Corporate Secretarial Specialist

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture India is seeking a qualified Corporate Secretarial Specialist with ICSI credentials and 5–7 years of experience to join the GDN Legal Group. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Legal, the role focuses on company law compliance, FEMA matters, and regulatory affairs across the organization in India.

You will draft and review board materials, maintain statutory registers, coordinate with regulators and external advisors, and support governance and corporate actions including mergers and

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capable of adapting to changing priorities and challenges.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review notices, agendas, board papers, minutes for meetings and resolutions.
• Maintain statutory registers and corporate documentation.
• Support completion of secretarial audits and ROC filings.
• Coordinate with directors, auditors, regulators, law firms and external consultants.
• Assist in approvals for transactions, share transfers, mergers, and post-acquisition integration.
• Prepare RBI filings and overseas investment compliances as applicable.
• Develop compliance trackers, dashboards and governance frameworks.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Job description

Requirement

We are looking for a qualified member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with a minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience for the position of a Specialist in the Corporate Secretarial team of Accenture India, as part of the Global Delivery Network [GDN] Legal Group. Reporting will be to the Senior Manager, Legal.

Description

Corporate Secretarial team, within GDN CORE legal (Compliance, Operations, Regulatory and Ethics), ensures compliance with all company law matters, FEMA compliances related to V & As, entity integrations and the like, for Accenture India and all group entities in the country. Internal clients range from HR, Finance, Controllership, Taxation, Recruitment, Real Estate, Workplace, Global Asset Protection (GAP), Marketing and Communication (Marcom), Infrastructure Services, and Government Relations.

Role Description

This role involves supporting the company law compliance, acquisitions, mergers, other corporate actions and FEMA compliances including, but not limited to the following :

Corporate Secretarial & Governance

• Draft and review notices, agendas, board papers, minutes and resolutions for Board Meetings, Committee Meetings and Shareholder Meetings.


• Maintain statutory registers, records and corporate documentation.


• Support completion of secretarial audit within prescribed timelines


• Ensure timely completion of annual, event-based and recurring ROC filings.


• Research for board advisory matters and governance-related issues.


• Coordinate with directors, auditors, regulators, law firms and external consultants.


• Analyze legal and regulatory developments, assess their impact on the organization and create presentations for stakeholder awareness.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring

• Prepare and review transaction-related corporate approvals and documentation.


• Assist in execution of share transfers, business transfers, mergers and post-acquisition integration activities.


• Support strategic projects involving group restructuring and legal entity simplification.

FEMA & RBI Compliance

• Prepare and coordinate RBI filings including FC-GPR, FC-TRS, DI filings and overseas investment compliances, as applicable.


• Liaise with Authorized Dealer Banks, consultants and regulatory authorities.


• Assist in assessment, regularization and closure of legacy FEMA/RBI compliance matters.

Others

• Support and develop compliance processes, trackers, dashboards and governance frameworks.


• Support implementation of technology and automation initiatives within the secretarial function.


• Review work prepared by junior team members and provide technical guidance.


• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders from Controllership, Tax, HR, business, etc.

Key Skills

• Strong communication skills - oral and written


• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders


• Adapt to changing priorities quickly and navigate challenges effectively


• Thoroughness and attention to detail