Articled Assistant [CA Inter Qualified]

Abhijith Preman & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants; Kozhikode district; On-site; INR 167,000 - 234,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to startup finance

Direct work with partners

ICAI stipend aligned

Live client mandates

Job summary

Abhijith Preman & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants in Calicut seeks an Articled Assistant to work on live client mandates from month one. You will interact directly with partners and gain exposure to startup finance, fundraising, and complex compliance work.

The role emphasizes real-time learning beyond routine filing. The position offers working with a boutique CA firm that handles boards, investor conversations, and compliance calendars, with a stipend aligned to ICAI norms and a strong focus on

Qualifications

• CA Intermediate cleared and ICITSS completed as required to start articleship under ICAI rules.
• Strong Excel skills or willingness to develop quickly.
• Precision-focused with numbers that are exact, not approximate.
• Clear written English for client emails and notes.

Responsibilities

• Handle live client mandates from month one.
• Work on virtual CFO tasks: bookkeeping reviews, month-end closing, MIS and management reports.
• Support GST, TDS and income tax compliance including returns and notices.
• Build financial models and projections for fundraises and business plans.
• Participate in due diligence: financial, tax and secretarial reviews for investors.

Skills

Excel

Written English

Numerical accuracy

Curiosity about business finances

Education

CA Intermediate cleared

ICITSS completed

Job description

Articled Assistant - Calicut

We are a boutique CA firm that works with growth-stage startups and SMEs. Our work goes beyond compliance. We build financial models, run due diligence, support fundraises, structure transactions and act as the finance team for founders who do not have one yet.

As an Articled Assistant at our Calicut office, you will work on live client mandates from your first month. You will not sit on one task for two years. You will see how a business's books connect to its board decks, its investor conversations and its compliance calendar. You will work directly with the partners and get real feedback on your work.

What You Will Work On

• Virtual CFO work: bookkeeping reviews, month-end closing, MIS and management reports for clients
• GST, TDS and income tax compliance: returns, reconciliations and notices
• Financial models and projections for fundraises and business plans
• Due diligence: financial, tax and secretarial reviews for investors and acquirers
• FEMA and cross-border work: FC-GPR, FC-TRS and foreign investment filings
• ROC and secretarial compliance under the Companies Act and LLP Act
• Statutory and internal audits, including audits of fund

Who We Are Looking For

• Cleared both groups of CA Intermediate and completed ICITSS, as required to start articleship under ICAI's new scheme
• Strong in Excel, or willing to get strong fast
• Comfortable with numbers that must be exactly right, not roughly right
• Clear in written English. You will draft emails and notes that clients read
• Curious about how businesses make and lose money, not just how they file returns

What You Get

• Exposure to startup finance, fundraising and transactions, which most firms do not offer at articleship stage
• Direct work with the partners, not layers of seniors
• A stipend in line with ICAI norms
• A team that explains the "why" behind the work

Location

Calicut (work from office)

Duration

2 years, as per ICAI practical training requirements