Company Secretary - BFSI

Company Secretary

Job Responsibilities :

- Conducting Board Meetings and General Meetings as required under Companies Act involving issuance of notices, drafting Agenda, recording minutes and preparing reports/ corporate governance reports, Pre IPO activities up to the finalization of DRHP.

- Should be completely aware of the new Companies Act

- Representing the Company before Company Law Board and managing all work related to Registrar of Companies, RBI, Stock Exchanges compliance of Stock Exchange and dealing with Share Transfer Agents etc.

- Providing inputs to achieve organizational aims; bank and Institutional borrowings, JV initiatives, Loan documentation, Creation of charges etc.

- Drawing up the Memorandum / Article of Association, interfacing with ROC for receipt of Certificate of Incorporation/ Certificate of commencement of business for companies.

- Managing procedural formalities pertaining to Financial re-structuring, Change of Name as well as handling submission of application for Registration of Trade Marks/Copyrights/Patents, Merger and Acquisition.

- Drafting of Affidavits, Power of Attorney, Bonds, Corporate Guarantees and other legal documents.

- Ensuring the fulfillment of requirements under the Payment of Wages Act and other Company Laws.

- Drafting and vetting of legal documents including Confidentiality Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement, Non-Compete Agreement, Property Agreements, and Warehousing Agreements (not compulsory but will hold the candidate in good stead)

Desired Profile of the Candidate :

- Experience of working in a listed company; if not, then bare minimum experience in a Public company is required (DO NOT shortlist candidates whose last jobs have been of a private limited company)

- Attention to detail with focus on deadlines/timelines

- Legally creative

- Sincere and hard working

- Ability to work with people across grades and businesses

- Strong interpersonal skills and presentable from a BOD perspective

- Male candidates will do as well

Experience :

7-8 years as a CS; do not include article ship in the calculation of these years. Experience of working in a listed company; if not, then bare minimum experience in a Public company is required (NOT LOOKING for candidates whose last jobs have been of a private limited company)