Company Secretary

Company Secretary

Job Description

Become part of the team powering household names like Andrex®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®.

At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark.

Settling for just any role isn't you, and it isn't us either.

Being Unstoppable Together calls for a particular kind of person and teams who genuinely care about making a difference.

Here, you'll channel your professional expertise, talent, and drive into building and managing a portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you'll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre.

As the Company Secretary, you will play a critical role in supporting global corporate governance across joint ventures and complex entity structures.

Working closely with Legal, Finance, Tax and Treasury teams, you will ensure robust governance frameworks, statutory compliance, and effective board operations across the IFP organization and its subsidiaries.

It starts with YOU.

You will report directly to the Corporate General Counsel and will be managing a direct report.

Location: we can offer a hybrid model (on remote / Office) for candidates already based in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Establish and maintain a corporate governance framework for joint ventures, including clear guidelines for board and committee meetings, agendas, and minutes.

·  Coordinate governance across global subsidiaries, partnering with Finance, Tax, Treasury and Controllership to meet legal, regulatory, and audit requirements.

·  Draft, review and maintain statutory records, board and shareholder minutes, and ensure timely and accurate filings with Companies House.

·  Lead the migration to appropriate company secretarial software and support the creation of new entity structures and restructurings within IFP.

·  Support M&A and strategic initiatives by preparing corporate documentation, drafting approvals and minutes, and coordinating internal authorizations.

·  Supervise and support Assistant Company Secretary and Paralegal activities, including entity maintenance, signatory lists, powers of attorney, and use of Docusign.

·  Support corporate and sustainability reporting initiatives, including the UK Modern Slavery Report, audit responses, and ad‑hoc governance queries.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Required Qualifications

·  Significant previous experience working as a Company Secretary, ideally qualified in England & Wales.

·  Deep expertise in the UK Companies Act and multi‑jurisdictional corporate governance.

·  Proven experience supporting boards and complex corporate structures.

·  Strong drafting capability with the ability to trans...