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CHRONICLE CAREER LIBRARY

Career that offers

Power and Prestige

We all dream of a career with the position of power and prestige. If one
has Perseverance, hardworking and Aptitude for Continuous Learning
then Company Secretary is a great option to pursue.

ompany Secretary (CS) acts a bridge between the I read somewhere “where there is a law, there is scope for
company and its Board of directors, shareholders, Company Secretary”. Company Secretary deal with legal
Cgovernment and regulatory authorities. Th e aspects in the management of a company.
company secretary has to impart various services ranging
from advising the companies on good governance To become a successful CS, mere studies are not suffi cient.
practices, compliance of legal and procedural aspects, You also need competence with numbers, analytic,
arbitration, negotiation and conciliation in commercial interactive and linguistic skills, among others.
disputes between the parties to fi nance, accounting,

taxation and management services. Th e company CS is responsible for carrying out finance, accounts, legal,
secretary is responsible for the effi cient administration administrative and personnel functions in addition to his
of a company, particularly with regard to ensuring secretarial duties
compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

and for ensuring that decisions of the board of directors The role starts from the very moment when the idea of
are implemented. the formation of a company is conceived. However, a
company secretary’s actual function varies from company
to company

The responsibilities in a large or medium-fi rm include
incorporation, public issues including listing of shares
and debentures, processing of applications for managerial
appointments, remuneration, inter-corporate investments
and loans, conduct of board and general meeting and
maintenance of records, filing returns, preparation of

project financing, acting as internal legal advisor and
representative when needed.