Company Secretarial Trainee

7 days ago


Dublin, Ireland Grant Thornton Full time

Company Secretarial Trainee

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has nearly 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 68,000 people

At GT, we work as , bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and driven candidate who is keen to progress within Ireland’s fastest growing professional services firm. The position offers excellent prospects for progression and on-going career development. This role will involve providing VAT support to Directors and Partners on tax advisory and liaising with Irish and international clients and advising on all relevant VAT issues. To be considered for this role you will have a relevant tax, legal or accountancy qualification and a minimum of five years in a professional tax, legal or accountancy environment working within VAT.

We wish to recruit one trainee to join our Corporate Secretarial Services team. We are looking for graduates/postgraduates who are ambitious and want to start their career in the area of company secretarial/governance.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the company secretarial management team, you will perform the usual duties associated with a trainee role:

Preparation and filing of statutory forms and attendance at the Companies Registration Office

Arranging for company formations and branch registrations

Updating the company secretarial database

Maintenance of company secretarial records to include updating Minute Books and Statutory Register

Dealing with queries and requests, on a day to day basis, from clients, auditors, solicitors and internal staff, including company searches

Taking ownership of a portfolio of clients and being responsible for ensuring that clients are meeting their statutory obligations

Keeping up to date with filings, and producing documentation in respect of the Annual General Meeting and other minutes, as required

Responsibility for billing clients and debtors’ collection

Filing, archiving and general administrative duties

Key Requirements

Have a desire to complete corporate governance or company secretarial qualification

Excellent MS Office skills

Highly organised

Excellent attention to detail

An ability to prioritise and multi-task is essential

Familiar with statutory obligations under the Irish Companies Act is an advantage

Computer literate with experience of word, excel and company secretarial package eg. GEMS, Blueprint etc is an advantage

Strong client focus with excellent oral and written communication skills

Life at GT

Reward and benefits:

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one. 

Recognition:

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

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