Company Secretarial and Governance Consultant

Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries.
In company secretarial and governance at PwC, you will provide advice and support on corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters to enable effective decision-making and transparency within the organisation. Your work will involve maintaining legal and ethical standards for the company.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Job summary:
Responsible for the statutory compliance of a wide variety of clients
Will work closely with audit teams and clients in performing statutory compliance health checks
Will report to manager and senior manager
Key responsibilities:
Primary duties (non-negotiable):
Responsible for the statutory compliance of a wide variety of clients
Will work closely with audit teams and clients in performing Statutory Compliance Health Checks
Secondary duties (desirable requirement):
Provide support to team members and managers
Skills and competencies:
Core skills required:
(non-negotiable, essential skills required for the role, both technical and soft skills)
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Grade 12
5 - 10 years in a similar role
Solid understanding of how to navigate CIPC website
A working knowledge of and ability to complete the following transactions on the CIPC website:
Director changes
Change of registered office and postal address
Change of financial year end
Resignation and appointment of auditors
Formation of a Company
Formation of External Company
Filing of Annual Returns and supporting documents
Change of Name of a company
Change of financial year
Amendment or substitution of MoI
Deregistration of a company
Restoration of Company
Additional Competencies:
Candidate must be able to attend to the following transactions:
Resignation and appointment of directors/secretaries
Change of registered office and postal address
Change of financial year end
Resignation and appointment of auditors
Transfer of shares
Preparation of the AGM minutes, including dividend declaration for a company
Allotment of shares
Formation of Company
Formation of External Company
Filing of Annual Returns
Change of Name of a company
Appointment and resignation of Person Authorized to Accept Service (External Company)
Change of financial year
Replacement / Indemnity of Lost Share Certificates
Increase of Authorized Share Capital
Buy Back of shares
Amendment or substitution of MoI
Restoration of Company
Arranging board meetings, preparation & distribution of Agenda & board packs and attending of meetings
Preparation of minutes of meetings
Attending to statutory compliance health checks/reviews
Other requirements:
Manage client expectations regarding deliverable:
Negotiate/discuss deadlines and agree on respective roles/responsibilities of both parties
Furnish client with regular feedback on progress made (e.g. weekly)
Build strong positive relationships with clients
Ability to work in a team environment
Deliver quality work product requiring minimum re-work (almost free of errors)
Interpret and apply theoretical knowledge to practical assignments
Demonstrate ability to grasp and apply new technical concepts
Approach client interaction in an organized manner
Delivers clear requests for information
Manage multiple tasks and deadlines, prioritizing time and communicating possible conflicts with manager
Manage own workflow & meet deadlines with a minimum amount of supervision and support from a manager.
Working conditions:
Office based 5 days per week
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