Role & responsibilities
Role Overview
The Accounts Officer is responsible for complete and accurate accounting of the company's transactions, invoicing and e way bill generation, bank reconciliations and timely statutory compliance. The position requires accuracy in records, adherence to due dates and company procedures, and confidentiality in handling financial information.
Key Responsibilities
- Accounting and reconciliations
- Record purchase, sales, expense, bank, cash and journal entries in Tally on a daily basis, with project-wise cost centres.
- Reconcile all bank accounts, including current and overdraft accounts, and clear open items promptly.
- Reconcile vendor, sub-contractor and customer ledgers and obtain periodic balance confirmations.
- Account for site imprest, petty cash and employee expense claims with supporting documents.
- Complete month-end closing, prepare schedules and support statutory, tax and internal audits. Invoicing, e-way bills and receivables
- Raise GST tax invoices for supply, project (running account) and maintenance contract billing as per client order terms, and generate e-invoices on the e-invoice portal.
- Generate e-way bills for movement of material to sites and customers, along with delivery challans.
- Maintain the receivables ageing statement and follow up with clients for certification and payment.
- Track retention money, security deposits, earnest money deposits and bank guarantees until release. Payables
- Process vendor and sub-contractor bills after verification against the PO and material receipt, and prepare the payment schedule within agreed and MSME timelines. Statutory compliance
- GST: prepare data for GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B and account for reverse charge.
- TDS: deduct and deposit tax on time, prepare quarterly returns and issue TDS certificates.
- Ensure timely payment and filing of PF, ESI and Professional Tax in coordination with HR.
- Maintain the compliance calendar and coordinate with auditors and tax consultants. MIS and systems
- Prepare monthly reports on project-wise income and cost, receivables, payables, cash flow and bank position, and stock and book debt statements for banks.
- Keep accounting data and reports updated in the company ERP system and support its rollout as a key user.
Preferred candidate profile
Candidate Profile Essential
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in accounts with a contracting, project-based, trading or manufacturing company.
- B.Com or equivalent commerce degree.
- Hands-on proficiency in Tally is a must, including cost centres, GST and TDS.
- Strong MS Excel skills are a must: lookups, Pivot Tables, filters and reconciliation sheets.
- Working knowledge of Kannada is a must, for daily coordination with vendors, banks and site teams.
- Exceptional communication skills in English, spoken and written, with the ability to write clear and professional emails to clients, vendors and banks.
- Working knowledge of GST, TDS, e-way bill and e-invoice portals.
- Accuracy with numbers, discipline in meeting due dates and integrity in handling confidential information.
- Added advantage
- Experience in accounts of an electrical contracting, EPC or construction company, including running account billing and retention.
- Exposure to any ERP, and to bank documentation such as bank guarantees and stock statements.
- What We Offer
- Hands-on exposure to the complete accounting and compliance cycle of a growing project-based company.
- Direct access to senior management and a clear growth path.
- Compensation in line with experience and skills.