Corporate Laws

• Incorporation of Company
• Maintenance of Secretarial records and advising companies regarding compliance of Companies Act and other allied laws.
• Secretarial Compliance Certification and Audit.
• Amalgamation of Companies including liaison and co-ordination for implementation of merger.
• Applications and petitions before Company Law Board, Regional Director and other authorities under the Companies Act.
  

SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) Regulations, SCRA (Securities contracts Regulation Act) and Listing Agreement requirements for listed companies

• Advising companies on Implementation of Corporate Governance
• Advising listed companies on compliance of various SEBI Guidelines.
• Advising listed companies on compliance of listing agreements.
• Certification / Audit prescribed under the SEBI Guidelines / Listing Agreement.

Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and Regulations

• Advising companies on compliance of the requirements under FEMA and the regulations thereunder
• Liaison with FIPB / Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in connection with approvals required to be obtained from them
• Certification prescribed under FEMA

Project Preparation / Monitoring

• Assisting companies in preparing application for term loan for projects and for tying up / enhancing working capital facilities.

Internal Audit

• Internal Audit with emphasis on review of operations and improving their effectiveness.

Cost & Management Accounting Systems

• Designing and implementing Cost & Management Accounting Systems including integration of financial accounting system.

Bank Assignments

• Audit of Borrower’s Accounts (Empanelled with Canara Bank for Stock Audit and Concurrent Audit)
• Registration of Charges and Search Reports (R.O.C.)

Strategic Planning / Management / HRD

• Advise / Assistance in Long Term Strategic Planning & Management
• Assistance in Placement of Senior / Middle level Management Personnel.
• Advising organisations in evolving formal organisation structure, framing HR policies and evolving & implementing Performance Appraisal Systems.
  

• Ex-Chairman of CAMAP (Cost and Management Accountants in Practice).
• Associate Member of Institute of Internal Auditors - India.
• Was a member of the Programme Committee of WIRC of ICSI in 2001
  

PARTICULARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE : Experience in industry for 15 years as detailed below :

• Cable Corporation of India Ltd. (Sept. ‘81 to Apr. ‘88) as Assistant including 3 years in Internal Audit and about 3 1/2 years in Branch Accounting, Sales & Marketing Support, MIS and Costing. Major Achievements include streamlining Branch Accounting Systems, improving Receivables follow-up, suggesting & implementing Internal Control measures in Bill Passing , Purchases and Stores functions and improving effectiveness of Capital Budgeting.
• Mafatlal Group (Apr. ‘88 to June ‘90) as Cost Accountant. Major Achievments include improvements in Material Accounting System, cost reduction through review of bill of materials, computerisation of MIS leading to prompt availability of reliable data and designing system for flexible budgetary control and Responsibility Accounting.
• Roche Products Ltd. (July ‘90 to May ‘93) as Executive Costing. Major Achievements include tailoring the Costing System to meet Cost Audit Requirements for Formulations Industry, Cost Reduction through application of Marginal Costing Principles, Association with Treasury Department in enhancement of working capital credit limits and Association with Taxation Department in setting aside a substantial Income Tax Demand.
• Hytone Synthetics Ltd. (June ‘93 to April ‘94) as Company Secretary in charge of Finance, Accounting, Costing, Legal and Secretarial functions. Major Achievements include successful completion of post issue formalities, tying up initial working capital facilities, Devising & Strengthening of Internal Controls and streamlining secretarial records.
• Jai Corp Ltd. (May ‘94 to Sep. ‘95) as Company Secretary in charge of Finance, Legal and Secretarial functions. Major Achievements include successful completion of public issue (both pre and post issue formalities), completion of amalgamation of three listed companies in record time, obtaining P-1 Credit Rating for Commercial Paper and streamlining of Secretarial Records.
• Murablack India Ltd. (Sep. ‘95 to May ‘96) as Company Secretary cum G.M Finance. Major Achievements include tying up of working capital limits, streamlining of secretarial records and setting up of MIS.

ASSIGNMENTS HANDLED : In Whole Time Practice as a Company Secretary since June 1996. Assignments handled include :

• Advise on Long Term Strategic Planning and Management
• Internal Audit, including advise on working / review through audit committees.
• Stock Audit Assignments of Canara Bank
• Registration of Charges and Search Report (R.O.C.) for Nationalised Banks.
• Tying up of project finance and working capital finance with Banks.
• Amalgamation of Companies.
• Incorporation of private / public limited Companies.
• Certification of Annual Returns and other documents under Companies Act, 1956.
• Securities Audit of listed companies.
• Assisting companies in maintenance of secretarial records and other procedural
  compliance required under the Companies Act, 1956.
• Matters relating to Sick Companies.
• Compliance Certification under the Companies Act.
• Advising companies in implementation of Corporate Governance Guidelines
• Advising companies in compliance of listing agreement
• Applications / Petitions before Company Law Board, Regional Director etc.
• Placement of Senior / Middle Management Personnel