Company Secretary – 公司秘书

在澳新职业大典中，公司秘书归属于2212审计、公司秘书与财务主管职业小组，与小组下的其他职位共享以下详细职业描述：

• 安排、通知和出席董事和股东大会；arranging, giving notice of and attending meetings of directors and shareholders
• 就遵守证券交易所上市规则、相关立法和公司惯例的事宜，向各机构的董事会提供意见；advising organisations’ governing boards on matters concerning compliance with stock exchange listing rules, relevant legislation and corporation practice
• 通过准备文件和发行股份，以及处理股份转让，来监管机构的股本；supervising organisations’ share capital by preparing documents and share issues, and handling share transfers
• 控制库房和库房系统，建立和审查风险管理目标和库房政策；controlling treasury and treasury systems and establishing and reviewing risk management objectives and treasury policies
• 识别、管理和报告财务风险；identifying, managing and reporting on financial risks
• 协助进行股权管理、债务管理、证券和税收筹划等事宜；assisting with equity management, debt management, securities and taxation planning issues
• 收集、分析和解释有关组织财务状况、成本结构和交易效率的信；collecting, analysing and interpreting information on the financial standing, cost structures and trading effectiveness of organisations
• 设计、重组和建立预算成本控制和其他会计系统，如计算机系统；devising, re-organising and establishing budgetary cost control and other accounting systems such as computer-based systems
• 进行审计和调查，为管理层、股东、治理机构和法定机构编制财务报表和报告；conducting audits and investigations and preparing financial statements and reports for management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
• 评估运营过程、活动、政策和系统的成本效益和风险；evaluating the cost effectiveness and risks of operational processes, activities, policies and systems
• 向管理层报告内部控制体系的存在和有效性；reporting to management on the existence and effectiveness of the system of internal controls
• 建立审计目标，设计和实施审计方法、流程和审计报告准则。establishing audit objectives, and designing and implementing audit methodologies, processes and audit report criteria

在实际工作中，公司秘书的工作内容可以包括：

• 召开和服务年度股东大会/会议（编制议程，作会议记录;传达决策等）；convening and servicing annual general meetings (AGM)/meetings (producing agendas, taking minutes; conveying decisions etc)
• 为董事会等委员会和工作小组提供支持；providing support to committees and working parties such as the Board of Directors etc
• 实现程序/管理系统；implementing procedural/administrative systems
• 处理会议前后的信件；handling correspondence before and after meetings
• 确保政策保持最新，得到批准，并确保公司成员意识到其影响（如法律）；ensuring policies are kept current, are approved, and that company members are aware of their implications, eg legal
• 撰写报告；writing reports
• 整理信息；collating information
• 在会议内外提供法律/财务建议；providing legal/financial advice during and outside of meetings.

公司秘书应该具备一定的专业知识，不仅要掌握公司法、证券法、上市规则等有关法律法规，还要熟悉公司章程、信息披露规则，掌握财务及行政管理方面的有关知识。虽然公司秘书并没有任何强制的学历背景要求，不过雇主更倾向于拥有会计与金融、商业与管理、以及法学专业背景的人士，尤其是拥有高学历、高GPA的优秀毕业生。公司秘书最好获得ICSA（Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators）特许秘书与行政人员协会的职业注册，将更有助于职业发展。

新西兰的部分相关学历如下：

虽然比起管理，公司秘书更多的是作为执行人的角色，主要在大中型企业中发挥上传下达的重要作用。而在新西兰，大部分为小型企业，较少会需要专门的公司秘书，因此工作机会并不多。

不是新西兰移民局规定的短缺职业。