Company Secretary

Location : Bangalore

Job Type : Permanent Full Time

Years of Exp : Should have 5+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate secretarial and legal function.

About the role

Candidate will be responsible for managing the corporate secretarial and legal function of the organization. Candidate will play a play a crucial role in ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.

This position is integral to the efficient functioning of corporations, particularly in common law jurisdictions. Candidate would serve as a guardian of compliance, a facilitator of communication between the board of directors and other stakeholders, and a custodian of corporate records.

Key responsibilities shall include the following :
• Organizing and conducting board, committee, and shareholders meetings in accordance with the Indian Companies Act.
• Preparing agendas papers and minutes of board, committee, and shareholders meetings.
• Maintaining statutory registers, minutes books and related records of the actions connected with board, committee and shareholders meetings.
• Ensuring proper and timely filing of forms / returns with the regulatory authorities (Registrar of companies, RBI, etc.

as per applicable laws.
• Providing compliance and legal advice during and outside of meetings.
• Maintaining activity calendar and tracker of secretarial / statutory compliances.
• Coordinating with various departments internally, handle correspondence, collate information, draft reports and communicate decisions to relevant company stakeholders.
• Representing the company before regulators and authorities.
• Ensuring regulatory or statutory changes that might affect the company are up to date and informed to the board.
• Liaising with external stakeholders and advisers such as consultants, lawyers, bankers and auditors.
• Implementing SOPs / policy of authorizations / systems to ensure smooth functioning of the corporate secretarial and legal function.
• Ensuring that the company complies with all applicable legal and compliance requirements.
• Advising directors on their duties and responsibilities.
• Maintaining legal records as required under applicable laws.
• Managing contractual agreements with different stakeholders.
• Performing duties as per applicable laws and company policies.
• Handling specific duties assigned by the board.
• Providing periodic reports / status updates to top management of the company.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Candidate must hold a valid membership of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
• Should hold a degree in Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or equivalent law degree from an institution recognized by the Bar Council of India.
• Should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in compliance and legal function.
• Should be well conversant with corporate laws, foreign exchange management laws, legal practices / documentation and governance practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
• Ability to understand, simplify and explain complex legal, regulatory and compliance issues to the board of directors and company’s management.

Who are we

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