Assistant Company Secretary

Let’s grow together!

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re a newly qualified Assistant Company Secretary looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

What you’ll be doing

• Act as secretary to the Executive Risk Committee and Board Risk and Compliance Committee, ensuring accurate and concise minutes of meetings are taken and circulated in a timely manner.
• With oversight of the Deputy Company Secretary, drafting, verifying and maintaining key governance documents e.g. governance sections of the annual report and accounts, and carrying out an analysis of Paragon’s compliance with the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code
• Ensure that an allocated portfolio of subsidiaries complies with legal, regulatory and constitutional governance obligations, including external (Companies Act 2006, Stock Exchange (where applicable), FCA/PRA, Banking best practice) and internal Paragon Corporate Governance Framework requirements assuming collective responsibility jointly with the other team members for such compliance overall
• Support the General Counsel and Deputy Company Secretary in analysing and providing specialist advice on new business and legislative developments/projects in order to clearly identify any statutory, compliance and corporate governance implications for Paragon and its subsidiaries
• To assist with meetings of any subsidiary companies in addition to board/management committees and, collate and distribute meeting papers and produce accurate, concise and timely minutes.

What you’ll bring to the team

•  Essential Qualifications: At least 2-3 years company secretarial experience (preferably in a listed or financial services environment). Knowledge and/or experience of the Risk and Compliance functions of financial services organisations is a plus.

• Qualified or materially part-qualified Chartered Secretary, Lawyer or relevant professional qualification
• Minute taking experience is a must
• Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a busy and professional team

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply. 

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Please note, applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship.

 What can we offer you?

Be yourself

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.