Officer appointed by the directors of a firm as responsible for ensuring that firm's legal obligations under the corporate legislation are complied with. The main purpose of company secretaries is to ensure that the company complies with all legal codes, performing duties often attributed to legal advisors. The job entails a wide variety of duties that may vary depending on who a company secretary ends up working for. Most Company Secretaries work for individual corporations. Their main purpose is to specialize in that particular company’s departments and make sure they are working in accordance with the laws of the land. However, some experienced company secretaries prefer working on a freelance basis, being contracted for short periods by different companies. Their work generally involves organizing large amounts of data collected from various departments of the company. They must take responsibility for overseeing various aspects of the daily operations of a company, including safety of employees, their insurance coverage, corporate social responsibility programs, accounting and tax related matters and much more. The job is rather holistic in nature, and so most company secretaries are not limited to a particular department. Rather, they look at each aspect of the company they are working with or working for, depending on their contract.

Work Environment

• Company Secretaries generally work office jobs from 9am to 5pm. While most company secretaries do not leave the office much, some are required to travel from the head office of the firm they work at to all divisions to see that no day to day operations are contradicting the law. Company Secretaries generally do not work overtime as in most cases; their daily tasks can be completed within the timeframe. This Is perhaps because they work on long term goals, rather than meeting aims instantly.