Assistant Corporate Secretary

Job Description:

Job Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary

Location: Dublin

Corporate Title: Vice President / Senior Vice President

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

• Assisting the corporate secretary team for a regulated Irish bank (and other regulated and unregulated European legal entities).
• Assisting in the preparation of, organisation, and follow-up of board of directors' and committee meetings, including preparing agendas, drafting resolutions, organising clear and appropriate papers, minute taking, answering director/officer and business line enquiries, and ensuring all board decisions are executed.
• Attending Board and Committee meetings and draft meeting minutes or specific sections.
• Organizing and maintaining Board and Committee and other governance-related documentation databases in accordance with applicable record retention requirements.
• Contributing to improving team processes, procedures, and controls.
• Oversee the following in liaison with the corporate secretary team:
• Maintenance of the statutory registers and internal record keeping system
• Local and overseas filings
• Operation of signing authorities and delegated authorities
• Execution of legal documents including POA's, Certificates of Incumbency, Deeds etc. including notarisation / apostille / legalisation.
• External company secretarial provider companies
• Participate in regional legal entity projects, including corporate restructuring, and implementation of new or updated corporate governance-related laws, rules, and regulations.
• Respond to/request information from risk management, finance, auditors, senior management, group company secretaries and regulators.

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a financial services environment in a company secretarial or administrative capacity is preferred
• Experience with European and Irish corporate governance requirements for regulated financial services firms is preferred
• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills; good attention to detail and accuracy
• Systematic and organised approach to workload with attention to detail and a dedication to extraordinary service
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multi-task and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines
• Ability to make connections across the organisation to achieve outcomes and results together
• Professionalism, dependability, integrity and trustworthiness combined with a cooperative attitude. Able to thrive in a dynamic team environment

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland's most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.