Finance & Accounts Executive

Company Description:

Bower School is a new-age business school built for entrepreneurs at every stage—from school students and aspiring founders to experienced business leaders. We combine education, mentorship, real-world business experience, and a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem to help learners turn ideas into meaningful ventures.

Our programs are built around practitioners, live businesses, hands-on projects, and access to a diverse community of founders, mentors, investors, academicians, and industry leaders. Bower's ecosystem includes offerings such as SEED, BUILD, LEAD, EDGE, and CAPITAL, spanning entrepreneurship education, undergraduate journeys, executive programs, sector-focused development, and strategic capital support.

We believe in learning by doing and in creating meaningful connections that help ambitious individuals build, grow, and scale.

Role Description:

We are looking for a Finance & Accounts Executive to join Bower School and play a hands-on role across the finance function.

Reporting to the CFO / Leadership Team, the individual will be responsible for managing day-to-day accounting and finance operations, including bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, GST/TDS, statutory compliances, reconciliations, payments, collections, cash-flow tracking, and monthly MIS.

This role is suited for someone who wants to build strong, end-to-end finance experience in a growing organisation and is comfortable taking ownership of routine finance processes independently.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organised, reliable, and proactive, with a strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and practical exposure to finance operations and statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Manage day-to-day accounting entries and maintain accurate books of accounts.
• Handle purchase, sales, expense, and journal entries.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable.
• Perform regular bank, vendor, and customer reconciliations.
• Support monthly and year-end closing activities.
• Maintain complete documentation and supporting records for financial transactions.
• Coordinate with auditors and external consultants for audit requirements.

Payroll

• Manage the monthly payroll process in coordination with HR.
• Verify attendance, leave, salary revisions, reimbursements, and other payroll inputs.
• Ensure accurate calculation of salaries and deductions.
• Coordinate monthly salary processing and payments.
• Handle payroll-related PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS, and other applicable compliances.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records and documentation.

Tax & Statutory Compliance

• Assist in managing GST and TDS compliances and filings.
• Prepare data, workings, and reconciliations required for GST/TDS returns.
• Ensure timely payment of statutory dues.
• Maintain and monitor a comprehensive compliance calendar.
• Coordinate with external consultants on tax and statutory matters.
• Track notices, queries, and regulatory communications and ensure timely follow-up.

Payments, Receivables & Cash Management

• Prepare and process vendor and other business payments.
• Maintain payment schedules and ensure timely settlement of approved expenses.
• Track receivables and coordinate with relevant teams for collection follow-ups.
• Assist in maintaining daily and weekly cash-flow information.
• Ensure appropriate approvals and supporting documentation are in place before payments.

MIS & Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly finance reports and basic MIS for management.
• Assist in preparing revenue, expense, profitability, and cash-flow reports.
• Track actual expenses against budgets.
• Identify and highlight unusual expenses, variances, outstanding items, and other financial exceptions.
• Provide accurate and timely financial information to the CFO and leadership team.

Finance Controls & Process Improvement

• Ensure adherence to internal finance policies and approval processes.
• Maintain proper records, documentation, and audit trails.
• Identify gaps in existing finance processes and suggest improvements.
• Support the implementation and effective use of accounting/ERP systems.
• Help build standardised processes across finance, payroll, compliance, and reporting.

Key Deliverables

• Accurate and up-to-date books of accounts.
• Timely and accurate monthly payroll.
• Timely GST, TDS, and other statutory filings and payments.
• Regular bank, vendor, and customer reconciliations.
• Timely vendor payments and collection follow-ups.
• Accurate and timely monthly MIS.
• Complete and organised finance documentation.
• Strong audit readiness throughout the year.
• Effective adherence to finance controls and approval processes.

Candidate Profile:

Essential

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in finance and accounts.
• B.Com or equivalent qualification.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and day-to-day finance operations.
• Practical experience in GST, TDS, payroll, and statutory compliance.
• Experience handling accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, payments, and collections.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel / Google Sheets.
• Experience with accounting software such as Tally, Zoho Books, or similar ERP/accounting platforms.
• Strong attention to detail, ownership, organisation, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to independently manage routine finance processes and work closely with the CFO and leadership team.

Preferred

• CA Inter or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in a startup, education, edtech, or other growing organisation.
• Experience independently managing finance operations within an established CA firm while handling multiple clients.
• Exposure to MIS, budgeting, cash-flow tracking, and management reporting.
• Experience coordinating with auditors, tax consultants, and statutory authorities.

Employment Details:

Function: Finance & Accounts

Reporting To: CFO / Leadership Team

Experience: 2–5 years

Qualification: B.Com; CA Inter preferred

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Hyderabad

Work Mode: On-site