Assistant Company Secretary

• Play a key part in developing the governance infrastructure of a scaling international fintech. • Provide effective subsidiary board support and contribute to the integrity of corporate records and Group governance processes. • Report to the Senior Company Secretary in a role that spans subsidiary governance, group corporate administration, and international expansion projects.

• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience working within a busy Company Secretariat team, with direct experience supporting operating subsidiary Boards. • Be professionally qualified (CGI Grad / ACG). • Have experience with entity management software and board portals such as GEMS, BoardVantage, or equivalent. • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage with senior executives. • Be experienced in handling sensitive and confidential information. • Be highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing workload to deliver against priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Have a flexible, can-do attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.

• Have Company Secretariat experience within a financial services environment. • Bring prior experience supporting the governance and administration of employee share schemes.

• Provide end-to-end Board support for a growing subsidiary business and its UK and international subsidiaries and branches. • Maintain timely information flows, uphold high standards of board paper quality, and offer trusted governance advice. • Draft subsidiary board and shareholder resolutions for routine and ad hoc matters. • Coordinate internal approvals for UK and international subsidiaries and branches, including name changes, director changes, year-end approvals, and registered office updates. • Act as the Group Company Secretariat workstream lead for international expansion projects, managing new branch and subsidiary registrations. • Manage Companies House and local registrar filings and ensure statutory registers are accurate and up to date. • Maintain precise internal entity records and handle the distribution of Board materials using entity management software and the board portal. • Support the Group in meeting its statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance obligations, contributing to major projects like the Annual Report and AGM planning. • Support governance and administration related to employee share schemes in collaboration with the outsourced share plan administrator. • Share knowledge openly within the team and actively support the professional development of the Junior Company Secretarial Assistant.

• Get 25 days holiday plus flexible public holidays, with an extra day off for your birthday. • Earn additional annual leave with length of service, and choose to buy or sell up to five extra days. • Receive 16 hours paid volunteering time a year. • Access Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. • Receive life insurance at 4x salary. • Benefit from generous family-friendly policies. • Access Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships. • Enjoy a salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme.

Starling is the UK's first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking. Built as a new kind of bank because technology has the power to help people save, spend, and manage their money in a transformative way. Starling is a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company, employing nearly 4,000 people across London, Southampton, Cardiff, and Manchester offices.