Junior Accountant

Position: Junior Accountant
Department: Accounts & Finance
Reporting To: Senior Accountant / Accounts Manager

Job Summary

We are looking for an honest, diligent and responsible Junior Accountant to assist in day-to-day accounting, documentation, payment tracking and receivables management. The candidate should have practical knowledge of Tally and basic accounting procedures and should be able to maintain accurate records and provide timely reports to management.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day accounting entries in Tally / Tally Prime.
• Record and maintain purchase bills, sales bills, expenses, receipts and payment vouchers.
• Maintain proper filing and record of invoices, bills, challans, purchase orders, work orders and other accounting documents.
• Track payments payable to vendors and subcontractors.
• Track receivables from clients/customers and prepare outstanding statements.
• Follow up internally for pending bills, supporting documents and approvals.
• Maintain party-wise ledger accounts and assist in ledger reconciliation.
• Assist in bank reconciliation and verification of payment entries.
• Maintain records of advances given to vendors, employees and contractors and track their adjustment.
• Prepare periodic reports showing:
  
• Payments due
• Receivables outstanding
• Vendor outstanding
• Client outstanding
• Advances pending for adjustment
• Bills pending for booking/payment
• Assist senior accounts staff in preparation of documents required for GST, TDS and other statutory compliance.
• Coordinate with project/site/store teams for collection and verification of bills and supporting documents.
• Ensure all accounting records and supporting documents are properly maintained and easily traceable.
• Immediately report any discrepancy, duplicate billing, incorrect amount or missing supporting document to the senior accounts person/management.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of company financial information.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of Tally / Tally Prime is mandatory.
• Basic understanding of accounting, ledgers, debit/credit, payments and receivables.
• Basic knowledge of GST and TDS preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and MS Office.
• Ability to prepare clear outstanding and payment reports.
• Good record-keeping and documentation skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy with figures.

Qualification & Experience

• B.Com / M.Com / equivalent accounting qualification preferred.
• Freshers with good practical knowledge of Tally may be considered.
• 02 years of accounting experience preferred.

Personal Attributes

The candidate must be:

• Honest and trustworthy
• Diligent and disciplined
• Responsible and accountable for assigned work
• Accurate and detail-oriented
• Willing to learn and take instructions
• Able to complete assigned work within timelines
• Proactive in reporting pending payments, receivables and discrepancies

Integrity, accuracy and timely reporting will be key requirements of this position.