Bravient Advisors Private Limited | Full time
Location: Wanwadi, Pune
Key responsibilities:
The senior is accountable for six areasacross every client in the portfolio.
1. Client ownership (SPOC):
- Act as the single point ofcontact for founders and client-side contacts on all accounting and compliancematters.
- Understand each client'sbusiness model, funding stage and reporting needs, and shape the chart ofaccounts and MIS around them.
- Set up the compliance calendar,and agree how and when data will flow.
- Follow up for bank statements,invoices, payroll inputs and approvals so that the close calendar holds.
- Escalate technical, commercialor relationship issues to the practice lead early.
2. Team management
- Plan and allocate weekly workacross the two junior associates, client by client.
- Review all output before itleaves the firm: entries, reconciliations, returns and MIS.
- Build and maintain checklistsand SOPs for recurring work.
3. Transaction recording and month closure
- Review sales, purchase,expense, payroll and bank entries for accuracy, classification and supportingdocuments.
- Ensure bank, credit card,payment gateway, vendor and customer reconciliations are completed every month.
- Pass or review month-endadjustments: accruals, prepaids, depreciation, provisions and revenue cut-off.
- Carry out ledger scrutiny andmonth-on-month variance checks before books are closed.
- Close each client's books asper the agreed monthly calendar
4. GST and TDS compliance
- GST: review and file GSTR-1 andGSTR-3B (monthly or QRMP), reconcile ITC with GSTR-2B, handle RCM, e-invoicingand e-way bill where applicable, and support GSTR-9 / 9C.
- TDS / TCS: check applicabilityand rates, ensure monthly deposit, file quarterly statements, issuecertificates and reconcile with AIS / annual tax statement.
- Work comfortably under theIncome-tax Act, 2025 (in force from 1 April 2026) and the 1961 Act for earlierperiods.
- Track other statutory due dates(advance tax, PF, ESI, PT) and coordinate where another team handles thefiling.
5. Year-end book closure and audit
- Finalise books: closingentries, fixed asset register, ageing, related party and other schedules.
- Draft financial statements asper Schedule III and applicable accounting standards.
- Reconcile books with GSTreturns, TDS statements and the annual tax statement before finalisation.
- Be the contact for statutoryand tax auditors: prepare audit schedules, answer queries and close the auditon time
6. MIS and founder reporting
- Prepare and review the monthlyMIS pack: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, burn and runway, receivable andpayable ageing, budget versus actual.
- Support investor reporting.
Work expectations:
Area
Whatwe expect
Ownership
Owns the full client portfolio. Knows thestatus of every client's books, returns and open issues at any time
Every return, reconciliation and MIS packis reviewed before filing or sending.
Timelines
Month close and MIS delivered as per eachclient's agreed calendar.
Client communication
Responds to client queries within oneworking day. Shares status proactively instead of waiting to be asked
Team
Sets a weekly work plan, trackscompletion, and develops the juniors so they can take on more over time
Process
Maintains a compliance tracker, closechecklist and client-wise SOP so work does not depend on any one person
Hands-on support
Steps in to prepare complex entries, orto share load during peak periods and year-end
Flags risks, scope changes and clientdissatisfaction to the practice lead before they become problems
Preference
Track
Qualification
Experience
A
Qualified Chartered Accountant
3–5 years post-qualification
B
5–7 years of relevant experience
Must-have technical skills:
• Has independently closedmonthly books and finalised annual accounts for companies or LLPs.
• Sound working knowledge ofAccounting Standards and Schedule III presentation.
- GST: return filing, ITCreconciliation with GSTR-2B, RCM, and handling of mismatches and notices.
- TDS: applicability and rates,quarterly statements, corrections and default notices.
- Strong on Tally Prime or ZohoBooks, and on Excel (pivots, lookups, reconciliations).
- Decent communication
Must-have working skills
- Has reviewed other people'swork and guided at least one or two juniors.
- Has handled several clients inparallel and can prioritise across competing deadlines.
- Clear spoken and writtencommunication; comfortable speaking to founders without supervision. Marathispeaking is preferabl
- Takes ownership: follows anissue to closure without being chased.
Preferred
- Current or recent role in amid-size CA firm, in its accounting, outsourcing or compliance vertical.
- Has managed a portfolio ofsmall clients at the same time, each with its own close and compliance cycle.
- Exposure to startup clients
- Has set up or improved aprocess, checklist or tracker in a previous role.
- Looking to stay in aclient-servicing practice role for the medium term.
