Trainee Company Secretarial Assistant

Unique opportunity to join our Global Legal function as a Trainee Company Secretarial Assistant. Alongside studying to become a Chartered Secretary or Chartered Governance Professional, you will be working within the Company Secretary team which is responsible for ensuring good governance and compliance by Costa and its subsidiaries with applicable corporate legislation and regulations, as well as managing various insurance areas for the Costa business. This role is varied and hands on and will suit a driven individual with exceptional attention to detail and who is looking to develop their career as a Chartered Company Secretary or Chartered Governance Professional.

A bit about us...
Here at Costa Coffee, our vision is to inspire the world to love great coffee. We’re all about passion, energy and teamwork to serve uplifting moments to coffee fans globally. From our humble beginnings in 1971, we’re now the UK’s most loved coffee shop brand. Along with our much loved coffee shops, our propositions also include Ready-to-Drink, Costa Express, At Home, Proud to Serve in the UK and many overseas markets. Costa are pioneering the future of the coffee industry.

A bit about the role...
You will report to, and support, the Assistant Company Secretary across multiple areas within the company secretariat and insurance areas including the following:

• Compliance with applicable corporate legislation and regulations in the UK as well as various other overseas markets
• Production, review, and approval of the statutory accounts for various Costa companies
• Filing of statutory forms and documents on a timely basis
• New company incorporations and dissolutions while ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, and meeting all filing deadlines
• Production and approval of powers of attorney
• Managing and maintaining the Costa Group corporate structure chart and entity management systems at all times
• Making quarterly disclosures to the parent company, as required under any US or other overseas regulations
• Management and maintenance of the Costa Group insurance programme, including provision of all information required by Costa’s brokers and insurers for the renewal of its insurance policies

A bit about you…
We want all of our Team Members to thrive and to grow here at Costa, this is why our values are so important to us, Passion, Courage, Trust, Warmth. Along with an ability to work with diverse teams we would look for you to bring the following to this role:

• Recognised degree (preferably law or similar) or equivalent professional experience, to assist with becoming qualified Company Secretary
• Commitment of working towards a qualification with The Chartered Governance Institute
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Methodical and logical approach to work
• Deadline driven with an ability to work at pace
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all seniority levels
• Strong IT literacy across all Microsoft office applications

What we can offer...
Costa are on a growth journey like no other, more countries, more propositions, more opportunities for you to develop your career and work with some great teams. In addition, you’ll benefit from

• BUPA Healthcare
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 50% staff discount, including endless free coffee onsite at support office
• 25 days Holidays

Location: Remote with an ability to travel to the Costa Office locations in London or Loudwater at least once a week

Costa is made up of true experts, masters of their craft stretching their limits to what’s possible. It’s why we work so well remotely. We trust our teams and embrace technology to help us collaborate. And if needed, we have offices in various parts of the world for those important connection points. Our remote working allows you to balance your work and personal life, while retaining Costa’s much-loved warmth and passion.