Company Secretary - Ophthalmic Optics Firm

We have an urgent requirement for World s leading ophthalmic optics company which operates in many countries including India.

Location - Bangalore

Requirement _ CS with LLB would be an added advantage.

As an experienced Company Secretary, he/she will be the owner & single point of contact for all corporate secretarial activities across group companies (as assigned) in different locations across India and abroad. He/She will be responsible for providing - best in class- Corporate Governance services in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013.

This position reports in to the Group Head Legal.

CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES :

- Providing insight, analysis and recommendation to the CEO, CFO, COO, Group Head Legal & the management team related to all secretarial and compliance developments.

- Convene, prepare agenda, board meeting material and conduct the meetings of the Board of Directors and Shareholders. Co-ordination with group companies for Corporate Governance requirements.

- Obtain necessary statutory licences and maintain Statutory Registers as required under Companies Act, 2013.

- Filing of various forms / documents/returns as required under the provisions of the Company Law with Ministry of Corporate Affairs / other statutory bodies

- Coordination with cross functional teams (within and outside the India) to provide corporate documents, authorities and other necessary reports as may be required by various regulatory applications.

- Handle secretarial responsibilities for all mergers, amalgamations, acquisitions and setting up companies in India and abroad.

- Foreign Direct Investments, FEMA and RBI related compliances/norms for foreign equity participation, debts and corporate guarantee, foreign investments and foreign subsidiaries etc.

- Responsible for Board Meetings & Committee Meetings (Audit Committee, AGM, EGM, Committee of Directors, etc.) across entities.

- Ensure the right set of information is available to the board of directors to enable decision making

- Preparation of Quarterly / Periodic Board Decks / presentation material including Financial Analytics and key parameters for discussion at the Company's Board Meetings.

- Preparation of Annual Report including Director's Report and Corporate Governance Report of the Company.

- Educate core committee members regarding compliances on various statutory, legal and contractual obligations of the company.

- Advising Companies on compliance and procedural aspect of:

- SEBI Act, SCRA and rules and regulations made there under;

- Foreign Exchange Management Act;

- Mergers and Amalgamations and Strategic Alliances;

- Foreign Collaborations and Joint Ventures;

- Setting up subsidiaries abroad.

- Ensure Implementation of global procedures and policies of Essilor in Essilor India Private Limited and group companies

- Regularly update internal global corporate database to highlight any change in corporate structure of companies in India.