Accounts Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Finalisation of accounts

•      Maintain books and complete month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing for each entity.

•      Prepare trial balances, schedules, notes and final financial statements as per applicable Indian accounting standards and the Companies Act.

•      Review ledgers, reconcile bank and inter-company balances, and pass adjustment and provision entries.

•      Support statutory auditors with schedules, queries and timely closure of audit points.

TDS (payment and returns)

•      Deduct TDS correctly under the applicable sections and deposit it before the due dates.

•      Prepare and file quarterly TDS returns and issue Form 16 / 16A.

•      Reconcile with Form 26AS / AIS, correct defaults and respond to TRACES notices.

GST compliance and audit

•      Prepare and file GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and other periodic returns, and the annual return (GSTR-9 / 9C where applicable).

•      Reconcile books with GSTR-2B and GSTR-1 and manage input tax credit claims and reversals.

•      Handle GST audits, departmental notices, replies and assessments.

Tax audit and income tax

•      Coordinate tax audit (Form 3CA/3CB-3CD) data and support the auditor in finalisation.

•      Prepare tax computations, advance tax and self-assessment tax workings.

•      Prepare and file income tax returns for companies and other entities, and handle notices and assessments.

Multi-entity and general

•      Handle accounting and compliance for several entities in parallel, keeping separate books, calendars and records for each.

•      Maintain a compliance calendar and ensure no due date is missed.

•      Support MIS, budgeting, ROC and other regulatory filings, and any other accounts, tax or compliance work assigned.

•      CA-Inter or CMA-Inter (completed Intermediate level).

•      3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in accounts and taxation, preferably in a CA firm or a finance company.

•      Proven experience handling finalisation of accounts, TDS, GST and income tax for more than one entity.