Senior Accountant

Company Description AK & Partners is a full service law firm that combines transaction advisory and dispute resolution with a strong focus on banking, finance, regulatory, fintech and general corporate.

Role purpose: Keep the books of all entities current and reconciled, bill and collect on time, run payroll and vendor payments accurately, prepare every GST, TDS, income-tax, ROC and FEMA filing in good time for approval, and give the partners a daily, reliable view of what is done, what is pending and what is due. The Virtual CFO reviews your work; you own execution.

Key responsibilities

• Bookkeeping and month-end close for every entity by the 10th, with suspense below an agreed limit and cleared within 7 days.

• Monthly bank reconciliation of every account, with unidentified credits and debits explained within 48 hours.

• Raise retainer invoices, debit notes and rent invoices within 3 working days of approved timesheets, with correct GSTIN, HSN/SAC and narration.

• Track receivables weekly and send reminders by e-mail with escalation; record TDS credits and match them to Form 26AS/AIS.

• Run vendor payments in a fixed cycle (every 10–15 days, per the partner rule of 19 Sep 2026) and staff reimbursements monthly, only against approved bills and written approval.

• Prepare monthly payroll for each entity from biometrics and approved rules; compute TDS on salary and recover advances correctly.

• Compute and deposit TDS, file quarterly TDS returns and revisions, issue certificates, and prepare advance-tax workings.

• Prepare GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, 2B reconciliation, ITC workings and challans for each GSTIN; respond to notices with the CFO's draft.

• Prepare ROC and MCA filings with the CS firm (AOC-4, MGT-7/7A, ADT-1, DPT-3, director changes and KYC) and manage DSC use and tracking.

• Prepare Form 15CA/15CB data, remittance advice and FIRC follow-up for inward and outward foreign payments; keep a live remittance register.

• Coordinate statutory audit and tax audit: provide data, close queries, keep signed physical sets.

• Send the partners a work list and status every morning and evening;

• Maintain the compliance calendar, payment tracker, TDS tracker and document folders on SharePoint.

Principals office

• Personal advance tax, ITR support, ITR-V and Form 26AS/AIS sets, and documentation for loans and property transactions.

• Request statements for all personal accounts in the first week of each month.

• Reimbursement computations for partners and staff, and household or project vendor payments, each with a separate ledger and approval from the relevant partner.

Skills and tools required

• Tally Prime (multi-company), Zoho Books, advanced Excel (lookups, pivots, ageing), Outlook and SharePoint.

• Hands-on with the GST portal (GSTR-1, 3B, 2B, notices), Income Tax e-filing, TRACES, MCA V3, net-banking and CMS.

• Working knowledge of TDS sections and rates, GST on services and reimbursements, payroll, Form 15CA/15CB, and basic FEMA documentation.

• Clear written English and Hindi; able to write a concise status note and a polite, firm payment reminder.

Behaviours the partners expect

• Ownership: come with a solution, not only a problem. Find the answer (for example, identify an unknown credit) before escalating.

• Close the loop: confirm when a task is done, without being chased.

• Deadline discipline: file on the internal date, never on the due date.

• Confidentiality: never share information except through the approved channel.

• Accuracy: no invoice or payment goes out without a second check on amount, GSTIN, period, TDS and beneficiary.