Accountant

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Accountant to manage the company's day-to-day accounting, GST and TDS compliance, billing records, vendor payments, bank reconciliation, payroll coordination, and financial reporting.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Maintain daily accounting entries, ledgers, journal entries, and cash/bank books.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable.
• Maintain project-wise income, expenses, and cost records.
• Reconcile bank accounts, vendor accounts, and customer accounts.

GST & Tax Compliance

• Prepare and verify GST invoices, purchase entries, and sales entries.
• Assist with GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, input tax credit reconciliation, and GST records.
• Handle TDS calculations, deductions, payments, and return-related documentation.
• Coordinate with the CA for GST, TDS, income tax, and annual financial statements.

Billing & Payments

• Prepare and maintain sales invoices, purchase bills, and payment records.
• Track outstanding payments from clients and payments due to vendors.
• Maintain records of advances, retention money, deductions, and debit/credit notes.
• Coordinate with project and billing teams for RA bills and supporting documents.

Payroll & Employee Records

• Prepare salary sheets, attendance-based payroll, and employee payment records.
• Maintain records of salary advances, reimbursements, and deductions.
• Coordinate with the compliance team for PF, ESIC, and other applicable statutory requirements.

Banking & Financial Reporting

• Monitor bank transactions, cash flow, and payment schedules.
• Prepare monthly expense reports, outstanding statements, and project-wise financial summaries.
• Maintain proper documentation for audits and financial reviews.

Documentation & Coordination

• Maintain organised digital and physical records of invoices, vouchers, bills, tax returns, and bank statements.
• Coordinate with vendors, clients, banks, the CA, and internal project teams.
• Ensure accounting entries and supporting documents are accurate and up to date.

Software & Technical Skills

• Tally Prime: Accounting entries, ledgers, GST, TDS, bank reconciliation, and reports.
• MS Excel: Formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, PivotTables, SUMIF/SUMIFS, data reconciliation, and reporting.
• MS Word and Outlook: Documentation and professional communication.
• GST Portal: Return-related work, input tax credit reconciliation, and compliance records.
• Income Tax/TRACES portals: TDS-related work and documentation.
• PDF tools and Google Drive/OneDrive: Document management and sharing.

Preferred: Experience with construction or contracting company accounts, project-wise accounting, and accounting software such as BUSY or Zoho Books.

Qualifications & Requirements

• B.Com is preferred; M.Com or relevant accounting qualifications are an advantage.
• minimum 7 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Good understanding of GST, TDS, bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and vendor/customer accounts.
• Strong Excel skills, accuracy, organisation, and confidentiality.
• Construction or contractor accounting experience will be preferred.

Key Requirement

The candidate should be capable of independently managing day-to-day accounting and coordinating with the CA for statutory filings and year-end accounts.