Job Description Accounts Executive Stock Broking
Industry: Stock Broking / Financial Services
Department: Accounts & Finance
Experience Required: Minimum 23 Years
Role Overview
We are ooking for an Accounts Executive with prior accounting experience in a stock broking firm. The role involves day-to-day accounting, bank and settlement reconciliation, exchange-related accounting, audit-ready reporting, coordination with internal teams and handling other accounting activities as required.
Prior stock broking accounting experience is compulsory for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform Bank Reconciliation Statements (BRS) on a regular basis.
- Download and review bank statements/files and identify pending or unreconciled entries.
- Pass pending banking entries under the correct accounting and ledger codes.
- Download and process Exchange Bills from relevant stock exchanges/clearing corporations.
- Pass appropriate Journal Voucher (JV) entries for exchange-related transactions and expenses.
- Account for and reconcile TDS entries as applicable.
- Reconcile and tally exchange and settlement accounts and ensure differences are identified and resolved.
- Process banking entries, receipts, payments, transfers and related transactions as per company accounting standards and internal processes.
- Carry out periodic reconciliation of bank, ledger, exchange and settlement balances.
- Investigate accounting and reconciliation mismatches and ensure timely closure of pending entries.
- Prepare and maintain exchange audit-ready reports, reconciliations, schedules and supporting records as required for exchange, internal, statutory or other audits.
- Ensure accounting records and supporting documentation remain properly organised and readily available for exchange audit and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate with Accounts, Operations, Settlement, Compliance, Banking and other relevant teams for reconciliation, data verification and resolution of discrepancies.
- Follow up with concerned teams for pending information, entries, supporting documents and reconciliation differences.
- Support month-end and period-end accounting closure, ledger scrutiny and reconciliation activities.
- Handle ad hoc accounting-related work, reports, reconciliations and assignments as required by the Accounts/Finance team or management.
- Assist the team in accounting and reporting requirements during exchange inspections, audits and regulatory reviews.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and timely completion of assigned accounting activities.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2–3 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Previous accounting experience in a stock broking firm is mandatory.
- Practical working experience in:
- Bank Reconciliation (BRS)
- Exchange Bill Accounting
- Journal Vouchers (JV)
- TDS Accounting
- Settlement Account Reconciliation
- Banking Entries
- Ledger Reconciliation
- Exchange Audit Reporting and Supporting Schedules
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, filters, sorting and reconciliation of large datasets.
- Good understanding of accounting principles, ledger scrutiny and debit/credit entries.
- Ability to independently identify, investigate and resolve reconciliation differences.
- Good team coordination and follow-up skills.
- Ability to manage multiple accounting activities and ad hoc assignments within timelines.
- High level of accuracy, discipline and attention to detail.
Preferred Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience in the Accounts/Finance department of an NSE/BSE stock broking firm or securities market intermediary and should be familiar with exchange‑related accounting, settlements, reconciliations and audit requirements.
The candidate should be comfortable working with multiple internal departments and maintaining accounting records in an audit‑ready manner.
Candidates without prior stock broking accounting experience may not be considered.