Paid Assistant (Accounts, Tax Audit, GST & Income Tax)

Job Description — Paid Assistant (Accounts, Tax Audit, GST & Income Tax)

Firm: SVARAJ & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN 014203N) / Certifykaro — SMJ Global Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Location:- Delhi NCR (on-site)

Position:- Paid Assistant — Direct & Indirect Taxation

Experience:- Minimum 5 years in a CA firm (mandatory)

CTC:- ₹30,000 – ₹40,000 per month (based on experience and interview performance)

Employment type:- Full-time

Reporting to:- Partner / Engagement Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Paid Assistant who can independently own client files end-to-end — from books of accounts to filing to representation support — with minimal supervision. This is not a data-entry role. You will be the primary point of contact for a portfolio of clients, expected to understand their business, identify compliance gaps, and advise them clearly.

Key Responsibilities:-

Accounting & Finalisation

- Maintain and review books of accounts in Tally Prime / Zoho / Busy for multiple clients

- Ledger scrutiny, bank and party reconciliation, closing entries, depreciation as per IT Act and Companies Act

- Preparation of Balance Sheet, P&L and Notes — for companies (Schedule III), LLPs and non-corporate entities (ICAI NCE format)

Tax Audit & Statutory Audit Support

- Independent preparation of Form 3CA/3CB–3CD with complete annexures and clause-wise working

- Turnover and threshold determination u/s 44AB, 44AD, 44ADA; presumptive taxation analysis

- Audit documentation, working papers, and coordination for UDIN generation

- Support in statutory audit, internal audit and stock audit assignments

GST Compliance & Litigation

- Monthly/quarterly GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, IFF; annual GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C

- GSTR-2B vs books ITC reconciliation, RCM, e-invoicing and e-way bill compliance

- New registrations, amendments, LUT, refunds (export/inverted duty structure)

- Drafting replies to ASMT-10, DRC-01A, DRC-01, notices for mismatch and scrutiny

Income Tax

- Filing of ITR-1 to ITR-7 — salary, capital gains (equity, F&O, crypto, property), business income, presumptive

- TDS/TCS: challans, 24Q/26Q/27Q/27EQ returns, TRACES corrections, lower deduction certificates

- Advance tax computation and tax planning for clients

- Drafting submissions for notices u/s 139(9), 143(1)(a), 143(2), 143(3), 148 and CPC grievances

Client Handling & Advisory

- Own a client portfolio; be the first responder on queries via call, email and WhatsApp

- Understand the client's actual commercial issue before proposing a compliance solution

- Explain positions and consequences in plain language; document advice in writing

- Manage deadlines proactively — chase data early, escalate risks before they become defaults

Mandatory Requirements

- 5+ years of continuous experience in a practising CA firm** (corporate/industry experience alone will not be considered)

- Qualification: CA Inter / CA Semi-qualified / CA Dropout / M.Com / B.Com with strong practical exposure

- Hands-on with Tally Prime, MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, IF logic), and at least one filing utility — Winman / Genius / ComputAx / ClearTax

- Working command of the GST portal, Income Tax e-filing portal and TRACES

- Ability to independently finalise at least 8–10 tax audit files in a season

- Strong spoken and written communication — must be able to hold a client call unsupervised and consult with confidence

- Ownership mindset: able to close a file without being followed up repeatedly

Preferred (Added Advantage)

- Exposure to GST and income tax litigation, drafting replies and appearing for hearings

- Experience with startup compliance — DPIIT recognition, 80-IAC, ROC/MCA filings

- Familiarity with Companies Act compliances and secretarial filings

- Experience handling a team of juniors or articled assistants

What We Offer

- Direct exposure to partners and to complex assignments — audit, litigation, assessments, valuations

- Wide, diverse client base across India: startups, e-commerce sellers, exporters, service businesses and SMEs

- Structured processes, cloud document management and in-house automation tools — you spend time on work, not on chasing files

- Clear growth path with performance-linked increments and season incentives

- Professional, deadline-driven culture with no unnecessary micromanagement