Accountant

Job Description – Accounts

Position: Accounts
Department: Finance & Accounts
Experience: 2–5 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Pune, Kharadi

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Accounts & Finance Executive to manage day-to-day accounting, bookkeeping, taxation, GST compliance, inventory accounting, cash-flow management and audit-related activities.

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring timely statutory compliance, reconciling accounts and inventory, and providing regular financial reports to management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Maintain day-to-day books of accounts.

• Record purchase, sales, expenses, receipts, payments and journal entries.

• Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable.

• Prepare and maintain ledgers and vouchers.

• Perform bank reconciliation on a regular basis.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting records.

• Maintain proper documentation for all financial transactions.

2. Balance Sheet & Financial Statements

• Prepare and maintain Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Trial Balance.

• Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports.

• Review outstanding receivables and payables.

• Assist in month-end and year-end closing activities.

• Identify accounting discrepancies and coordinate their resolution.

3. Cash Flow & Financial Analysis

• Prepare and maintain daily/weekly/monthly cash-flow statements.

• Monitor cash inflow and outflow.

• Track payments to suppliers and collections from customers.

• Prepare working-capital and outstanding reports.

• Provide management with regular cash-flow and financial updates.

• Analyze expenses and identify discrepancies or unusual transactions.

4. GST & Taxation

• Handle GST compliance and GST return filing.

• Prepare data and reconciliation for GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and other applicable GST returns.

• Perform GSTR-2B reconciliation with purchase records.

• Reconcile sales, purchases, input tax credit and GST ledgers.

• Ensure timely payment of GST liabilities.

• Maintain GST-related records and documentation.

• Handle GST notices and coordinate with consultants/CA wherever required.

5. TDS & Income Tax

• Calculate and manage TDS deductions.

• Prepare and file TDS returns.

• Maintain TDS records and certificates.

• Reconcile TDS with books and applicable government records.

• Assist in income-tax return preparation and compliance.

• Coordinate with CA/tax consultants for tax-related matters.

6. Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate statutory, tax and internal audits.

• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents.

• Provide required information and documents to auditors/CA.

• Identify and rectify accounting discrepancies.

• Maintain proper audit trails and supporting documentation.

• Assist in year-end finalization of accounts.

7. Stock Audit & Inventory Accounting

• Reconcile physical stock with system/book stock.

• Conduct regular stock audits and inventory reconciliation.

• Identify stock shortages, excess stock and discrepancies.

• Reconcile purchase, sales, returns and inventory adjustments.

• Coordinate with warehouse and operations teams.

• Maintain SKU-wise inventory records.

• Monitor inventory valuation and accounting.

8. Zoho Inventory

• Manage accounting/inventory-related activities in Zoho Inventory.

• Maintain product, SKU, purchase, sales and stock records.

• Reconcile Zoho Inventory with physical stock and accounting records.

• Identify and resolve stock mismatches.

• Monitor inventory movement and adjustments.

• Coordinate with the e-commerce and warehouse teams to maintain accurate inventory.

9. Tally & Accounting Software

• Maintain accounts in Tally / Tally Prime.

• Pass accounting entries and maintain ledgers.

• Perform bank, customer, vendor and ledger reconciliation.

• Generate accounting and financial reports.

• Coordinate Tally records with Zoho Inventory and other business systems.

10. MS Excel & MIS Reporting

• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS reports.

• Maintain Excel-based accounting and reconciliation sheets.

• Prepare sales, purchase, expense, inventory and outstanding reports.

• Use Excel functions such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIF/SUMIFS, Pivot Tables, Filters and basic data analysis.

• Create management reports and identify discrepancies in data.

11. E-commerce Accounting

• Reconcile marketplace sales with accounting records.

• Reconcile Amazon/Flipkart and other marketplace settlements.

• Track marketplace fees, commissions, shipping charges, refunds, returns and deductions.

• Reconcile marketplace receivables with bank credits.

• Identify settlement discrepancies and pending amounts.

• Coordinate with the e-commerce team regarding sales and returns.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of Accounting & Bookkeeping.

• Good working knowledge of Tally Prime.

• Good knowledge of GST and GST Return Filing.

• Knowledge of TDS and Income Tax.

• Experience with Balance Sheet, P&L and Trial Balance.

• Good understanding of Cash Flow and Working Capital.

• Experience in Audit and Stock Audit.

• Working knowledge of Zoho Inventory.

• Strong MS Excel skills.

• Good reconciliation and analytical skills.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to independently identify accounting discrepancies.

• Good communication and coordination skills.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in any of the following will be preferred:

• E-commerce accounting

• Amazon Seller Central settlements

• Flipkart settlements

• Inventory-based businesses

• Trading/manufacturing companies

• GST reconciliation

• Stock reconciliation

• Zoho Inventory

• Tally Prime

• Working with CA/audit teams

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The candidate will be evaluated on:

• Accuracy of accounting records

• Timely GST/TDS compliance

• Bank reconciliation accuracy

• Customer/vendor reconciliation

• Inventory reconciliation accuracy

• Timely preparation of MIS reports

• Cash-flow reporting accuracy

• Audit readiness

• Reduction of accounting discrepancies

• Timely closure of outstanding issues
  

Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who is hands-on, responsible and capable of independently managing accounting operations, rather than someone who only performs data-entry work.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across Tally, Excel, Zoho Inventory, GST portals and e-commerce settlement reports and should be able to identify problems and bring them to management's attention proactively.

Educational Qualification: B.Com / M.Com / CA Inter / equivalent qualification preferred.

Experience: 2–5 years in Accounts & Finance, preferably in an e-commerce, trading, manufacturing or inventory-based business.

• It is a Full Time Accountant job for candidates with 2 - 3 years of experience.