Company Secretary - NBFC/Fintech Practice

Zoho; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Zoho is seeking a Company Secretary - NBFC/Fintech Practice Senior Associate to work with NBFCs, fintechs and lending service providers. You will manage RBI compliances, regulatory advisory, and overall client-level secretarial and legal aspects, owning processes and meeting tight timelines.

You will cover regulatory monitoring, governance, reporting, testing, audits, and legal matters, collaborating with Partners and senior professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience with RBI compliances for NBFCs/Fintechs.
• Ability to drive processes with ownership and deliver on timelines.
• Regulatory advisory and governance for clients.
• Handling regulatory updates, audits and inspections across client portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead RBI inspections, statutory audits and regulatory reviews for clients.
• Develop and implement compliance policies for NBFCs/Fintechs across client organizations.
• Provide regulatory advisory to client business teams on loan products and related matters.
• Coordinate with client entities and senior management to implement action plans.
• Maintain comprehensive client data rooms and timely record-keeping for audits.

Skills

RBI Regulations

Lending Products

SEBI Regulations

FEMA & NBFC/LSP

Drafting & Communication

Multi-client Coordination

Job description

Company Secretary - NBFC/Fintech Practice

The Senior Associatewill be working with multiple NBFCs, Fintechs / Lending Service Providers(LSPs) and other financial services clients. As Senior Associate, you will beindividually responsible primarily for RBI compliances and regulatory advisory,and be part of the team to manage overall client-level compliances, secretarialand legal aspects, including strategies, regulatory inspections, audits,business partnerships, etc. This is a dynamic, client-facing role and theindividual must be willing to drive processes with complete ownership, managemultiple client assignments and adhere to all internal and statutory timelines.

Key responsibilities shall include (butnot be limited to below aspects):

Compliance Framework & RiskManagement

• Ensure strict observance of all statutory andregulatory requirements applicable to the clients, including NBFCs and Fintech/ LSP entities, including standards of market conduct, managing conflict ofinterest, treating customers fairly and ensuring the suitability of customerservices.
• Ensure that an appropriate Compliance policy isput in place and implemented rigorously for clients / across client organizations,as applicable.
• Carry out an annual Compliance risk assessment inorder to identify and assess major Compliance risks faced by clients andprepare a plan to manage the risks.

Regulatory Monitoring &Implementation

• Continuously track and evaluate regulatoryupdates relevant to the clients and their respective businesses.
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes onclients' policies and business processes.
• Disseminate updates to clients / seniormanagement and ensure timely implementation.

Compliance Advisory & Governance

• Ensure strict adherence to RBI and SEBIguidelines by clients, as applicable.
• Provide compliance advisory to client businessteams on loan products and related matters from applicable laws.
• Present compliance updates, regulatorydevelopments and impacts to client teams and train them periodically. Alsosuggest changes required in processes or develop new ones to mitigate risk andcomply with guidelines.

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and submit periodic returns to RBI andother regulators for clients, as applicable.
• Act as the single point of contact for clients onregulatory queries and clarifications.
• Coordinate with client group entities / divisionsto share compliance updates and convert them into action-plan-basedimplementation.
• Ensure proper record keeping throughout to have areal-time updated client data room.

Testing & Review

• Develop and implement the annual compliancetesting plan for clients.
• Report significant compliance lapses forpresenting to client Boards, Committees and senior leadership.
• Conduct regular compliance reviews and testinternal controls across client departments / functions.

Audit & Inspection Management

• Lead client RBI inspections, statutory andinternal audits, and other regulatory reviews, including managing mattersarising from lending partners' audits / inspections.
• Ensure client audit readiness, effectiveparticipation and timely closure of audit findings.
• Build comprehensive client data rooms for auditsand inspections.

Legal

• Handle legal matters including contracts,compliance, litigation and regulatory affairs for clients.
• Develop and maintain client contract managementtools / processes.

Requirements

Technical & Functional SkillsMust-Have:

• Working knowledge of RBI Regulations and rulesthereunder for NBFC and LSP.
• Practical understanding of lending products suchas PL, LAP, BNPL.
• Operational knowledge of SEBI regulations,including SEBI (LODR) and SEBI (ICDR).
• Basic understanding of FEMA and RBI regulations,particularly for NBFC & LSP entities with FDI.
• Familiarity with depository systems, RTAoperations and share capital compliances.
• Strong drafting, communication and client /stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple client assignments andtimelines simultaneously.

• Comprehensive health and medical insurance coverage for employees.
• A collaborative, dynamic and people-focused workplace with regular learning and engagement initiatives.
• Hands-on exposure to compliance, advisory and regulatory assignments, including work for listed entities and leading businesses.
• Opportunities to work closely with Partners, senior professionals and key decision makers.
• Encouragement to take ownership, drive initiatives and contribute beyond defined responsibilities.
• Exposure to modern business technologies, including AI-enabled tools and digital workflows.