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CoSec Trainee - Farnham
About the Company
Our client is a rapidly growing top 40 accountancy practice providing expert solutions for entrepreneurial businesses and private individuals across Central and Southern England. They invest in high-quality specialists who work with the best technology to create exceptional value for their clients.
Their culture is built on company values of beingexpert,respectful,innovative, andcollaborative. They develop high-performing teams diverse in experiences, backgrounds, and ideas. As a growing company, they offer abundant opportunities for development and quick progression in a friendly and supportive team culture.
Position Overview
A new opportunity has been created for aCoSec Traineeto join theFarnhamteam. This permanent full-time position includes a comprehensive induction and full funding to pursue professional qualifications, with flexible working options available.
Job Responsibilities
This trainee position includes full training and support to develop your skills for a long-term career within the practice. Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining statutory records using Inform Direct software
- Preparing paperwork for director changes, address updates, PSC updates, share transfers and allotments, share reorganisations, name changes, ARD changes, dividends, and other technical company secretarial work
- Managing company incorporations and post-incorporation paperwork
- Handling company striking off processes
- Ensuring prompt preparation and submission of CS01 and PSC registers
- Client follow-up for overdue CS01s
- Processing stock transfer forms for HMRC Stamping and calculating Stamp Duty
- Preparing dormant accounts
- Performing system maintenance including downloading new company information and archiving historic records
- Managing correspondence sent to the registered office address
Qualifications
There are two entry routes to this training programme:
- Post A-Levels (A, B, B) or equivalent qualifications
- University students with achieved or predicted 2:1 or above
Essential Requirements:
- GCSEs in Maths and English at grade 5 or above
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong IT skills, particularly Excel, with ability to quickly learn new software
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Positive, confident, and proactive attitude
- Team-oriented and self-motivated
- Commitment to undertaking and succeeding in professional studies
- Relevant work experience is beneficial but not essential.
Benefits
- Comprehensive study package including full funding for the Certificate in Company Secretarial & Share Registration Practice qualification, study leave, and exam time off
- Hybrid working after probation (four days office/one day home)
- Flexible working hours (around core hours of 10am to 4pm)
- Career development in a fast-growing company with exciting expansion plans
- Exposure to diverse clients across multiple industries
- Opportunities to enhance technical knowledge and skills
- A varied role within a talented and experienced team
- Recognition awards celebrating company values
- Long service awards
- Regular employee events including company-wide summer party
Additional Benefits
- 23 days core holiday plus additional holiday-related benefits:
- Holiday trading (buy/sell up to 5 days annually)
- Flexible bank holidays
- Additional holiday with service
- Annual "Wellbeing Day" off to focus on personal wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 online GP access, second medical opinions, online counselling, and mental health support
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Rewards programme with retailer discounts
- Health Cash Plan for routine appointments
- Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Referral bonuses
- Death in Service Life Assurance
