Company Secretary

Rising

Business

Keeps a company legally compliant under the Companies Act 2016: filing with SSM, running board and shareholder meetings, keeping statutory records and advising directors on governance. Every Malaysian company must appoint one, and you qualify through MAICSA's chartered secretary exams or as a member of another prescribed body, then apply to SSM for a practising certificate.

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Where you'd usually workAn office

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In Malaysia

How people get into it here: SPM → diploma or degree in law, accounting, business or corporate administration → start as a company secretarial assistant or executive at a corporate secretarial firm, audit firm or listed company → complete the MAICSA Chartered Secretary programme (ACIS; SPM or diploma holders may enter through its foundation level) or qualify through MIA, MACS or as a lawyer → apply to SSM for a practising certificate to act as a named company secretary.
Registration required: Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) practising certificate under s.241 Companies Act 2016, for members of a prescribed body (MAICSA, MIA, MACS, etc.) or SSM-licensed secretaries

Sources:randstad.com.my ssm.com.my maicsa.org.my

Pay in the private market

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Job demand outlook

Rising

Hiring is growing: more openings expected over the next few years.

Your readiness

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How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

Matriculation

One or two years, heavily subsidised with allowance. Competitive, quota-based entry.

12–24 months

Asasi / Foundation

One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.

12 months

Diploma

Skill-first qualification. Work after, or enter degree Year 2. Polytechnics keep it affordable.

2.5–3 years

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Quick answers

How do you become a Company Secretary in Malaysia?

SPM → diploma or degree in law, accounting, business or corporate administration → start as a company secretarial assistant or executive at a corporate secretarial firm, audit firm or listed company → complete the MAICSA Chartered Secretary programme (ACIS; SPM or diploma holders may enter through its foundation level) or qualify through MIA, MACS or as a lawyer → apply to SSM for a practising certificate to act as a named company secretary. Registration with Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) practising certificate under s.241 Companies Act 2016, for members of a prescribed body (MAICSA, MIA, MACS, etc.) or SSM-licensed secretaries is required to practise.

What should I study to become a Company Secretary?

Related fields of study: Law, Accounting and Business. SPM subjects that help most: History (Sejarah), English, Bahasa Melayu and Mathematics.

How much does a Company Secretary earn in Malaysia?

We don't yet have a Malaysian source we can cite for Company Secretary pay, so we show no figure.

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

History (Sejarah)Read, argue and remember detail.

EnglishLaw is argued and written precisely.

Bahasa MelayuCourt and statutes use it daily.

MathematicsNumbers must balance to the sen.

Principles of AccountingA direct head start on the career.

Skills to build

Meticulous record-keepingDiscretion with confidential mattersClear writing of minutes and resolutionsManaging deadlines

What beginner adverts asked for

We read 39 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.

33 of 39 were internships

Allowance or pay, when stated

RM1,125 – RM1,650

14 of 39 adverts printed an amount: usually between RM1,125 and RM1,650 a month. Many print none.

Minimum CGPA asked

3.00 to 3.50

Stated in 4 adverts. Others did not state one.

SPM results asked

up to 5 As

1 advert asked for A grades at SPM, so some doors are partly decided before university.

Professional bodies named

Bar

Languages named

Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin

An empty line means the adverts did not say, not that employers have no requirement. Check each employer's own advert before you plan around it.

About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

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