Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited – We are a Business Consultancy
firm focused on
small/medium businesses. Our goal is to provide our
clients with the support they need to grow their businesses by providing
them with value-added and convenient services in a friendly
atmosphere.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Company Secretary
Job opening ID: 185
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Skills and Qualification
- A Legal Practitioner with at least 5 years of experience as a company secretary
- A member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be an added advantage.
- Must have good record-keeping skills, including maintenance of
statutory registers, to ensuring that legal & regulatory
requirements are complied with in a timely fashion - Need effective time-management skills.
- Set up a timetable of events to ensure nothing overlooked
- Work experience: minimum of 5 years
- Maturity gained through exposure to the commercial world and a range of experiences provides a well-rounded background
- Must Manage affairs in a well-organized, methodical and orderly
manner so that records are neat & tidy, issues are dealt with
promptly/timely, and matters are not overlooked - The right candidate must be able to relate well with directors
and executives; to understand/ anticipate their needs and requirements
Roles and Responsibilities
- Essential duties and responsibilities includes but not limited to the following:
- organising, preparing agendas for and taking minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs);
- maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries;
- dealing with correspondence, collating information and writing
reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant
company stakeholders; - contributing to meeting discussions as and when required, and
advising members of the legal, governance, accounting and tax
implications of proposed policies; - monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action;
- To advise, in conjunctions with the company’s solicitors, the
chief executive or other executive, in respect of the legal matters, as
required. - To prepare, approve, sign and seal agreements leases, legal
forms, and other official documents on the company’s behalf, when
authorized by the board of the directors or the executive responsible. - Proper maintenance of books and registers of the company as required under the provisions of the Companies Law.
- taking responsibility for the health and safety of employees and managing matters related to insurance and property.
- liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditors;
- developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company
complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and
statutory requirements. - Implementing effective and efficient procedural/administrative system.
- Filling of various documents/returns as required under the provisions of the Companies Law.
- To make arrangement for the payment of the dividend within
prescribed period as provided under the provisions of the Companies Law.
Skill set
Competencies:
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- In depth knowledge of secretarial software, Outlook, Microsoft excel and Word.
- Excellent technical knowledge of Nigerian Companies and allied matters Acts.
- Excellent presentation, interpersonal & communications skills – both written & oral.
How to Apply
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