Accountant

Job Title: Accountant – Security Services Business

Job Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented Accountant to manage financial records, compliance, and billing oversight for our security services company. The role will focus on verification of salary sheets and client billing, statutory compliance, and maintaining accurate financial data.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Maintain books of accounts in Tally or similar software

• Record daily transactions, expenses, receipts, and bank entries

• Perform bank reconciliations and ledger scrutiny

2. Payroll & Billing Verification (Oversight Role)

• Verify salary sheets prepared by the clerk for guards and staff

• Cross-check attendance, wages, overtime, and statutory deductions

• Review and validate client bills before final submission

• Ensure accuracy in manpower billing as per client contracts

3. Billing Analysis & Receivables

• Maintain a detailed bill analysis sheet (client-wise, site-wise profitability)

• Track invoices, collections, and outstanding payments

• Support management with insights on margins and cost leakages

4. Statutory Compliance

• Prepare and file GST returns

• Handle PF and ESIC compliance and documentation

• Prepare TDS data and file TDS returns

• Ensure correct deduction, reconciliation, and reporting of TDS

• Coordinate with CA for audits and statutory filings

5. Regulatory Awareness

• Stay updated with the latest changes in TDS, GST, PF, and ESIC regulations

• Ensure timely implementation of compliance updates

6. Vendor & Expense Management

• Process vendor payments and maintain records

• Monitor and control operational expenses

7. Reporting

• Prepare MIS reports (P&L, cash flow, receivables ageing)

• Provide insights based on billing analysis and financial data

Required Skills & Qualifications

• B.Com or equivalent qualification

• 2–5 years of accounting experience (preferably in manpower/security industry)

• Strong knowledge of TDS return filing, GST, PF, and ESIC

• Experience in verification of payroll/billing data

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (especially for analysis sheets)

Preferred Traits

• Strong attention to detail (especially for verification work)

• Analytical mindset (comfortable working with billing/profitability data)

• Good coordination skills (with clerk, CA, and management)

• High level of integrity and accountability

• It is a Full Time Accountant job for candidates with 2 - 6 years of experience.