Senior Associate - Company Secretary (2-5 yrs)

Required Skills: Experience in Company Law and Rules,Knowledge of FEMA, Experience in Debt and Equity fund raise , Reliable & Accountable with good stakeholder management

Description:

- Candidate should be CS qualified.

- Preferred candidates from CS firms majorly who has handled multiple govt. norms and compliances

In this role, you have the opportunity to :

- Work on debt raising, equity raising and critical assignments pertaining to corporate laws compliances for BharatPe companies.

Responsibilities will include :

Functional Expertise:

- Ensuring compliances with respect to issue and allotment of secured non-convertible debentures(NCDs).

- Providing relevant information and ensuring compliance with the debt documents and shareholders agreement of the Company.

- Handling private placement of securities, rights issue and any other corporate actions by the Company.

- Assisting in equity fund raise and due diligence as maybe undertaken in the Company.

- Drafting of notice, agenda and minutes for board meetings, shareholder meetings and committee meetings and convening the statutory meetings of the Company.

- Preparation of AGM notice and annual report of the Company; resolving queries of the foreign investors and shareholders of the Company.

- Filing of various statutory forms as required by the Companies Act.

- Filing of FLA return, Downstream Investment form, FIFP form and ensuring other compliances required by RBI.

- Assisting in beneficial ownership compliances; RPT compliance etc.

- Coordination with statutory auditors, internal auditors, RTA, trustees, depositories and ensuring timely completion of all audit requirements.

- Maintenance, updating and safe keeping of statutory records of the Company.

- Preparing documents such as Corporate Action Form with the RTA and assisting in dematerialisation of shares.

- Ensuring compliances of the Companies Act, secretarial standards and other corporate laws as applicable to the Company.

- Providing timely information to finance, tax, business team and other stakeholders as maybe required.

Interaction:

- Regular interaction with Board of Directors, strategic advisors, shareholders, auditors, law firms, functional heads of various teams

- Problem Solving

- Assistance in solving complex problems relating to corporate restructuring, process setting for adherence to companies act, FEMA and other corporate laws

To succeed in the role:

Impact:

- Minimizing legal risks and maintain company's reputation.

- Building strong relationships with regulatory authorities.

Challenges & Decisions:

- Balancing the need for compliance with organization's objective and growth.

- Evaluating legal risks and deciding on appropriate course of action.

Qualification & Experience (type & industry):

- You should be a qualified Company Secretary (Membership of ICSI)

- You should have 2+ years' experience as a Company Secretary in a Company or a reputed firm.

Skills & know-how:

- Excellent knowledge and practical experience in the area of Company Law and Rules made there under, secretarial standards/practices, good hands-on knowledge of FEMA.

- Experience in debt and equity fund raise is mandatory

- You should have attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy

- You should be responsible, transparent, reliable & accountable with good stakeholder management skills.

Behaviors:

- Extremely high ownership.

- Self-starter with a bias for action.

- Ability to operate in a high ambiguity environment.

- Robust Interpersonal Skills for collaborating with various Units for facilitating closures

- Effective Team Player.