Thermo Fisher Scientific

Legal Entities Specialist III

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • North Carolina, Pennsylvania

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Unity

About the role

  • Provide corporate governance oversight for a portfolio of US subsidiaries
  • Lead and maintain company secretarial administrative matters for US portfolio of entities
  • Assist in the production of annual meeting, including board and shareholder communications for designated portfolio of legal entities within the US
  • Prepare, co-ordinate and supervise local regulatory filing submissions, including approvals
  • Maintain corporate directorship appointments, including preparation of associated documentation and reports
  • Collaborate with internal staff, business teams, legal advisors, auditors, treasury, tax, and external partners to support subsidiary formations, capital changes, ownership changes, dividend payments, reorganizations, and dissolutions
  • Provide support for ad-hoc projects as needed
  • Report to the Senior Manager, Legal Entities and work closely with other members of the department; partner with corporate tax, local tax and local finance

Requirements

  • Associates or Bachelor’s Degree
  • Certification or certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program preferred
  • 4+ years experience as a corporate paralegal
  • Legal entities management experience is preferred
  • 1+ year experience working at a global company is preferred
  • Understanding of corporate governance requirements in North American jurisdictions
  • Knowledge of tax, legal and accounting functions
  • Previous exposure to Corporate Tax transactions and restructurings is preferred
  • Prior experience working with CSC Global online platform is helpful
  • Active commissioned notary is preferred
  • Strong sense of ethics and integrity
  • Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously as well as collaboratively
  • Effective interpersonal and analytical skills
  • Attention to detail to ensure completeness and accuracy of work within established timelines
  • Strong dedication to taking ownership and consistently producing high-quality work
  • Collaborative style with experience working within a fast-paced matrixed environment
  • Able to effectively collaborate with teams across multiple time zones
  • U.S. new hires are required to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status (may be required to be vaccinated depending on role)