North Horizon - 8 Jobs
Toronto, ON
Posted 19 days ago
Job Details:
Remote
Entry Level
About the Company
North Horizon Holdings Inc. is a Canadian family office with a global investment footprint. We are value-oriented investors with diversified interests across public markets, private equity, venture capital, and real estate.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Documentation Analyst to join our team. This role will focus on corporate governance, entity management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the firm’s global operations remain well-structured, compliant, and efficiently managed. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of our governance processes.
Responsibilities
Entity Management
Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
Corporate Governance Support
Documentation, Processes & Systems Management
Stakeholder Communication & Coordination
Additional Responsibilities (for experienced candidates):
Qualifications & Skills
Culture and Total Rewards
North Horizon Holdings Inc. is a Canadian family office with a global investment footprint. We are value-oriented investors with diversified interests across public markets, private equity, venture capital, and real estate.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Documentation Analyst to join our team. This role will focus on corporate governance, entity management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the firm’s global operations remain well-structured, compliant, and efficiently managed. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of our governance processes.
Responsibilities
Entity Management
- Manage the full lifecycle of entities across multiple jurisdictions, including incorporation, maintenance, reorganization, and dissolution.
- Maintain an up-to-date corporate database and compliance calendar for all subsidiaries and affiliates.
- Coordinate with legal, finance, tax, and compliance teams to ensure consistency in corporate data and ownership structures.
- Support bank account management activities, including signatory updates and internal approval workflows.
- Assist the investment team in completing KYC/CDD processes.
- Support corporate restructuring, mergers, and intercompany share transfers.
Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure all legal entities remain compliant with applicable company laws and regulations.
- Prepare and file statutory documents such as annual returns, director or officer changes, share transfers, and registered office updates.
- Maintain statutory registers of directors, shareholders, and beneficial owners.
- Track and monitor regulatory filing deadlines to ensure timely submissions.
- Liaise with government authorities (e.g., company registries, regulators, tax departments) for corporate filings.
Corporate Governance Support
- Draft, review, and maintain board resolutions, meeting minutes, and governance documentation.
- Ensure board decisions are accurately recorded and properly implemented.
- Provide guidance to management and directors on governance best practices and regulatory obligations.
- Maintain compliance with internal corporate policies and group governance frameworks.
Documentation, Processes & Systems Management
- Maintain well-organized and easily accessible digital and physical corporate records.
- Review and standardize documentation templates to ensure consistency across governance practices.
- Support process improvement initiatives and ensure data accuracy across internal systems.
Stakeholder Communication & Coordination
- Act as a primary liaison among directors, shareholders, regulators, and internal departments.
- Handle requests for corporate information with discretion and confidentiality.
- Coordinate with external service providers such as law firms, corporate agents, and auditors for global entity management.
- Support due diligence exercises, audits, and internal governance reviews.
Additional Responsibilities (for experienced candidates):
- Advise management on optimizing corporate structures and mitigating governance risks.
- Support cross-border corporate restructuring and compliance projects.
- Align corporate governance practices with business and strategic goals.
- Mentor and train junior governance or administrative staff.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in corporate governance, compliance, or entity management.
- Chartered Secretary / Governance certification (e.g., ICSA, HKCGI, CGI UK & Ireland, or equivalent) — highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of corporate law, company ordinances, and governance frameworks is an asset.
- Excellent document management, organization, and recordkeeping skills with strong attention to detail.
- Solid risk awareness and ability to proactively identify and escalate governance or compliance issues.
- Strong communication skills in English; knowledge of Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Culture and Total Rewards
- Be part of an inclusive culture where your ideas, advice and recommendations are highly valued
- Provided with opportunities to learn continuously and develop professionally
- Provided with a total rewards program that includes: