Sr. Manager – Company Secretary & Legal

Secretarial

• Manage all secretarial matters and compliances relating to the Company, board of directors and shareholders including convening all board and general meetings (AGM/EGM)
• Maintaining a compliance calendar and filing all statutory documents and returns in a timely manner
• Preparation and maintenance of various statutory books and other records.
• Preparation of annual return, filing of balance sheet, profit & loss in XBRL and all e-forms. Well conversant with MCA-21 i.e., online filing, online inspection with timely filing of all secretarial related statutory returns as per compliance calendar
• Ensure all compliances as may applicable under the Companies Act, 2013 and any other laws as may be applicable from time to time.
• Provide regular updates on business / laws to Manager/Management

Legal

• To assist in drafting and vetting of various agreements and deeds on behalf of the company with third parties
• To coordinate with existing legal consultants in handling various legal matters pertaining to the company and to onboard new legal consultants when required
• Ensure the company is legally protected in all its transactions with customers, suppliers, statutory authorities and other third parties.
• Manage the litigation portfolio of the company
• Handled all facets of contracting requirement for the business and support functions from proposal preparation, drafting, review, negotiation, closing deals, developing templates, analysing / identifying legal risks and take appropriate actions to mitigate risks and to safeguard Company’s interest.
• General legal and regulatory compliance with respect to all laws in respect of the business of the company in retailing, distribution and manufacturing and compliance of requirements of various judicial, quasi-judicial, government, semi-government or autonomous authorities.

FEMA

• Ensure timely filing of FLA, APR, ODI, FCGPR, FCTRS, DI Reporting or any other filings as may be applicable from time to time.
• Ensure FEMA compliances as may be applicable from Bangladesh Liaison Office/Pvt Company which is WOS of Indian Company.

Education and Experience

• Company Secretary & LLB / LLM
• 10-15 years relevant work experience in a corporate environment with exposure to Chemical industry and M&A integration.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of Indian Law and corporate governance requirements.
• Strong domain knowledge in legal services and risk management
• Policy development, regulatory compliance, contract negotiations skills
• Good drafting skills
• Good Communication Skills – Written and Spoken (English/Hindi/Marathi)
• Good analytics and reporting skills

Personality, Values and Attitude

• Aligned with Azelis Group values and ethical principles
• Learner and having positive attitude towards finding solutions.