Job Description
Senior Executive - Accounts & Finance
Department
Finance & Accounts
Reports To
Manager Accounts & Finance
Job Location
As per Company Requirement
Employment Type
Full-Time
Job Summary
The Senior Executive Accounts & Finance is responsible for managing day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring statutory compliance, preparing financial reports, monitoring receivables and payables, supporting budgeting activities, coordinating audits, maintaining internal controls, and assisting management in financial decision-making. The role requires accuracy, analytical ability, strong ERP knowledge, and adherence to accounting standards and company policies.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. General Accounting
- Maintain books of accounts accurately and timely.
- Record journal entries and accounting transactions.
- Prepare ledger scrutiny and reconciliation.
- Verify accounting entries before posting.
- Ensure accounting complies with applicable Accounting Standards and company policies.
- Maintain Chart of Accounts (COA).
- Review suspense accounts regularly.
- Ensure proper documentation for all accounting transactions.
2. Accounts Payable (Vendor Payments)
- Verify supplier invoices with Purchase Orders (PO) and Goods Receipt Notes (GRN).
- Process vendor bills in ERP.
- Prepare payment proposals.
- Monitor due dates and avoid delayed payments.
- Reconcile vendor statements monthly.
- Resolve supplier payment disputes.
- Maintain vendor ageing reports.
- Ensure proper approval workflow before payment.
3. Accounts Receivable (Customer Collections)
- Generate customer invoices.
- Monitor receivables ageing.
- Follow up for outstanding collections.
- Record customer receipts.
- Perform customer account reconciliation.
- Coordinate with Sales regarding outstanding payments.
- Review customer credit limits.
- Report overdue receivables to management.
4. Bank & Treasury Management
- Prepare daily bank reconciliation statements.
- Monitor daily cash flow.
- Process NEFT/RTGS/IMPS transactions.
- Handle cheque processing.
- Coordinate with banks for banking operations.
- Manage working capital requirements.
- Track loan repayments and interest schedules.
- Maintain banking documentation.
5. Cash Management
- Verify cash receipts and payments.
- Conduct periodic cash verification.
- Monitor petty cash.
- Maintain cash book.
- Ensure proper authorization for cash expenses.
- Prevent cash shortages and unauthorized transactions.
6. GST Compliance
- Prepare GST working.
- File GSTR-1.
- File GSTR-3B.
- Reconcile GSTR-2B.
- Match Input Tax Credit (ITC).
- Handle GST notices.
- Coordinate GST audits.
- Ensure timely GST payment.
7. TDS Compliance
- Deduct TDS as per Income Tax provisions.
- Deposit TDS within due dates.
- File quarterly TDS returns.
- Issue Form-16A.
- Reconcile TDS ledger.
- Respond to Income Tax notices.
8. Statutory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with:
- Income Tax
- GST
- Professional Tax
- PF
- ESI
- Labour Laws (where applicable)
- Companies Act
- Maintain statutory registers.
- Coordinate with consultants.
9. Financial Reporting
- Prepare:
- Daily MIS
- Weekly Reports
- Monthly Financial Reports
- Quarterly Reports
- Annual Reports
- Prepare Balance Sheet schedules.
- Prepare Profit & Loss statements.
- Prepare Cash Flow statements.
- Prepare management reports.
- Present financial analysis to management.
10. Budgeting & Cost Control
- Assist in annual budgeting.
- Compare Budget vs Actual.
- Analyze cost variances.
- Monitor departmental budgets.
- Suggest cost reduction initiatives.
- Support forecasting exercises.
11. Inventory Accounting
- Verify inventory transactions.
- Reconcile stock with accounts.
- Coordinate physical stock verification.
- Account for inventory adjustments.
- Monitor inventory valuation.
- Verify slow-moving inventory.
- Ensure ERP inventory accuracy.
12. Fixed Asset Management
- Maintain Fixed Asset Register.
- Capitalize new assets.
- Calculate depreciation.
- Verify asset movements.
- Coordinate annual asset verification.
- Dispose assets as per company policy.
13. Payroll Accounting
- Verify payroll accounting entries.
- Process salary journal entries.
- Reconcile payroll accounts.
- Coordinate with HR.
- Verify statutory deductions.
- Record employee reimbursements.
14. Audit Support
- Coordinate:
- Internal Audit
- Statutory Audit
- Tax Audit
- GST Audit
- Prepare audit schedules.
- Provide supporting documents.
- Close audit observations.
- Implement audit recommendations.
15. ERP Management
- Enter financial transactions in ERP.
- Verify ERP master data.
- Ensure accurate coding.
- Generate ERP reports.
- Coordinate ERP issue resolution.
- Support ERP implementation and upgrades.
- Maintain data integrity.
16. Internal Controls
- Ensure compliance with SOPs.
- Follow approval hierarchy.
- Verify supporting documents.
- Prevent duplicate payments.
- Maintain maker-checker controls.
- Ensure segregation of duties.
- Identify process improvements.
17. Financial Analysis
- Analyze:
- Product profitability
- Department expenses
- Working capital
- Cash flow
- Gross Margin
- EBITDA
- Operating expenses
- Prepare variance analysis.
- Recommend corrective actions.
18. Documentation & Record Management
- Maintain accounting files.
- Archive financial documents.
- Maintain statutory records.
- Ensure proper document retrieval.
- Maintain digital records.
19. Coordination
- Coordinate with:
- Purchase Department
- Stores
- Sales
- HR
- Production
- Logistics
- Banks
- Auditors
- Consultants
- Government Departments
- Vendors
- Customers
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Timely month-end closing.
- Accuracy of financial records.
- Vendor payment turnaround time.
- Collection efficiency (DSO).
- Bank reconciliation completion.
- Statutory filing compliance.
- Audit observations closed.
- Budget variance control.
- Cash flow accuracy.
- Reduction in overdue receivables.
- ERP data accuracy.
- Internal control compliance.
- Cost savings achieved.
- Financial reporting timeliness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (B.Com)
- MBA (Finance)
Experience
- 4 TO 8 years of experience in Accounts & Finance.
- Experience in Manufacturing, Dairy, FMCG, Mining, Infrastructure, or Process Industries preferred.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally Prime, or ERPNext.
Technical Skills
- Financial Accounting
- GST & Income Tax
- TDS Compliance
- Bank Reconciliation
- MIS Reporting
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Cost Accounting
- Inventory Accounting
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Cash Flow Management
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Lookups)
- ERP Operations
- Financial Analysis
- Internal Controls
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
- Effective team collaboration.
- Proactive approach to process improvement.
- Sound organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.