Company Secretary

Company Secretary – Dublin, Ireland

Are you interested in supporting subsidiaries boards and stakeholders on corporate governance matters? Do you want to support various cross-functional projects across EMEA? Join Western Union as Company Secretary.

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This role will support and advise Western Union subsidiaries boards and a range of stakeholders regarding corporate governance matters in the Company’s EMEA regions and maintain corporate subsidiaries in good standing and in compliance with their local filing obligations. 

Will provide corporate governance support and leadership to various cross-functional projects such as financial statement audits, ensuring timely completion in accordance with relevant company law.

Collaboration and co-ordination will be required with a wide group of stakeholders throughout the organization to support the governance of regulated subsidiaries.

Ability to work independently and make both practical and timely decisions. The role requires strong drafting and minute taking skills, legal research skills and experience in supporting, or leading aspects of, restructuring projects.

Role Responsibilities

Will support board activities for the WU subsidiary boards (including regulated entities) to include preparing meeting notices, working with functions to gather board materials, drafting and updating board and committee charters, preparing and executing the agreed upon agenda, minute taking, tracking of action items, advising boards and a range of stakeholders on corporate governance matters and conducting legal research on governance requirements and developments across EMEA. Working on policies and standard operating procedures for company secretarial processes. Ensure complete of annual compliance obligations for subsidiaries, including supporting the accounting team and auditors with audit requests and general company information requests. Working with service providers on ad hoc approvals and filings.

Role Requirements

Minimum 5 years company secretarial experience in an Accountancy Practice or Law Firm or in-house in a corporate secretarial role. Experience in managing annual compliance for an international portfolio of companies is preferred Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide analytical and consultative direction. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management. Company secretarial qualification is required. Excel and Power Point proficiency. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.

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Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few (). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your Ireland specific benefits include:

25 working days holiday Contribution Pension plan Life & Medical Cover

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate. 

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. 

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