Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting - Company Secretary

About the Company:

Wipro Enterprises has Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering under its umbrella.

Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is a leading FMCG business in Personal Care, Home Care, Lighting & Switches and office furniture. Wipro Infrastructure Engineering is a diversified engineering business in the fields of hydraulics, Water Treatment, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace and Automation Solutions.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Should be an Associate or Fellow Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Additional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• To function as a full-time company secretary, lead the corporate secretarial function, and handle secretarial compliance for more than 70 entities in India and overseas.
• Experience in ensuring compliance with laws and regulations relating to corporate laws, control laws, and other applicable laws for the company and its subsidiaries and branches across the globe.
• Experience in managing corporate actions, Secretarial Due Diligence in M&As.
• Government advocacy in terms of representing the company or industry on various changes in corporate and other laws.
• To work with cross functional teams and leaders on various matters related to corporate law, FEMA, accounting/INDAS, tax, Treasury, legal, and audit matters.
• Excellent ability and skills to interact with Board members, senior leadership and other stakeholders.
• Setting up dissolution or liquidation of legal entities, liaisons, and branch offices in India and abroad.
• Strategic restructuring of business, involving ODI and FDI-related issues.
• Should independently handle pre- and post-merger of subsidiaries, including drafting, filing of petition with NCLT, attending hearings, etc.
• Hands-on experience in FEMA compliances like ODI form preparation and filing, FC-GPR, form FC-TRS, etc.
• Preparation and ensuring the printing and dispatch of Annual Report.
• Co-ordination with Statutory Auditors, Ministry of Company Affairs, Registrar & Share Transfer Agency and other statutory authorities.
• To ensure filing of various forms/returns under Companies Act, 2013 and with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Reserve Bank of India.
• Knowledge on liquidation/winding up or restructuring of entities in India and abroad.
• Knowledge on compliance of economic substance requirements in various Geos.
• To work with Secretarial Auditors, Statutory Auditors and Internal Auditors and coordinate for closing all their requirements and actions.
• Preparation, circulation of agendas and taking minutes of Board & shareholders meetings and subsequent compliance thereon.
• Conducting Committee Meetings, Board Meetings and Annual General Meeting of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action.
• Drafting and finalization of various Power of Attorneys, letter of authorization for delegation of authority, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of Liability Insurance programmes and their renewal, claim settlement, etc.
• Knowledge about compliance with corporate social responsibility obligations and liaison with implementing agencies to ensure CSR money is spent in the most appropriate manner.
• Experience in handling team of company secretaries.
• This position will report to the group CFO.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 10+ years of experience is required.
• Operating knowledge of accounting packages; proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Complete Knowledge of Companies Act & drafting abilities.
• Fluent in English.
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
• Efficient and well organized.
• Confident.

Job Location:

Bengaluru, India

Please note:

We are working 5.5 days from Office