs.
• Ideally, experience of working in a Financial Services Company Secretarial role, however relevant experience gained in other industry sectors will be considered.

• Providing company secretarial services to the Goldman Sachs Group’s entities in EMEA, which includes assisting with the documentation for, attending and minuting board/committee meetings for Goldman Sachs International, Goldman Sachs International Bank and/or Goldman Sachs Asset Management International.
• Liaising with other divisions (legal, risk, compliance, regulatory liaison, executive office) to ensure the smooth running of the boards and committees of these Goldman Sachs entities.
• Advising on and assisting with the execution of various corporate transactions for UK entities (and others in EMEA) including director changes, accounts approvals, capital transactions etc. and on the establishment or closure of entities.
• Maintaining accurate entity records, assisting with processing key returns to Companies House in particular annual filings (confirmation statements), officer changes (appointments & resignations), the maintenance of the PSC register and capital and other constitutional changes.
• Maintaining the integrity of entity and individual director information on in-house databases and to assist the CGT in validating entity and individual information on a regular basis.
• Responding to numerous requests for timely management information and reports on GS entities and committees, including for KYC enquiries, transaction completion, internal and external auditors and regulators.
• Providing secretary’s certificates, delegated signing authorities and advising on powers of attorney and on the execution of documents.
• Identifying, analysing and helping implement emerging corporate governance developments.
• Maintaining regular contact and coordination with senior members and relevant groups throughout the firm, including credit, treasury, New York legal, compliance, controllers, tax; in addition to external counsel and notaries.
• Assisting in improving the efficiency & effectiveness of the Corporate Governance Team, through streamlining processes, developing and maintaining process notes and sharing good practices.