'Chartered Secretary' offers a diverse, challenging and rewarding career at board-level with commensurate remuneration. Responsibilities range from accounting and financial management through research and business planning, economics, human resources and company secretaryship to general management. Chartered Secretaries advise senior executives on areas including governance, corporate law and risk to influence corporate strategy.  Opportunities to work across all industries, operate in the public and private sectors as well as become self-employed, are amongst the wide range of options offered by the profession.