Other points
- Will be working from our office(wanwadi)
- Office timing from 10 to 7 PM-Monday to Friday. Saturday on need basis
is Key responsibilities:
The senior is accountable for six areasacross every client in the portfolio.
1. Client ownership (SPOC)
- Act as the single point ofcontact for founders and client-side contacts on all accounting and compliancematters.
- Understand each client'sbusiness model, funding stage and reporting needs, and shape the chart ofaccounts and MIS around them.
- Set up the compliance calendar,and agree how and when data will flow.
- Follow up for bank statements,invoices, payroll inputs and approvals so that the close calendar holds.
- Escalate technical, commercialor relationship issues to the practice lead early.
2. Team management
- Plan and allocate weekly workacross the two junior associates, client by client.
- Review all output before itleaves the firm: entries, reconciliations, returns and MIS.
- Build and maintain checklistsand SOPs for recurring work.
3. Transaction recording and month closure
- Review sales, purchase,expense, payroll and bank entries for accuracy, classification and supportingdocuments.
- Ensure bank, credit card,payment gateway, vendor and customer reconciliations are completed every month.
- Pass or review month-endadjustments: accruals, prepaids, depreciation, provisions and revenue cut-off.
- Carry out ledger scrutiny andmonth-on-month variance checks before books are closed.
- Close each client's books asper the agreed monthly calendar.
4. GST and TDS compliance
- GST: review and file GSTR-1 andGSTR-3B (monthly or QRMP), reconcile ITC with GSTR-2B, handle RCM, e-invoicingand e-way bill where applicable, and support GSTR-9 / 9C.
- TDS / TCS: check applicabilityand rates, ensure monthly deposit, file quarterly statements, issuecertificates and reconcile with AIS / annual tax statement.
- Work comfortably under theIncome-tax Act, 2025 (in force from 1 April 2026) and the 1961 Act for earlierperiods.
- Track other statutory due dates(advance tax, PF, ESI, PT) and coordinate where another team handles thefiling.
5. Year-end book closure and audit
- Finalise books: closingentries, fixed asset register, ageing, related party and other schedules.
- Draft financial statements asper Schedule III and applicable accounting standards.
- Reconcile books with GSTreturns, TDS statements and the annual tax statement before finalisation.
- Be the contact for statutoryand tax auditors: prepare audit schedules, answer queries and close the auditon time.
6. MIS and founder reporting
- Prepare and review the monthlyMIS pack: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, burn and runway, receivable andpayable ageing, budget versus actual.
- Support investor reporting.
Work expectations:
Area
Whatwe expect
Ownership
Owns the full client portfolio. Knows thestatus of every client's books, returns and open issues at any time
Every return, reconciliation and MIS packis reviewed before filing or sending.
Timelines
Month close and MIS delivered as per eachclient's agreed calendar.
Client communication
Responds to client queries within oneworking day. Shares status proactively instead of waiting to be asked
Team
Sets a weekly work plan, trackscompletion, and develops the juniors so they can take on more over time
Process
Maintains a compliance tracker, closechecklist and client-wise SOP so work does not depend on any one person
Hands-on support
Steps in to prepare complex entries, orto share load during peak periods and year-end
Flags risks, scope changes and clientdissatisfaction to the practice lead before they become problems
Preference
Track
Qualification
Experience
A
Qualified Chartered Accountant
3–5 years post-qualification
B
5–7 years of relevant experience
Must-have technical skills
• Has independently closedmonthly books and finalised annual accounts for companies or LLPs.
• Sound working knowledge ofAccounting Standards and Schedule III presentation.
- GST: return filing, ITCreconciliation with GSTR-2B, RCM, and handling of mismatches and notices.
- TDS: applicability and rates,quarterly statements, corrections and default notices.
- Strong on Tally Prime or ZohoBooks, and on Excel (pivots, lookups, reconciliations).
- Decent communication
Must-have working skills
- Has reviewed other people'swork and guided at least one or two juniors.
- Has handled several clients inparallel and can prioritise across competing deadlines.
- Clear spoken and writtencommunication; comfortable speaking to founders without supervision. Marathispeaking is preferabl
- Takes ownership: follows anissue to closure without being chased.
Preferred
- Current or recent role in amid-size CA firm, in its accounting, outsourcing or compliance vertical.
- Has managed a portfolio ofsmall clients at the same time, each with its own close and compliance cycle.
- Exposure to startup clients
- Has set up or improved aprocess, checklist or tracker in a previous role.
- Looking to stay in aclient-servicing practice role for the medium term.
Other points
- Will be working from our office(wanwadi)
- Office timing from 10 to 7 PM-Monday to Friday. Saturday on need basis