Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities of Senior Accounts Executive:

1. Maintenance of books of accounts in TallyPrime and Excel for select clients; preparation of trial balance, profit & loss account, and balance sheet as required. Regular coordination with clients for vouchers, bank statements, and ledger confirmations. Identification and rectification of accounting discrepancies.
2. Timely preparation and filing of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, and GSTR-9C for all assigned clients. Reconciliation of GSTR-2A/2B with purchase registers; identification, root-cause analysis, and resolution of ITC mismatches. Monitoring of GST filing due dates and maintenance of compliance calendars with proactive escalation of risk items.
3. Maintenance of client due-date trackers, filing registers, and compliance calendars for the full client portfolio. Support to the Principal in preparation of engagement letters, fee invoices, collection follow-up, and monthly office MIS reports. Archival and retrieval of correspondence.
4. Preparation and filing of Income Tax Returns for individuals (ITR-1 to ITR-3), partnership firms (ITR-5), companies (ITR-6), and trusts / AOPs (ITR-7) as assigned. End-to-end TDS compliance including deduction calculations, quarterly filing of 24Q, 26Q, and 27Q, issuance of Form 16 / 16A, and resolution of TDS defaults and short-deduction notices from the Income Tax Department.
5. Computation and scheduling of advance tax instalments for corporate and non-corporate clients. Reconciliation of Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement (AIS) with books of accounts; identification of unmatched TDS credits, high-value transaction mismatches, and reporting gaps that require rectification or disclosure in the ITR.
6. Assistance to the Principal in statutory audit engagements under the Companies Act 2013, including preparation of audit working papers, lead schedules, bank reconciliation statements, fixed asset verification schedules, debtors / creditors ageing analyses, and journal entry testing summaries. Drafting of management letters, audit observations, and notes to accounts as directed. Coordination with client finance teams for timely document delivery.
7. Integrated maintenance of the firm's compliance calendar spanning GST, Income Tax, TDS, and Audit due dates for the full client portfolio. Support to the Principal in preparation of engagement letters, fee invoices, collection follow-up, and monthly MIS reports. Supervision of junior staff on data collection and clerical tasks. Archival and version control of all matter-wise physical and digital files.

The following are the minimum eligibility criteria for this position. Candidates who do not satisfy these requirements in full are requested to from applying.

• Minimum educational qualification: Graduate in Commerce (B.Com / M.Com) from a recognised university. Candidates who have cleared one or more groups of the CA Intermediate or CMA Intermediate examinations shall be given strong preference. CA Final students with completed or near-complete articleship are especially encouraged to apply.
• Minimum 4 years of post-qualification hands-on experience in a Chartered Accountant's firm or tax consultancy, with concurrent exposure to at least two of the three practice areas: GST compliance, direct tax compliance, and audit support. Pure industry-accounts experience without CA firm exposure will not be treated as equivalent.
• GST: Thorough working knowledge of the CGST Act 2017, IGST Act 2017, and Tamil Nadu SGST Act 2017 — specifically ITC provisions under Sections 16–18, place of supply rules (Sections 10–13, IGST Act), Reverse Charge Mechanism, e-invoicing, and HSN/SAC classification. Hands-on familiarity with GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9/9C filing and the GST portal is mandatory.
• Direct Tax: Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act 1961 covering heads of income, deductions under Chapter VI-A, TDS provisions (Sections 192–206CCA), advance tax computation, and filing procedures for ITR forms applicable to individuals, firms, and companies. Ability to independently prepare income tax computations from audited financials.
• Audit: Familiarity with the structure and clause-wise requirements of Form 3CD for tax audit under Section 44AB; understanding of the statutory audit process under the Companies Act 2013 including working paper documentation, lead schedule preparation, and the distinction between audit findings and accounting adjustments.
• Proficiency in Tally ERP / TallyPrime for data entry, ledger management, and financial report generation. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is mandatory — pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data validation, and basic formula building. Familiarity with the Income Tax e-filing portal and TRACES is essential.
• Strong written and spoken English. Tamil language proficiency is an advantage for client liaison in Tamil Nadu.
• High degree of personal accountability: ownership of deadlines without supervision, independent client follow-up, and proactive flagging of compliance risks and audit observations before they escalate.