Company Secretary

• Job Title: Company Secretary
• Qualifications: CS (LLB preferred)
• Experience: 10+ years (minimum last 5 years in listed companies)
• Location: HO- Fort, Mumbai

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Liaise with board members.

• Preparing annual reports of the company viz. Board report, MDA, Corporate governance etc.

• Prepare agendas and papers for board meetings, committees, and annual general meetings (AGMs) and follow up on action points.

• Convene and service AGMs, take minutes, draft resolutions, and lodge required forms and annual returns with appropriate departments.

• To handle Regular Suits, Summary Suits, Writ Petitions, Consumer Complaints, Accident Claims and Unfair Labor Practice Matters etc.

• To handle Arbitration Matters; drafting statement of claim, reply, written arguments & statement of claims.

• Complying with the requirements under the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI Regulations (SEBI Takeover Regulations, SEBI Insider Trading Regulations etc.), Listing Agreement and RBI norms. • Liaising with various Regulators like Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidators, Stock exchanges, SEBI, NSDL and CDSL

• Coordinating with RTA relating to shares and oversee its activities.

• Conceiving legal strategies on cases pertaining to Civil, Criminal, and Property laws after careful assessment of case history, merits and demerits.

• To represent the organization in Consumer Forums, Debt Recovery Tribunals, High Court and City Civil Court and other courts with respect to claims of various Financial Institutions.

• Provide legal, financial, and/or strategic advice to the management during and outside of meetings.

• Ensure policies, regulatory, or statutory changes that might affect the organization are up to date and approved by the committee.

• Maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors, and secretaries.

• Liaise with external regulators and advisers such as lawyers and auditors.

• Develop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirements.

• Pay dividends to shareholders and manage share option schemes opted by various shareholders and IEPF Process.

• Take an active role and provide valuable input to the management decisions related to sharing issues, mergers, and takeovers.

• Manage contractual agreements with suppliers and customers.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Commercial awareness.

• Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure.

• Interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people at all levels and team handling.

• Influencing skills.

• Excellent organization and time management.

• Ability to take initiative.

• Discretion when handling confidential information

• Maintain a diplomatic approach towards issues.

• Analytical and Logical skills.

• Co-ordination