Deputy Company Secretary

Were all about Impact. Your role:

As our Deputy Company Secretary youll take a leading role in keeping Utility Warehouses governance running like clockwork making sure we meet all our legal listing and regulatory obligations as a FTSE 250 organisation.

Here is what youll be getting stuck into:

• Board and committee operations: Preparing monthly Board and committee packs helping shape agendas and taking clear accurate minutes.
• Managing group subsidiaries: Acting as company secretary for designated Group subsidiaries looking after their agendas packs minutes and filings.
• Delivering key corporate milestones: Assisting with preparations for our AGM supporting the production of the Annual Report and managing the annual statutory accounts filing process to hit every deadline.
• Maintaining statutory registers: Keeping company registers and the register of directors interests up to date working in tandem with our registrar and outsourced cosec partners.
• Regulatory submissions: Completing share capital returns Companies House submissions and market announcements.
• Strategic governance and ESG: Assisting with the annual renewal of Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop our ESG framework.
• Projects and policy governance: Supporting the Financial Services function with governance fora and policies while playing an active role in business-wide compliance training and projects.

We get it done together. Your Team:

Youll sit right at the heart of Utility Warehouses corporate governance working closely alongside our Company Secretary and General Counsel. Were a close-knit supportive team that keeps the Board of Directors executive committees shareholders and regulatory authorities aligned and well-informed.

Youll partner across the businessfrom Legal and HR to our Financial Services teamsto build trusted relationships simplify complex processes and champion governance best practice across a growing business.

Qualifications :

This is a high-impact hands-on role for a proactive self-starter who works well on their own initiative and loves taking ownership. Youll bring sharp attention to detail and take real pride in high standards of accuracy especially when managing complex detailed or fast-paced tasks. Juggling a busy agenda with minimal fuss is second nature to you and you bring the warmth and confidence needed to engage smoothly with Board members senior stakeholders and external advisors alike.

To be successful in this role youll need:

• UK listed experience: A solid track record working in a Company Secretariat team in a UK-listed company.
• Regulated environment background: Experience working in a regulated Financial Services environment.
• Corporate governance know-how: Thorough practical knowledge of the UK Corporate Governance Code Listing Rules MAR (Market Abuse Regulation) and cosec best practice.
• Professional qualification: Youre ideally already ICSA/CGI qualified or actively studying towards it.
• Stakeholder & advisor management: Proven confidence working alongside external legal audit and governance advisors as well as senior leaders.
• Commercial & regulatory compliance: A clear awareness of statutory compliance reporting and broader governance frameworks.

Skills and behaviours:

• Youll need attention to detail a can-do attitude and a willingness to get stuck in
• Youre a self-starter able to perform autonomously with minimal supervision
• You maintain high standards of accuracy particularly when dealing with complex repetitive high-volume work
• You have excellent time management and organisational skills and are able to prioritise and manage a busy agenda
• You pride yourself on strong communication skills and have the confidence to with engage effectively with senior stakeholders Board members and external advisors

Additional Information :

So why pick UW

Weve got big ambitions so theres going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:

• We benchmark against the industry and will share the salary openly during our first conversation.
• Performance bonus: An annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.
• Work-life balance: Flexible hybrid working. More details can be found here.
• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays (increasing with tenure) with the option to trade up to five days each year.
• UW discounts: Save on all our services.
• Future planning: Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance (up to 4x salary).
• Family first: Policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Flexible benefits: Options to access private health insurance dental insurance or gym membership.
• Inclusion: Join belonging groups that help shape our culture.
• Growth: A dedicated learning and development budget and bi-annual promotion cycles.
• Events: Company-wide celebrations including the Great Big Get Together and our Good Hearted Go-Getter Awards.

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Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

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We provide equal opportunities a diverse and inclusive work environment and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age disability gender marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy and maternity status race religion or belief or sexual orientation. Please dont be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.

Please note if you are successful and offered a role at UW you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time