Corporate Secretarial & Governance Services Associate - Dublin 2025

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading professional services firm in Ireland with ambitious growth plans and over 800 staff based in Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick. As an internationally integrated partnership, we operate in over 100 countries and territories around the world and draw on the expertise of over 50,000 professionals to assist clients of all sizes at every stage in their development.

Why join us

Our next-generation graduate training programme is designed around understanding and appreciating the distinct qualities and experiences of each employee and where possible providing personalised support, mentoring, and resources tailored to individual needs and aspirations.

We put people before processes, empowering you to lead, innovate and foster your entrepreneurial talents. If you are looking for a career where you can truly make an impact, Forvis Mazars is the right place for you.

The Position

We wish to recruit an ambitious Associate to join our Corporate Secretarial & Governance Services team. We are looking for a graduate/postgraduate that wants to further their career or perhaps start one in the area of company secretarial/governance.

Responsibilities

Supported by our corporate secretarial management team, you will:

• Take ownership of a portfolio of clients and being responsible for ensuring that clients are meeting their statutory obligations by
  • Maintaining company secretarial records to include updating minute books and statutory registers
  • Keeping up to date with annual return filings, and producing documentation in respect of the annual approval and circulation of financial statements and other minutes, as required
  • Preparing and filing statutory forms at the Companies Registration Office
• Deal with queries and requests from clients, auditors, solicitors and internal staff
• Assist clients to set up Irish entities through completion of company formations and branch registrations
• Ensure the company secretarial database is up to date at all times
• Take on responsibility for billing clients and for debtors’ collection
• Stay on top of filing, archiving and general administrative duties

You will also have the opportunity to get involved in regular departmental training sessions to assist in your development and progression as a corporate governance professional.

Job requirements

We accept applications from a range of different backgrounds. While your academic background is of course relevant, what’s more important to us is how you apply yourself to your studies and to the pursuit of knowledge. You may have a background in engineering, business, law, science or economics - but what’s important is that you bring to the firm a willingness to learn and apply your skills in the best way possible. We can teach you the technical and business skills you need - but you also need energy and the right attitude to succeed.

• You’re working towards, or have recently been awarded an honours degree, in any discipline
• You believe in having integrity and doing the right thing
• You’re an excellent communicator who enjoys meeting new people
• You value respect, support and inclusivity
• You have great interpersonal skills and love working as part of a team
• You can prioritise tasks and work to deadlines
• You have excellent organisational skills, computer literacy and attention to detail