Corporate Secretarial, Associate, Attorney - Enterprise

PowerToFly; Mumbai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerToFly is seeking an Associate in the Legal and Compliance team in Mumbai. This position involves assisting corporate secretarial functions and ensuring compliance with legal standards.

The ideal candidate is a qualified Company Secretary or similar, with at least 2 years of experience in corporate governance and knowledge of international law. This role supports global entities in financial services and requires strong communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified Company Secretary or equivalent degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in corporate secretarial matters.
• Proficiency with corporate governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in corporate secretarial function and maintain statutory books.
• Draft minutes, resolutions, and required forms for compliance.
• Liaise with Treasury and Legal Entity Controllers.

Skills

Qualified Company Secretary - Member of Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI)

2 + years post qualification experience

Knowledge of international jurisdictional law

Expertise with Blueprint One World

Experience in Microsoft Office Suite

Strong interpersonal and analytical skills

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Education

LLB / BGL and /or Bachelor Degree

Tools

Blueprint One World

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We're seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in the Legal and Compliance division. This team provides support services to onshore corporate secretarial team in the Legal and Compliance Division.

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is an Associate level position within the Attorney - Enterprise for Corporate Secretarial which is a global group based in AMER, EMEA and APAC, this role will form part of offshore Legal and Compliance Department in Mumbai.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Assisting in corporate secretarial function for Morgan Stanley group entities engaged in the financial services under various jurisdictions.
• Assisting in ensuring high standard of corporate governance, conducting board and committee meetings, post and pre meeting documentation, ensure necessary filing, monitoring compliances, record keeping, provide relevant corporate secretarial support under various jurisdiction.
• Assisting in maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries for the group entities;
• Assisting in drafting minutes, drafting resolutions, lodging required forms and annual returns with company registries for the group entities;
• Assisting in organizing and preparing agendas and papers for board meetings, committees and shareholder meetings;
• Maintaining corporate records on entity management platforms such as Blueprint One World;
• Liaising with Treasury and Legal Entity Controllers on dividend and capital repatriation matters, on a time sensitive basis, where board approval is required;
• Assisting in legal entity lifecycle management (formation, mergers, dissolutions) and information requests regarding the Firm's legal entities;
• Assisting in special projects related to ongoing legal entity framework/oversight initiatives and related work-streams and reorganization projects;
• Make recommendations on process improvements.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Qualified Company Secretary - Member of Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI) and /or LLB / BGL and /or Bachelor Degree (essential);
• 2 + years post qualification experience in professional firms, banking or financial institutions or listed companies handling corporate secretarial matter (essential);
• Knowledge of international jurisdictional law (desirable)
• Prior company secretarial experience, if any
• Financial services experience
• Expertise with Blueprint One World
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Team player who can successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to think independently, form opinions and make decisions
• Ability to anticipate ahead of time and elevate issues as appropriate
• Pragmatic and analytical problem-solving skills - candidate needs to consistently apply sound judgment
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills - ability to effectively correspond with various groups and senior professionals over email and the telephone
• Must be able to maintain a high level of organization under pressure
• Successfully meet established deadline requirements - display efficient time management skills
• Experience in stakeholder management with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively
• Ability to identify and recommend process efficiencies
• Attention to detail

Coverage

• Monday to Friday from 11.30AM to 8.30PM India time with flexibility on standard working hours for time sensitive matters (including India Public Holidays).
• Periodic evening calls with AMER internal clients / vendors

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit : https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.