Company Secretary India Lead with Alter Domus, Hyderabad

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Salary Salary details will be finalised during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

Alter Domus. Meaning “The Other House” in Latin, Alter Domus is proud to be home to 85% of the top 30 asset managers in the alternatives industry, and more than 5,000 professionals across 23 countries.

With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, They believe in being different. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take.

Find out more about life at Alter Domus at careers.alterdomus.com

Details of the Job/Internship

Alter Domus is hiring a Company Secretary India Lead with 5 years of experience to work at Hyderabad Office

Role and Responsibilities

You will have the responsibility of building our new Company Secretarial department in India to act as a Central Operation location in support of other Alter Domus offices.
You will be in charge of the oversight of a portfolio of corporate entities in various jurisdictions and will act as one of the main liaisons and point of contact for the offices that your team supports.
You will assist the Company Secretarial senior leadership with the leading of the Company Secretarial team and be responsible for up-to-date technical knowledge and ensuring operational excellence is delivered to clients.
You may assist and take over the internal governance for Alter Domus India.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Be responsible for building and leading a team supporting other Alter Domus offices with their company secretarial tasks;
Oversee the day-to-day company secretarial operations of the client entities based in foreign jurisdictions and the various transactions (including but not limited to incorporations, board/shareholders meetings, corporate changes, power of attorney, etc.);
Supervise the preparation of board and shareholders' meetings and ensure processes and turnaround are adhered to;
Where required, assist the team with the set-up and/or take-on of new client structures including: Ensuring a corporate services agreement is in place;
review client structure charts, assess risks and due diligence required,d and coordinate our Compliance on-boarding process;
ensure smooth transfer of the entities’ data from the incumbent to Alter Domus (e.g. implement onboarding checklists or trackers);
Where required, correspond with a portfolio of clients and, board members, and liaise with third-party intermediaries such as banks, lawyers, accountants, and tax advisors;
Ensureentity'ss statutory deadlines are met and statutory records, registers, systems, etc. are kept in order;
Collaborate closely with the Company Secretarial leaders of the offices that your team will support;
Undertake management responsibilities for your team, including allocation of workflows, day-to-day HR functions, conducting appraisal processes, etc.
Support the senior management with group projects;
Support with finance KPIs to include completing internal financial reports, ensuring timely timesheet completion, monitoring out-of-scope work, tracking billing process, and chasing debtors.
Acting in line with compliance and regulatory requirements as well as internal Alter Domus Policies and Procedures (PPDs).

Eligibility

Hold a university degree and/or relevant professional qualification (Chartered Governance Institute or equivalent) or be working towards one;
You have at least 5 years of company secretarial experience (preferably in a professional financial services environment);
Experience in providing support to foreign jurisdictions and working with global teams would be a strong asset;
You are able to work across different time zones (to be agreed) and adapt to the other offices’ working hours;
You have an understanding of the Compliance/AML/KYC and risk management aspects;
You possess team spirit and take initiatives;
You possess good communication and management skills and are able to delegate work and supervise a team;
You adopt a flexible and hands-on approach;
You are organised with an eye for detail;
Prior experience with company secretarial tools (e.g. Diligent or other) would be a plus.