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Join Walkers Professional Services (WPS) – shape the future with an industry leader

Walkers Professional Services (WPS) is a dynamic, fast-growing provider of corporate, fiduciary and regulatory services to leading private equity firms, hedge funds, CLO managers, trusts, and global financial institutions. With over 400 professionals across eight locations globally, we combine the strength of private equity backing with Walkers’ trusted reputation to deliver seamless, tech-enabled solutions that help businesses to thrive and meet responsibilities with confidence.

As we invest in cutting-edge technology and expand our global footprint, we offer ambitious professionals the opportunity to achieve new career heights and make a real impact.

Why Join WPS?

If you thrive in dynamic environments and want to work with industry leaders, you’ll love what we offer:

• A growth platform – backed by strategic long-term co-investment from Vitruvian Partners and Walkers law firm, accelerating innovation and opportunity.

• Blue-chip client base – work with the best on high-impact, cross-border projects with leading global institutions.

• Global reach, deep local expertise – collaborate across major investment hubs worldwide.

• Empowered culture – a “grown-up” environment that values clarity, collaboration, and commerciality.

• Tech-enabled and client centred mindset – leverage technology to build smarter, more efficient service models.

Walkers Professional Services (“WPS”) sets a new “best in class” standard in the provision of company secretarial services. WPS is led by a team of highly skilled professionals drawn from accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance and legal fields. The team combines a depth of specialised experience with a focus on consistently delivering high quality results to clients at all time. WPS is recruiting for an experienced company secretary, with funds experience, to fill a role in our rapidly expanding team.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

The successful candidate will be a senior member of the company secretarial team and part of a busy, client facing, professionally qualified team. Their main responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the primary point of contact for the provision of company secretarial services for a portfolio of regulated funds and Irish companies;
• Agreeing board calendars, sending calendar invitations and diarising agreed dates with Board of Directors;
• Formulate board meeting agendas which will include all regulatory requirements;
• Collate all board papers into a board pack in hard and soft copy for circulation to the Boards in accordance with an agreed timeline;
• Arrange all board meeting logistics;
• Attend board meetings for the purpose of taking detailed board minutes;
• Draft and circulate draft board minutes and action points in accordance with an agreed timeline;
• Assist with general meetings (as required) including drafting notice of such meetings, collating proxy forms and ensuring sufficient votes have been received to hold the meeting;
• Preparation and submission of annual returns and filings to the Companies Registration Office and filings with the Central Bank of Ireland as applicable;
• Maintain statutory books and records;
• Effectively delegate and manage the day-to-day workload of junior members of the team;
• Assist with the training of junior members of the team;
• Ensuring the application of internal policies and procedures;
• Effectively managing relationships with all stakeholders; and
• The candidate will also be expected to get involved in internal projects and initiatives.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Experienced company secretary in the regulated funds industry, with a minimum of 7+ years' experience;
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance requirements for regulated entities;
• Experience of working in a fast paced professional environment with focus on attention to detail and multi-tasking;
• Experience of managing and owning relationships with key stakeholder;
• Proficiency in using MS Office suite of applications as well as pdf docs;
• The candidate should have a desire to work in a fast paced, client facing environment where delivery of a high calibre professional service, to both clients and other stakeholders, is of key importance;

• The candidate should be able to think on their feet, show attention to detail and resourcefulness, and have strong communication and organisational skills. An enthusiastic attitude will contribute to the success of the candidate.

We’re hiring

Join a team that’s redefining fiduciary and corporate services. If you’re ambitious, adaptable and ready to make a difference, WPS could be the right place for you. Competitive compensation included

We are an equal opportunity employer. Equality, equity and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all on the basis of personal ability.