▷ Immediate Start Assistant Company Secretary New Ireland

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Monzo Europe is an Irish-based subsidiary of the Monzo Group which will be the base for Monzo’s expansion in the European Union. This is a unique opportunity to be among the first team members on the ground in Dublin as a member of our new Monzo Europe Company Secretarial Team.

About the role

We’re looking for a talented, hands-on, and diligent Assistant Company Secretary with knowledge and experience of Irish company law and corporate governance requirements to join the Monzo Europe Company Secretarial Team. Based in Dublin, you’ll hit the ground running and become the heart of all things governance for Monzo Europe as we build out our bank in Ireland.

Bringing your experience gained in an Assistant Company Secretary (or equivalent) role, you’ll be comfortable operating in a fast-paced organisation and accustomed to applying critical and solution-oriented thinking to secure good governance outcomes for Monzo. You’ll also play a crucial role in supporting the Monzo Europe Board and its committees and you’ll help to make sure our governance processes work smoothly all while remaining in line with regulation and the high standards we have for governance here at Monzo.

You’ll report to the Monzo Europe General Counsel & Company Secretary (CoSec) and work closely with the Deputy Company Secretary for Monzo Europe (Deputy CoSec), as well as being a part of the broader Monzo Group Governance Squad to help establish and implement robust and compliant corporate governance practices for Monzo Europe.

This role offers an exciting and novel opportunity to play an instrumental role in a scaling company that’s key to Monzo’s expansion strategy. You’ll be part of a high-performing team who’ll support your development and ensure you have the opportunity to enhance your company secretarial skill set while taking ownership of some of Monzo Europe’s key governance processes.

If you are excited about the intersection of technology and banking, and want to help bring some of that Monzo magic to Europe, this is the role for you

Key Responsibilities

Board and Board Committee management: You’ll act as Secretary to the Board Risk and Board Audit Committee and will support the CoSec and Deputy CoSec with the end-to-end management of the Monzo Europe Board. This will include things like: coordinating Board and committee meetings and managing meeting logistics, internal and chair agenda preparation, maintaining the forward calendar, circulating paper requests and supporting with paper dispatching, attendance at meetings, minute-taking, maintaining the disclosable interest registers, communicating action items, and maintaining the action tracker and decision log.

Board coordination and director support: You’ll provide seamless support to the Monzo Europe Board directors by being a key contact on the coordination side of things. You’ll be responsible for things like meeting scheduling, board meeting logistics, and supporting the induction and onboarding of new board members.

Statutory and regulatory compliance: Together with the CoSec and Deputy CoSec, you’ll help make sure that Monzo Europe remains compliant with its statutory obligations and you’ll be responsible for things like annual and ad-hoc filings with the CRO, supporting on any corporate transactions with statutory compliance requirements, maintaining corporate registers, and supporting any governance-related regulatory returns.

Governance processes and procedures: With support from the Deputy CoSec, you’ll help to establish and maintain Monzo Europe’s governance policies, processes and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and internal Group governance standards. This includes performing periodic governance document reviews and owning Board governance documentation, maintaining the governance process note and checklist inventory, and supporting other annual governance processes ranging from the annual report to annual Board performance reviews.

Governance business partner: Working in collaboration with the Deputy CoSec, you’ll foster and maintain strong partnerships with business counterparts, acting as a strategic business partner to key stakeholders and working on ad-hoc projects within Monzo Europe and the wider Monzo Group as necessary.

KYC requests: Maintain the Monzo Europe KYC corporate information documentation and support the business with KYC requests from 3rd parties.

You Should Apply If

- You’re a qualified company secretary (ACG or equivalent), with Irish company secretarial experience, ideally gained in financial services or a regulated environment.
- You have demonstrable knowledge of corporate governance principles and an understanding of applicable financial regulations from working in financial services (such as the CBI Corporate Governance Requirements).
- You’re a self-starter and have experience completing core corporate secretarial tasks, particularly: statutory compliance; board coordination experience having acted as Secretary before and managed the end-to-end Board support process for Boards and Committees and; producing high-quality and technical minutes.
- You're a confident communicator, able to engage at all levels of the organisation, including the Board and Executive Committee and have experience of liaising with senior stakeholders in a clear and concise way.
- You have experience of developing or enhancing governance processes to make them more effective or efficient with an ability to work well autonomously and collaboratively to get things done well.
- You’re resilient, capable, and comfortable pivoting and adjusting to new situations, keeping pace with a constantly evolving business environment.

What’s in it for you

This role will be based in our Dublin office.

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

€1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences.

The application journey has 4 key steps

- Role Specific + Behavioural Interviews
- Final interview

This process should take around 4-6 weeks - your schedule is really important to us, so we promise to be as flexible as possible

Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by 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.

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

If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage.

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