JOB DESCRIPTION – ACCOUNTANT
Company: Return Journey Private Limited
Designation: Accountant
Reporting To: CEO & Advisory CFO (Utsav Jasapara)
1. Role Overview
Return Journey Private Limited is appointing a detail-oriented, disciplined Accountant to manage the complete accounting and finance operations and coordinate seamlessly with our external compliance partners.
The role aims to eliminate current accounting inefficiencies, build strong financial hygiene, and free up the Advisory CFO from clerical accounting issues so he can focus on strategic finance, fundraising, advisory, and decision support.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Accounting & Bookkeeping
Maintain daily, accurate, and complete books of accounts.
Record all sales, purchases, expenses, payments, receipts, journal entries, and credit notes.
Ensure correct GL classification, accruals, provisions, and month-end adjustments.
Maintain fixed asset register, depreciation schedules, inventory (if applicable), and petty cash records.
Track staff advances, reimbursements, and settlement.
B. Reconciliation & Internal Controls
Weekly bank reconciliations with zero mismatches.
Vendor & customer ledger reconciliation.
Reconcile:
GST Input credit (2B vs books)
TDS ledgers
Advances
Deposits
Statutory liabilities
Maintain strong control systems and ensure financial discipline across the company.
C. Support & Coordination With Compliance Firm (NEW SECTION ADDED)
(Important: Accountant is not expected to do statutory compliances, but must support the compliance partner with timely and correct data.)
1. Coordination with External Compliance Firm
Act as the primary liaison between the company and the appointed compliance professionals.
Provide all accounting data, documents, workings, ledgers, and reconciliations required by the compliance firm on time.
Track the status of:
GST filings
TDS filings
ROC filings
Income tax-related matters
Other ad-hoc compliance queries
2. Documentation & Data Management
Maintain all documents in an organised, digital filing system so the compliance team can access them quickly.
Ensure timely sharing of:
Books extract
Bank statements
Expense/bill support
Sales invoices
Vendor/customer ledgers
TDS/GST workings
3. Compliance Calendar Support
Maintain the internal compliance calendar provided by the compliance firm.
Ensure timely reminders to management and compliances firm about upcoming due dates.
Ensure no delay from the company’s side in providing required information.
4. Basic Working Knowledge (Mandatory)
The accountant must have basic working knowledge of:
GST (GSTR-1, 3B, 2B matching)
TDS (sections, rates, deadlines)
ROC basics (director KYC, annual filings)
Income tax basics
(This is not for performing compliances, but to ensure accuracy of books, timely coordination, and effective communication with compliance firm.)
D. Vendor, Customer & Payment Management
Handle vendor bills validation, queries, and payment cycles.
Prepare weekly payment proposal sheets for CEO/CFO approvals.
Generate customer invoices and maintain AR follow-up with structured aging reports.
E. Documentation & SOP Implementation
Implement and maintain financial SOPs regarding procurement, expense approvals, reimbursements, and payment processes.
Ensure PO–PR–GRN–Invoice workflow is followed.
Build a robust filing and documentation system for audit-readiness.
F. MIS & Internal Reporting
Prepare weekly and monthly dashboards:
Cash flow summary
Expense tracker
Payables & receivables ageing
GST/TDS position
Compliance coordination dashboard
Profitability snapshot
Variance analysis
Ensure CFO has real-time visibility.
3. Problems You Are Expected to Solve
Unorganised books causing delays and errors
Mismatch in GST/TDS due to improper tracking
Data not ready for compliance filings
Missing documentation and poor filing systems
CEO & CFO time wasted on clerical financial tasks
Unstructured vendor payments and reimbursement issues
No standardised MIS or financial visibility
Inefficient communication between accounting and compliance teams
4. Expectations from the Accountant
Absolute ownership of daily accounting and coordination.
Proactive communication with compliance firm and CFO.
Ability to work with deadlines and maintain financial discipline.
Zero-error reconciliations and timely reports.
Strong documentation and organisational skills.
Confidential handling of financial data.
5. Skills & Qualifications
B.Com/M.Com/Inter CA/Semi-qualified CA preferred.
1–3 years of hands-on experience in accounting operations.
Basic understanding of GST, TDS, and compliance basics.
Proficiency in Tally.
Strong Excel and reconciliation skills.
Ability to coordinate with external CA/compliance firms professionally.
6. Monthly Deliverables
Books updated daily and closed by 6th of next month.
All reconciliations completed.
Compliance firm supported with every required document on time.
Vendor payment sheet & AR ageing report.
Updated compliance calendar.