Corporate Legal and Financial Support Specialist
We are excited to recruit an individual to join our highly collaborative global Legal team. The role is based in Dublin and will provide corporate legal and financial support as further outlined below. The role is newly created, and as such the individual should anticipate the need for flexibility and adjustment as we roll this out for the first time. The role represents the opportunity to work alongside Legal and Finance professionals in the context of a global and private professional services firm. The role will include work and liaising with the Firm’s professional advisors in the following key areas:
- Shareholder and Treasury support
- Work closely with the Firm’s Legal and Finance teams on the Firm’s Employee Share Program. Assist with administrative matters for the share program, including preparing documentation, managing timelines and helping ensure that shareholder information is accurate
- Assist with filing of corporate subscription and redemption matters with Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Ireland (parent company location)
- Complete and update legal requirements related to bank account oversight including updating or changing account signatories, drafting and finalizing corporate resolutions related to banking, and assisting with other bank “Know Your Client” matters
- Assist with other necessary filings with the CRO in Ireland and other geographies as needed
- Corporate support
- Prepare corporate documents for different geographies (e.g., resolutions, Powers of Attorney)
- Make filings with relevant authorities and monitor filing requirements and developments
- Help organize board meetings and prepare agenda, minutes, and related materials
- Arrange execution and legalization of corporate documentation
- Work with other business functions in support of any restructuring, reorganization, or other corporate projects and initiatives
- Maintain corporate files and records
- Continuously review, develop and update corporate processes and templates to improve efficiency
- Support Know Your Client and Anti-Money Laundering processes
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Paralegal studies, Legal studies, Business or Finance
- 1-3 years’ experience in corporate, compliance, or legal administration
- Strong work ethic and ability to deliver excellent work product, meticulous attention to detail
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deliver within deadlines and to handle multiple projects and initiatives
- Proactive attitude and ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build strong relationships
- Strong intellectual curiosity
- Strong understanding of legal & compliance terminology, procedures, and documentation
- Proficient in MS Office 360 and translation tools
What We Do
At Spencer Stuart, we know how much leadership matters. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions.
Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 70 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness.
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