Company Secretary

About the Role:

The role will drive corporate governance, Board effectiveness, and enterprise-wide Secretarial compliance for an NBFC within a conglomerate setup. The role involves ensuring adherence to RBI frameworks, managing Board and Committee processes, and leading interactions with regulators including RBI inspections and supervisory reviews.

Job Responsibilities:

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Act as a strategic advisor to the Board, Committees, and senior leadership on governance, regulatory developments, and fiduciary responsibilities.

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Drive high-quality Board and Committee governance, processes and decision-making (Audit, Risk Management Committee, NRC, CSR, IT Strategy, ALCO, and other RBI Committees etc.), including forward planning, agenda curation, detailed notes, and decision tracking.

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Ensure compliance with the Companies Act 2013, RBI regulations for NBFCs and other applicable laws.

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Support during RBI supervisory inspections, thematic reviews, and compliance assessments; manage responses and closure of supervisory observations.

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Oversee regulatory filings and disclosures with ROC, RBI, and other authorities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.

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Ensure adherence to RBI Master Directions for NBFC-ICC, including governance, risk management, outsourcing and IT etc.

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Partner with Chief Compliance Officer with agility, in designing, implementing, and continuously strengthening enterprise-wide compliance frameworks.

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Align and leverage entity-level governance with group-level policies and conglomerate oversight requirements, including related party transactions and intra-group exposures.

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Establish robust compliance monitoring, testing, and reporting mechanisms, including dashboards for Board / Committee oversight.

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Support statutory audits, internal audits, and enterprise risk management initiatives from a governance and compliance lens

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Provide secretarial support for strategic initiatives such as capital raising, M&A, restructuring, or new business lines.

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Act as the central coordination point for regulators, auditors, legal advisors, credit rating agencies, and external stakeholders.

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Drive digitization, automation, and use of tech solutions to enhance compliance efficiency, traceability, and reporting accuracy.

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Continuously track RBI Regulatory trends and proactively prepare the organization for upcoming changes.

Key Skills and Qualifications Required:

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Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with at least 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience of working in mid to large-sized NBFCs.

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Deep expertise in RBI regulatory framework, especially for higher layer NBFCs.

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Strong grasp of corporate governance in large, multi-entity / conglomerate structures, with exposure to Independent Boards and senior leadership.

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Mandatory experience in RBI-regulated entities with exposure to inspections and supervisory interactions

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High analytical rigor, attention to detail, and risk foresight

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Excellent communication, executive presence, and influencing skills

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Experience in managing complex compliance environments, with value-creation mindset.

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Ability to manage multiple deliverables with strong coordination, agility and analytical skills.