Company Secretary

This position will be in charge of meeting the legal and statutory corporate compliances.

Essential Duties

• Organizing & conducting Board Meetings/ General Meetings required under company’s act involving issuance of notices, drafting agenda, recording minutes & preparing annual reports.
• Filling of various Forms and Returns with Registrar of Companies, RBI, banks etc.
• Maintaining statutory records under the Companies Act, 2013.
• Responsible for Corporate Governance compliance related issues.
• Vetting and drafting various agreements, Memorandum of understanding, NDA’s etc.
• Dealing with RBI for Foreign Exchange matters.
• Drafting correspondence for various matters relating to governmental, quasi-governmental authorities based on the need of the business.
• Handling grievance redressal mechanism.
• Preparing legal notices and documents for legal proceedings under various statutory acts.
• Responsible for maintaining contacts with legal professionals for initiating and follow ups on legal procedure and finalizing various legal agreements.
• Coordinating with auditors and other external parties on secretarial matters.
• Internal checking of certain records for compliance
• Advising on good governance practices and compliance of Corporate Governance norms as prescribed under various Corporate, Securities and Other Business Laws and regulations and guidelines
• Handles the promotion, formation and incorporation of companies and matters related therewith
• Manages all tasks relating to Securities and their transfer and transmission
• Acts as the custodian of corporate records, statutory books and registers
• Manages the Secretarial/Compliance Audit
• Signing of Annual Return where necessary and responsible for other declarations, attestations and certifications under the Companies Act, 1956
• Advises the company on arbitration, negotiation and conciliation in commercial disputes between various parties
• Will also assist, participate, partner with internal and external stakeholders in areas of; Corporate Social Responsibility Communication with various stakeholders, like Shareholders, Government, Regulators, Authorities etc. o Industrial and labor laws
• Works very closely with the Finance and Legal departments
• Frequent interaction with executive management (CEO, BU heads, HR, IT etc.)

Competencies

• Knowledge of Legal contract, Company Law matters, labour laws and other general laws etc.
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Independent working capability
• Ability to interpret the law
• Assertive and firm
• Attention to details
• Meticulous & attention for details
• Excellent problem solving and trouble-shooting ability
• Ability to plan and organize

Qualifications

• Qualified Company Secretary preferably having LLB
• Qualified and member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ACS)
• 6-7 years’ post qualification experience with a mid-to-large corporate (Turnover between INR 400 to INR 800 Crs)

Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.