Senior Accountant / Accounts Executive

Role & responsibilities

A. Financial Statement Finalization & Ind AS Compliance

• Financial Statements Finalization: Independently prepare and finalize quarterly and annual Balance Sheets and Profit & Loss (P&L) Statements in accordance with applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and prescribed horizontal/statutory formats.
• Board Meeting Financial Packs: Prepare, consolidate, and maintain comprehensive financial dockets, schedules, and executive presentations for quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
• Period-End Book Closing: Lead and execute structured month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing activities, ensuring complete adherence to corporate and statutory deadlines.

B. Day-to-Day Accounting & General Ledger Operations

• General Ledger Scrutiny: Review, analyze, and scrutinize general ledger accounts on a regular basis; identify discrepancies and formulate standard and adjusting journal entries ensuring accurate accounting treatment.
• Transaction Processing: Supervise daily accounting operations, maintain complete voucher files, and ensure audit trails are maintained for statutory and internal audits.

C. Billing, Invoicing & Receivables / Payables Management

• Billing Operations: Oversee daily billing operations, verify sales orders against customer contracts, and ensure timely and error-free generation and dispatch of sales invoices.
• Debit & Credit Notes: Validate, issue, account for, and reconcile debit notes and credit notes with appropriate documentation and managerial approvals.

D. Reconciliations

• AP & AR Reconciliations: Conduct periodic 3-way reconciliations of Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) ledgers against supplier and customer confirmation statements.

E. Taxation & Statutory Deductions (TDS)

• TDS on Purchases: Calculate, deduct, and account for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on domestic vendor purchases and contractual services on a monthly basis in adherence to Indian tax provisions (e.g., Sec 194Q / 194C / 194J).

F. Inventory Valuation, Cash Flow & MIS Dashboards

• Stock Valuation Reports: Prepare monthly stock valuation reports, monitor physical inventory movements, and assist in physical-to-book inventory reconciliations.
• Cash Flow Statements: Prepare monthly cash flow statements to track liquidity, operating burn, cash inflows, outflows, and working capital requirements.
• MIS Dashboards & Analytics: Design, maintain, and present insightful Management Information System (MIS) reports and executive financial dashboards to support leadership decision-making.

Preferred candidate profile

Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Commerce, Accounting, or Finance (B.Com / M.Com / MBA-Finance). Semi-qualified Chartered Accountant (CA Inter / IPCC) or Cost & Management Accountant (CMA Inter) will be given strong preference.

•Relevant Experience: 3 to 5 years of stable, hands-on experience in corporate accounting, financial statement preparation, and statutory compliance.

•Accounting Standards Knowledge: Thorough understanding of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), horizontal balance sheet structures, and accrual accounting principles.

•Taxation & Statutory Knowledge: Practical experience in computing and deducting monthly TDS on purchases, verifying vendor tax invoices, and statutory compliance timelines.

•Personal Attributes: Strong analytical thinking, acute attention to numerical accuracy, proactive problem-solving ability, and ability to work independently with end-to-end ownership.

Perks and benefits