Role - Company Secretary & Corporate Legal Litigation - Financial Services / Leasing

Responsibilities:

Company Secretary:

- Complete understanding of Companies Act, Rules & Regulations and other related laws and regulations.

- Understanding of secretarial standards.

- Issuing notice of Board meetings, AGM / EGM, CSR Committee meetings.

- Preparing agenda for meetings of Board of Directors, AGM, CSR Committee.

- Preparing minutes of meetings of Board of Directors, AGM, CSR Committee.

- Communication with Wholetime Directors and Other Directors necessary information as and when required.

- Filing of documents with Registrar of Companies (ROC) as and when required.

- Filings with RBI etc as and when required.

- Ensuring compliance with Companies Act, FEMA, RBI etc.

- Preparation of monthly MIS reporting regarding customer complaints.

Corporate Legal:

- Discuss Master Lease Agreement with clients / prospective clients.

- Conclude the MLA terms with all stakeholders and execute the same.

- Discussions with sales team regarding product structure for new / prospective clients.

- Provide opinions on interpretation of MLA to stakeholders as and when required.

- Issue notices to defaulting clients for payment of outstanding lease rentals.

- Clarifying customer queries raised and resolving the issues out of court by explaining the consequences of default / legal action taken by him and third party as the case may be.

- Suggest and decide on appropriate course of action in case of disputes / claims such as litigation, settlement, arbitration etc.

- To co-ordinate with advocates/firms for negotiating / dealing with defaulting clients.

- Take appropriate legal action such as judicial proceedings / one time settlements / out of court settlement etc with defaulting clients.

- To defend organization against notices received from clients / vendors / third parties etc.

- Create & implement an analytics framework to enhance ability to mitigate and manage litigations.

- Provide support on any action or issued faced by branch officials with police, regulatory or statutory authorities.

- Manage litigations and proceedings in a cost efficient manner.

- Preparation of monthly MIS reporting regarding litigation tracker.

- File police complaints and take out appropriate proceedings, file reply, rejoinder in court.

- Build capability at branch level to deal with Non Collection related litigations.

- Build strong relationship with regulatory, statutory, police, enforcement agencies & vendors.

- Ensure adherence to culture with focus on integrity, discipline, teamwork (no silos) & care.

- Ensure strong corporate governance, regulatory compliance & adherence to management model.

Qualifications:

Education:

- Company Secretary, LLB.

Experience:

- 5 - 10 years in similar role in a leading organization preferably financial services industry.