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5 Aug
2025
Permanent Consultant Board Support | BDO Vacancies
Job Description
BDO Vacancies – Consultant: Board Support (Assistant Company Secretary)
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Company: BDO
Job Type: Permanent
Job Sector: Corporate Governance
Consultant: Board Support (Assistant Company Secretary) – BDO
Key Responsibilities
Functional Management
- Ensure client compliance with the Companies Act, associated regulations, and company bylaws.
- Provide expert advice on King IV corporate governance principles.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, advising clients on necessary actions.
- Manage the filing and sorting of statutory documents and returns in line with Companies Law.
- Oversee accurate and timely administration of company records, including CIPC lodgments and register maintenance.
- Maintain statutory books and registers for client companies.
- Ensure legal compliance in the issuance, allotment, and transfer of share certificates.
- Liaise with external regulators and advisors (e.g., CIPC, auditors, Master of the High Court).
- Manage correspondence between client companies, Boards, shareholders, and third parties.
- Draft board resolutions, take meeting minutes, and lodge required forms and annual returns with CIPC.
- Prepare agendas and documentation for Board, committee, and AGM meetings.
- Distribute meeting packs and annual work plans.
- Attend client meetings to ensure legal compliance and provide necessary information.
- Follow up on action items from meetings.
- Develop tailored Board Evaluation Questionnaires and draft evaluation reports.
- Analyse Board Evaluation outcomes and prepare Focus Area Reports.
- Review and draft Committee Charters as needed.
- Prepare proposals for prospective clients and manage engagement letters.
- Respond promptly to client and stakeholder communications.
- Prepare billing schedules and invoices.
- Support the Consultant: Board Support in knowledge transfer initiatives.
- Complete and respond to Know Your Client (KYC) questionnaires.
Risk and Compliance Management
- Adhere to all applicable laws, policies, and standard operating procedures.
- Assist in implementing fraud controls, risk mitigation strategies, and governance processes.
- Support internal and external audit requirements with appropriate documentation.
- Maintain and enforce Service Level Agreements to reduce risk and ensure continuity.
Stakeholder Management
- Identify and address internal procedural barriers to enhance client service.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Represent the organisation in committees and task teams as required.
- Communicate progress and challenges in executing tactical plans to relevant stakeholders.
- Manage stakeholder communications effectively to uphold the organisation’s reputation.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Graduate CGISA or B-Degree in Law (LLB), or Paralegal qualification.
- Registration with the Chartered Governance Institute of South Africa would be advantageous.
Experience
- Preference will be given to applicants with consulting experience at board level.
- 2-5 years as an assistant company secretary or company secretary.
- Experience with the Trust Property Control Act advantageous.
Knowledge
- Relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks.
- JSE Listing Requirements advantageous.
- Board Governance and Compliance Knowledge.
- Company Secretarial protocols.
- Business Acumen.
Job Skills and Competencies
- Verbal and Written Communication.
- Conflict Resolution.
- Presentations.
- Project Management.
- Minute Taking.
- Computer Literacy.
BDO Core Competencies
- Planning and Prioritising.
- Resilience.
- Detail Orientation.
- Innovative Thinking.
- Customer Centric.
- Results Focused.
- Quality Focused.
- Assertiveness.
- Teamwork.
- Problem Solving.
- Judgement and Decision Making.
- Analytical Thinking.
- Flexibility and Adaptability.
- Impact and Influence.
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