accounts & audit assistant

The Accounts & Audit Assistant will handle day-to-day accounting, statutory audit execution, and direct/indirect tax compliance for various client engagements. This role involves maintaining books of accounts, preparing financial statements, drafting audit working papers, and liaising with clients to collect documentation.

• Record daily financial transactions (purchase, sales, receipts, payments, journal entries) in Tally Prime, Busy, Marg.
• Conduct regular bank, cash, vendor, and customer ledger reconciliations.
• Finalize trial balances, balance sheets, and profit & loss statements under senior guidance.
• Review client documentation, invoices, and vouchers to ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Assist in statutory audits, internal audits, and tax audits for individuals, firms, and corporate entities.
• Verify statutory compliances during audits, including TDS, TCS, GST, and Provident Fund/ESIC deductions.
• Prepare audit working papers, query sheets, and draft audit reports.
• GST: Prepare monthly/quarterly GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B) and annual returns (GSTR-9/9C); reconcile GSTR-2B with purchase registers.
• TDS/TCS: Compute monthly TDS liabilities, prepare challans, and draft quarterly returns (Form 24Q, 26Q, 27Q).
• Income Tax: Assist in computing tax liability, advance tax planning, and filing Income Tax Returns.
• Strong working knowledge of Tally Prime / ERP 9.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, text formulas).
• Familiarity with the Income Tax e-filing portal, GST portal, and TRACES.