Company Secretary - Auto/Industrial/Mfg

Reputed company for a leading super brand based out of Pune.

It’s a leading organization and this part of the business is 2500 Crores . The group turnover is 30 Billion
The company is leading player in rigid PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer and PVC resin manufacturer. With manufacturing plants in (250,000 m.t.p.a ) in Maharashtra and,( an area of more than 400 acres, in technical collaboration with Germany technology. The PVC resin capacity is 270,000 m.t.p.a) in Gujarat.

Experience – 15 to 25 years

Role – Company Secretary

Location – Pune

Reporting to – MD/Chairman

Secretarial and Legal

- Company law and Secretarial compliances relating

- Regular Secretarial compliances, R.O.C. Compliances i.e. Charge Filing, documents preparation, Filing of Various e- forms, returns and statements,

- Holding Board Meetings, Committee Meetings, General Meetings with large shareholder base. It includes

- Meetings:-Board, Committee and General Preparation of Agenda, Directors Report, Chairman statements periodical reports after the meeting Recording of Minutes

Follow-up after the Meetings relating to direction of the meeting.

- Stock Exchange listing/ SEBI requirements compliances relating to Listing Agreement. Working as compliance officer. Corporate Governance compliances.

Liaison with Practicing Company Secretaries for Secretarial Audits. Listing of Debt/ NCD’s and its periodical compliances.

- Experience to handle Legal- civil and criminal, tax and labour laws matters Exposure to handle matters relating to international laws. Appearance with Tribunals and Appeals under Central Excise, Service Tax, Income Tax, Transfer pricing laws. Handled matters in High Courts, Magistrate and other judicial authorities including Consumer Forum. Experience in drafting, preparation and filing of the appeals under aforesaid.

- Very good drafting skills relating to Corporate Commercial Contracts, legal agreements, Joint venture and merger documents and international contracts. I possess excellent negotiations skills to deal with the various terms of contract. Sound knowledge of tax laws gives edge in these areas. Vetting and execution, stamping of loan Agreement and documentation including ECB and other commercial borrowings.

- Experience to handle large share transfers, Investor grievances, Public Deposits, Public/ Rights issue and related activities. Experience to deal with Registrar and Transfer Agents and NSE/BSE officials. Experience relating to listing of securities with Stock Exchange and experience to handle investors grievances filled with Stock Exchange and SEBI.

- Experience to Liaison and build relationship with Government authorities, Stock Exchanges, SEBI, MCA and Tax Authorities.

- Experience in Mergers, acquisitions, setting up Joint Ventures, Project finance and subsidies availment including EPCG.

- Interaction with external legal councils in relation to litigations in courts, tribunals, drafting legal briefs, representing Company with all the above.

- Conversant with STPI related matters. NBFC Matters. Subsidiaries and branches out of India matters.

- Registrations, compliances and legal cases filing in Intellectual Property Rights laws.
Finance and Taxation

- Experience and knowledge for applicable statutory compliances of multiple business units across India. Developed controls mechanisms in compliances. Ensuring strict controls on compliances in various tax laws, factories and labour law related acts, overseas applicable tax laws for subsidiaries and branches.

- Responsible for ensuring Indirect Taxes (Excise and customs, Service Tax, VAT,WCT). Experience to handle direct taxes (Income Tax, Transfer pricing) compliances.

- Experience in handling treasury and forex management, liaison with Banks and Financial institutions to negotiate the term loans (ECB, INR loans), working capital loans (fund and non fund base). Experience in Investments in securities/ mutual funds. Periodical reporting, CMA, rating from rating agencies.

- FEMA/FERA regulation compliances relating to issue of shares, overseas investments, ECB, dividend remittances, Royalty payments. Drafting agreements and documents, report submitted periodically. Filing of quarterly returns with the Reserve Bank of India, Filing of TCD returns with the Reserve Bank of India,
Filing of applications with the Reserve Bank of India for remittance of loan and interest thereon, remittance of payments related to collaboration agreement and other preparatory work related to the remittances

- Evaluate options relating to insurance cover (Asset and Employees related) to ensure reduction in premium. Knowledge to design requirements to suit business needs and save premium.

- Excellent understanding of business needs, internal controls and processes. This helps to design scope and coordination with internal auditor. Worked as controller for the Internal Audit and follow up actions.

- Experience to handle accounting, audits, MIS and other periodical reporting to banks, SEBI/ Stock Exchanges, Government authorities.