Company Secretary

Key Responsibilities:

• Board Administration: Drafting agendas, preparing board packs, taking minutes at meetings and following up on actions to ensure effective and efficient board meetings
• Maintain Corporate Governance Policies: making sure they are kept up to date and referred to the appropriate committee for approval
• Facilitate Communication: Promote effective communication between the board, committees, senior management, non-executive directors, and shareholders.
• Monitor Legislation and Regulatory Changes: Stay current with relevant legislation and regulatory changes, taking appropriate action as needed.
• Ensure Statutory Compliance: Oversee statutory compliance by making all necessary filings with Companies House.
• Manage Correspondence and Reports: Handle correspondence, collate information, and write reports to ensure decisions are communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with External Advisers: Coordinate with external advisers, such as lawyers and auditors, to ensure compliance and effective governance.
• Facilitate Committees: Support the various management committees as well as the nominations and remunerations committees to ensure effective decision-making.
• Manage Group Insurances: Oversee the management of group insurances to ensure adequate coverage and compliance.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in a previous Company Secretary role within Financial Services or Insurance
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills: Proven ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written forms, ensuring clarity and professionalism in all interactions.
• Attention to Detail: Significant attention to detail and a well-organised approach to work, ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Legislative Knowledge: Keen interest in staying current with legislation, ensuring compliance and up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.
• Prioritisation and Pressure Management: The ability to prioritise work and perform well under pressure, ensuring timely and efficient completion of tasks.
• Support and Confidence: Confidence to provide support to company staff and board members, ensuring effective assistance and guidance.
• Integrity and Discretion: Integrity and discretion when handling confidential information, ensuring trust and confidentiality.
• Commercial Awareness: Substantial commercial awareness, understanding the business environment and its impact on the organisation.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven experience in managing relationships with stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Teamwork and Problem-Solving: Strong teamwork and problem-solving skills, ensuring effective collaboration and resolution of issues.

Our Benefits:

• Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
• Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours
• Flexi-time
• Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
• Electric vehicle – salary sacrifice scheme
• 100’s of exclusive retailer discounts
• Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit
• Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
• Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
• 25% Car Insurance Discount
• 20% Travel Insurance Discount
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Community support day
• Christmas and Summer parties

Working at SBG

At Somerset Bridge Group we aim to build a sustainable and innovative business focused on underwriting, broking and claims handling of UK motor insurance, offering transparent products and an efficient and fair service to our policy holders.

We are very proud to have been awarded a Silver Accreditation from Investors in People! We recognise that all of our people contribute to our success. That's why we are always looking for talented people to join our team - people who share our vision, who are passionate about what they do, and who want to be part of something special. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Somerset Bridge Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic factors or other characteristics protected by law. SBG makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, skills and business requirements.