Senior Accountant

Role & responsibilities

• Monitor day-to-day accounting and ensure all transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closing of books.
• Review Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements.
• Review General Ledger accounts and clear incorrect, unusual, pending, and suspense entries.
• Monitor bank reconciliations, cash books, deposits, and cash balances.
• Monitor customer outstanding, ageing, credit limits, and collections.
• Review supplier balances, invoices, payments, and supplier reconciliations.
• Reconcile physical stock with accounting records and investigate stock variances.
• Prepare and review monthly MIS reports for management.
• Compare actual performance against budgets and targets and explain major variances.
• Review Gross Profit, Net Profit, and branch-wise/product-wise profitability.
• Monitor expenses and recommend cost-saving and margin-improvement measures.
• Monitor receivables, payables, inventory, and cash flow for effective working-capital management.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and provide required schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documents.
• Implement and monitor accounting controls, approval procedures, and Finance SOPs.
• Review major expenses and CAPEX requests against approved budgets and management approvals.
• Review branch-wise accounts, cash, stock, sales, expenses, and outstanding balances.
• Allocate work to the accounts team, review performance, provide training, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to senior management for effective decision-making.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience: 5-8 years of relevant experience in Finance & Accounts, preferably in a manufacturing, trading, or multi-branch environment.
• Qualification: M.Com / MBA (Finance) / CA Inter / CMA Inter or equivalent.
• Accounting Expertise: Strong knowledge of accounting, month-end closing, GL, TB, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and reconciliations.
• Financial Analysis: Experience in MIS, budgeting, variance analysis, profitability analysis, working-capital management, and cost control.
• Inventory & Costing: Good understanding of inventory reconciliation, stock variance, and product costing.
• Audit & Controls: Experience in internal/external audits, finance controls, and SOP implementation.
• Team Handling: Proven experience in leading, supervising, training, and managing an Accounts/Finance team.
• Management Reporting: Ability to provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management for decision-making.
• Key Skills: Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.