Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on, detail-oriented and enthusiastic Senior Assistant Company Secretary at Monzo. This role will report to the Director of Corporate Governance and you will work closely with the Board and senior management.

You will be responsible for providing corporate secretarial support to the Monzo Board and its Committees as well as providing an efficient company secretarial service to the business.

About us:

We’re here to make money work for everyone and we're doing things differently. For too long, banking has been obtuse, complex and opaque.

We want to change that and build a bank with everyone, for everyone. Our amazing community suggests features, test the app and give us constant feedback so we can build something everyone loves.

We're focused on solving problems, rather than selling financial products. We want to make the world a better place and change people's lives through Monzo.

Your day-to-day

• Manage the end to end process for Board and Board Committee meetings, including proactively agreeing the agenda with the Chairs, attending and taking accurate minutes of meetings and actions.
• Act as Secretary to one or more Monzo Board Committees
• Oversee information flows within the Board and its Committees and between senior management and non-executive directors.
• Ensure the appropriate adherence by the Board and its Committees to the Articles of Association, Shareholders’ Agreement, and relevant Terms of Reference.
• Support the development of the corporate secretarial function, including drafting and embedding new corporate secretarial processes and procedures.
• Support with a wide range of questions from the business.
• Support the annual effectiveness review process for the Board and its Committees.
• Support key governance projects, such as corporate restructurings or public listing preparation.
• Own the preparation of the Modern Slavery Statement and Website Disclosures.

You should apply if:

• You are an ICSA qualified company secretary with substantial post qualification experience in either a governance or company secretary role, ideally in a fintech or bank.
• You have strong knowledge of corporate governance principles and applicable financial regulations.
• You are commercially minded with strong interpersonal and verbal/written skills and detail-oriented.
• You are a team player and natural collaborator who is passionate about effecting change whilst at the same time being goals-focussed and impact-driven.
• You have a passion for learning and a drive for continuous improvement.
• You are comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation including the Executive Committee and Board.

Logistics

The application process consists of a 30 mins phone call with a recruiter, an initial call with someone from the team, and 2-3 interviews remotely via hangouts. We promise not to ask you any brain teasers or trick questions.

The salary is competitive plus we offer stock options and other benefits .

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.

Diversity and inclusion is a priority for us – if we want to solve problems for people around the world, our team has to represent our customers. So we need to attract the best talent and create an environment that supports and includes them. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our blog .

If you prefer to work part-time, we'll make this happen whenever we can - whether this is to help you meet other commitments or strike a great work-life balance.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, embracing diversity in all of its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog , 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2021 Gender Pay Gap Report .

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

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