Position: Company Secretary
This position is responsible to ensure that the Bank complies with financial and legal requirements, as well as to maintain high standards of Corporate Governance and provide advisory legal guidance pertaining to company law and other legislation.
Company Secretary is also responsible for Governance, and one of the key roles is to act as a point of referral between the Board of Directors and Company Shareholders and Bank’s Corporate Management.
Duties & responsibilities
- Responsible for facilitating Board Meetings and all Sub Committee Meetings in consultation with the Chairman or Subcommittee chair respectively.
- Setting up Agenda for Board & Sub-Committees.
- Ensure Board decisions are communicated to the Management.
- Maintaining follow up action and productivity of the Meetings.
- Facilitate the process for the Board of directors to obtain information or expert advice.
- Maintaining & conducting good working relationship with Directors & Management.
- Adhere to Good Governance.
- Update and advice the Board on Corporate Governance.
- Update the Board of Directors on relevant amendments on statutes pertinent to the Bank.
- Compiling of Annual Reports.
- Hold AGMs and EGMs according to the constitution of the Bank.
- Liaise and complying the requirements of all the legal bodies such as CBSL, CSE, SEC and ROC.
- Update all methods, processes & communications specific to the Company Secretary and develop others.
- Implement Strategic Goals that are important to Company Secretary Department.
- Strengthen the relationship with the shareholders.
- Maintain the share Ledger.
- Manage Right Issue, Bonus Issue, Scrip Dividend and Debentures.
- Liaise with CDS in balancing the Share Ledger and Amalgamation
- To monitor the Composition of Shareholding.
- Dealing with stakeholder issue.
- Updating SEC & CSE regulations pertaining to registers.
- Update all the methods, processes, & communications specific to Registrars.
Administrative Functions
- Competency Development of the staff.
- Managing & adhering to the Budget of the division.
Academic / Professional Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Attorney-at-Law with Secretarial License or a Chartered Secretary of Chartered Accountant or any other equivalent professional Qualifications.
- At least 15 to 20 years of experience in the same field.
- Extensive knowledge on Companies Act, CSE, and SEC Regulations.
- Awareness in Central Bank regulations and guidelines.
Soft Skills
- Strong Interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Excellent organizing skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Should be able to work independently.
An attractive remuneration package commensurate with experience and fringe benefits in par with the industry standards is available for the right person. Interested candidates are invited to submit their curriculum vitae within 07 days of this advertisement to careers@sdb.lk mentioning the position in the subject line of the email. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.