Company Secretary – Legal & Compliance

About the role

We are looking for a qualified Company Secretary to lead legal and compliance functions for our organization. The role involves managing statutory compliance, corporate governance, and a wide range of legal affairs. The ideal candidate will have strong secretarial expertise and a solid grounding in corporate law.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain statutory registers and company records.
• File statutory forms, returns, and reports under the Companies Act and related regulations.
• Organise Board Meetings, AGMs, and EGMs, prepare agendas, minutes and ensure implementation of decisions.
• Prepare and file documents for rights issues, share transfers, and other corporate actions.
• Ensure compliance with FEMA, FSSAI, Legal Metrology, MSME Act and related licensing requirements.
• Draft, review and vet legal agreements such as lease deeds, contracts, MoUs, NDAs and sale‑purchase agreements.
• Manage litigation matters, coordinate with consultants and prepare court submissions.
• Coordinate licences, renewals, Fire NOC, labour department permissions and other statutory approvals.
• Liaise with internal teams, external consultants and regulators to ensure smooth compliance execution.

Required profile

• Qualified Company Secretary (CS) with an LL.B. degree.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience handling secretarial and legal work.
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act, FEMA, FSSAI, MSME and allied laws.
• Hands‑on experience with statutory filings, legal drafting and compliance management.

Required skills

• Corporate law and governance expertise.
• Legal drafting and document vetting.
• Statutory filing and compliance management.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational abilities.