Senior Manager - Company Secretary & Finance - Manufacturing Firm

Senior Manager - Company Secretary & Finance

Key Responsibilities:

Legal & Secretarial:

- Handle Compliance required under the Companies Act 2013, FEMA Regulations, ESOPs etc.

- Convening of meetings of Board / Committees / Shareholders.

- Preparation of minutes/ agenda in accordance with Secretarial standards and Companies Act.

- Maintaining and updating statutory registers in accordance with Companies Act.

- Keeping the Board Members informed of their Legal responsibilities.

- Ensuring that the company and its directors operate within the specified legal framework.

- Timely filing of forms, applications and returns with ROC, MCA, RD, RBI (including FEMA) and other applicable Statutory authorities including obtaining approvals, if any.

- Formulating /Amending the Memorandum and Articles of Association

- Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action.

- Advising on provisions relating to the Companies Act, RBI Regulations, FEMA regulations and other corporate Laws.

- Managing regulatory investigations and cases/proceedings

- Hands-on experience in drafting, formulating, and revising Policies and procedures, code of conduct, compliance manuals etc.

- Assisting Statutory and Internal audit for smooth audit process.

- Experience of handling legal matters - Contracts, MoUs, Vendor Agreements, NDAs, Litigation Management.

- Co-ordination with other external regulators and advisers, such as Bankers, Lawyers, and other Stakeholders.

Finance and Reporting:

- Own the Company Trial Balance - Analyze each GL forming part of Trial Balance and have control on the same.

- Responsible for month end closing activity and preparation of annual financial statements as per IndAS/IFRS.

- Prepare and release standard cost for new products.

- Responsible for creating/ maintaining the costing masters (cost/profit center) and ensure periodic clean up to eliminate redundant master data.

- Perform actual costing run and inventory valuation with monthly verification and analysis.

- Preparation of actual Capacity utilization with compare with budget.

- Calculation of Machine hour rate based on actual process.

- Interact with Production to ensure Bills of Materials (BOM) are accurate and up to date.

- Review and audit BOMs to ensure they reflect the latest manufacturing practices and ensure rates are appropriate and are kept updated with changes in the business.

- To co-ordinate for inventory physical verification, investigate variances and resolve issues.

- Workings with production/ stores team to identify, locate and dispose of obsolete inventory.

- Calculation of various key financial ratios such as IRR / Payback Period/ DSI/ DSO/DPO.

- Prepare monthly forecasts and presents finance reports & metrics, communicating critical financial matters to leadership.

- Prepare and review budget vs actuals.

- Long term cash flow forecast and planning.

- Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management.

Skills & Requirements:

- Prior experience for independently conducting Board Meetings, General Meetings and Committee Meetings both through Physical and Audio-Visual Mode.

- Adept in setting up good corporate Governance practices.

- Should be able to work in a very fast-paced environment.

- Strong experience in Costing and Finance in a Manufacturing unit

- Strong SAP background and proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point

- Strong work ethic - sense of urgency and ability to prioritize requests; ability to multi-task and to work efficiently under pressure to meet deadlines while producing timely and accurate deliverables.

- Ability to understand complex data and to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, demanding environment with time constraints.

- Eagerness to accept diverse responsibilities and receptiveness to change.

- Ability to work both independently and within a group environment.

- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external counsels.