Accountant

Job Role

• Accountant / Accounts Executive
  
  

Job Description

Accounting & Bookkeeping:

• Maintain day-to-day accounting records and financial transactions.
• Handle bookkeeping and accounting entries accurately and regularly.
• Maintain general ledgers, subsidiary ledgers, and account books.
• Record journal entries, purchase entries, sales entries, receipts, payments, and expense transactions.
• Maintain proper records of debit and credit transactions.
• Ensure accurate bookkeeping, ledger posting, and financial record maintenance.
  
  

Invoice & Billing Management

• Handle purchase and sales invoices, bills, receipts, and payment entries.
• Verify billing and supporting documents for accuracy.
• Coordinate with vendors and clients regarding billing and payment-related queries.
• Maintain proper documentation for all accounting transactions.
  
  

Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable records.
• Track vendor payments and customer outstanding amounts.
• Monitor expenses, receivables, and pending payments.
• Coordinate with vendors and customers regarding account-related issues.
  
  

Ledger & Reconciliation

• Perform regular ledger scrutiny and reconciliation.
• Prepare and maintain bank, cash, customer, vendor, and general ledger accounts.
• Perform bank reconciliation and ledger reconciliation.
• Identify discrepancies in accounting records and coordinate for timely correction.
  
  

Payroll & Compliance

• Assist with monthly salary and payroll-related accounting activities.
• Assist with GST, TDS, and other statutory compliance-related work.
• Maintain supporting records required for accounting and compliance purposes.
  
  

Financial Reporting

• Prepare trial balance, expense statements, outstanding reports, and basic MIS reports.
• Assist in preparing monthly and annual financial statements.
• Provide financial data and accounting reports to management.
• Support management with other finance-related requirements.
  
  

Required Accounting Knowledge

Accounting Fundamentals:

• Basic and general accounting.
• Bookkeeping.
• Ledger maintenance.
• Journal entries.
• Debit and credit accounting.
• Purchase and sales accounting.
• Cash and bank entries.
• Expense accounting.
  
  

Reconciliation & Reporting

• Bank reconciliation.
• Ledger reconciliation.
• Trial balance.
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Vendor and customer account management.
• Financial record maintenance.
  
  

Taxation & Billing

• Invoice and billing management.
• Basic GST knowledge.
• Basic TDS knowledge.
• Vendor payment and customer outstanding management.
  
  

Required Skills

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and bookkeeping procedures.
• Practical knowledge of journal entries and debit/credit accounting.
• Good knowledge of ledger preparation and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of accounting software.
• Knowledge of Tally, GST, TDS, invoicing, and reconciliation is preferred.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and Google Sheets.
  
  

Professional Skills

• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good documentation and record-maintenance skills.
• Strong communication and coordination abilities.
• Ability to maintain confidential financial information.
• Ability to manage multiple accounting tasks and meet deadlines.
  
  

Education

Preferred Candidate:

• B.Com
• M.Com
• MBA Finance
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance
• Related accounting or finance qualification
  
  

Experience

• Candidates with practical experience in accounting, bookkeeping, ledger maintenance, journal entries, reconciliation, Tally, GST, TDS, invoicing, and vendor management will be preferred.
• Freshers with strong practical accounting and bookkeeping knowledge may also be considered according to the job description.
  
  

Career & Learning

• Professional work environment.
• Practical exposure to accounting and financial operations.
• Opportunity to work on bookkeeping, ledger management, reconciliation, invoicing, and compliance-related activities.
• Learning and growth opportunities based on performance.