A reputable financial institution in the Ashanti Region invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacancy: Company Secretary

Job Purpose

• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing company secretarial services to the financial institution as required by law.

Key Responsibilities

The successful applicant would be required to perform the following functions:

• Assist the Board of Directors to comply with the constitution of the company and with any relevant enactment
• Keep the books and records of the company
• Ensure that the minutes of the meetings of the shareholders and the directors are properly recorded in the form required by law
• Prepare and issue out notices in the name of the company
• Ensure that the annual financial statements of the company are dispatched to every person entitled to the statements as required by law
• Ensure that all statutory forms and returns are duly filed with registrar of companies
• Maintain the statutory registers of the company
• Provide the Board of Directors with guidance as to the duties, responsibilities and powers of the board and on the changes and development in the laws affecting the operation of companies
• Inform the Board of legislation relevant to or affecting meetings of shareholders and directors
• Advise the Directors on their responsibilities as directors and any other functions that may be required to be performed by the company secretary

Qualification Required & Experience

The applicant is required to have any of the following qualification and experience

• A professional qualification or a tertiary level qualification that enables that person to have the requisite knowledge and experience to perform the functions of a company secretary or
• Has held office, before appointment, as a company secretary trainee or has been trained under the supervision of a qualified company secretary for a period of at least 3 years
• Must be a member in good standing of the institute of Chartered secretaries and administrators (ICSA) or the institute of Chartered Accountant, Ghana, (ICAG)
• By virtue of an academic qualification or as a member of a professional body, appears to the directors as capable of performing the functions of secretary of the company
• Must have been enrolled to practice and is in good standing as a Barrister or solicitor in the republic
• Experience of working in a similar position in a financial institution will be an added advantage

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications, accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates, names and address of two (2) referees and contact telephone/email addresses should be forwarded to:

recruitmentsjune@gmail.com

Closing Date: 21 August, 2023