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
