Position: Corporate Paralegal Analyst
Location: Dublin
About Accenture
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“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: we care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
This position is a full-time Analyst (CL11) to be filled by an experienced paralegal with at least 2 years of company secretary / corporate governance experience in a MNC or law firm. The will mainly focus on company secretarial / corporate governance matters in Ireland and the successful candidate will support the Company Secretary of all of our Irish companies.
Job Responsibilities
Meetings
Coordinating and scheduling board, committee and shareholder meetings
Working with local Irish stakeholders to align meeting room allocations, catering and tech support requirements for each meeting, and on-the-ground support during board meetings.
Organising and attending meeting prep sessions with key stakeholders / presenters in advance of meetings and taking ownership of ensuring all parties are apprised of their actions and deliver their materials by agreed deadlines.
Collating and compiling board packs, PPT formatting and presentation of slides during the board meeting
Physically attending board / committee meetings to help with logistics
Taking detailed minutes and preparation of first draft minutes.
Drafting and maintaining actions logs, identifying post-meeting action owners and communicating actions to them, tracking deadlines and outstanding matters.
Preparing and organising execution of statutory and governance documents after meetings e.g. minutes, statutory registers, transaction documents, POAs, statutory financial statements, declarations, filings etc.
Assisting with drafting of Irish legal documents e.g. resolutions, AGM materials, CRO submissions etc.
Controls and Record Management
Implementing required internal controls, including maintenance of controls documentation and trackers
Maintaining and updating statutory registers in line with Irish legal requirements
Updating corporate records and appendices ahead of corporate filing deadlines
Managing requests from across the business for document signatures, and for notarisation / apostilles by working with local service providers; maintenance of physical company seals for affixing to documents as needed.
Archiving hard copy materials in our Dublin offices, compiling inventories and sending to secure offsite storage
Become Asset Steward for digital assets registered on Archer and complete quarterly access reviews / annual data privacy controls etc.
Minimum 2 years’ PQE with experience in Irish corporate governance / management of governance of Irish companies / company secretarial work.
Experience in CRO / RBO database and filings preferred
Good knowledge of Irish Companies Act (and related legislation) and ability to monitor changes in Irish company law and related legal areas
Excellent planning, co-ordination, organisational and written and oral communication skills
Strong people skills including ability to manage senior stakeholders
Attention to detail in drafting
Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
Willingness to learn, self-motivated, goal-oriented.
Application Deadline: ongoing
Accenture reserves the right to close the role once a suitable candidate is found.
