The Senior Accountant will be responsible for end-to-end accounting operations, statutory compliance, vendor lifecycle management, inventory and asset control, and MIS reporting. The role demands strong ownership, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to ensure 100% compliance with Indian taxation laws, Companies Act requirements, and internal controls while supporting working capital optimization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Vendor & Contractor Lifecycle Management
- Establish and monitor a daily invoice collection pipeline across departments to eliminate processing backlogs.
- Perform three-way matching of Purchase Orders, Goods/Service Receipts, and Vendor Invoices before booking.
- Ensure GRN accuracy, confirming real-time physical receipt of goods/services prior to accounting entry.
- Act as the primary point of contact for vendors and contractors to resolve invoice discrepancies, obtain credit notes, and collect missing documentation.
- Oversee invoice records management, including systematic filing of current documents and coordination with offsite archival vendors for historical record retrieval.
2. Taxation, Statutory Compliance & International Trade
- Manage end-to-end TDS/TCS compliance, including deduction, GL reconciliation, and on-time statutory deposits.
- Conduct monthly GST reconciliations between GSTR-2B and the Purchase Register to safeguard Input Tax Credit (ITC).
- Proactively engage with vendors to ensure timely return filings, minimizing ITC losses.
- Handle SEZ-related compliances, ensuring zero-rated supplies and documentation are maintained strictly as per applicable laws.
- Track and ensure timely compliance of Import documentation, including Bills of Entry (BOE) submission to authorized dealer banks and RBI.
- Ensure MSME Act compliance by correctly classifying vendors, monitoring payment timelines, and filing accurate MSME-1 half-yearly returns.
3. Expense Control & Inventory Auditing
- Maintain a comprehensive Provision vs. Actual tracker to ensure accurate accrual accounting during month-end closures.
- Manage prepaid expenses schedules (Insurance, AMC, etc.) with systematic monthly amortization.
- Audit and validate expense claims, ensuring correct classification between Capex and Opex.
- Act as custodian of inventory accounting, including:
- Real-time tracking of stock IN/OUT movements
- Preparation and circulation of weekly/monthly stock reports
- Coordination of physical stock audits with Banks, Internal Auditors, and GST Auditors
4. Asset Management & Banking Operations
- Maintain a detailed Fixed Asset Register (FAR) including asset tagging, location, and custodian mapping.
- Calculate and book monthly depreciation, ensuring compliance with:
- Companies Act, 2013 (Useful Life method)
- Income Tax Act, 1961 (WDV method)
- Perform daily bank reconciliations and periodic reconciliation of major vendor and contractor ledgers.
- Monitor working capital metrics, particularly DPO (Days Payable Outstanding), and provide actionable insights to the CFO for cash flow optimization.
5. Leadership & MIS Reporting
- Handle branch accounting operations, ensuring inter-branch reconciliations are accurate and zero-balanced.
- Prepare monthly MIS reports, including Budget vs. Actual variance analysis with detailed explanations.
- Lead and supervise onsite and offsite accounting teams, assign daily targets, and review output to ensure zero-error delivery.
- Oversee Petty Cash and Imprest systems, ensuring timely settlements, adequate controls, and prevention of fund leakage.
Qualifications & Skills
- Education: Chartered Accountant (CA) / MBA (Finance) / M.Com
- Experience: 610 years in core accounting, taxation, and compliance roles
- Strong working knowledge of GST, TDS, Income Tax, Companies Act, MSME Act, and SEZ regulations
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP / Tally / Oracle / similar) and advanced Excel
- High attention to detail, strong follow-up skills, and ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated leadership and team management capability
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