Assistant Manager - ABS

ASA & Associates LLP.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ASA & Associates LLP, a full-service accounting firm in India, invites applications for the Accounting and Business Support role in Tamil Nadu. The incumbent will manage client accounting, MIS preparation, payroll compliance, GST, and RBI regulations, handling 3-4 retainer clients and 2-3 specific jobs with supervision from a manager and accountants.

Role requires 1–3 years of work experience, strong analytical ability, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Must understand accounting issues and accounting standards (including IND AS) as applicable in India.
• Basic understanding of labour laws, economic laws, exchange control matters and Companies Act 2013.
• Good practical knowledge of tax withholding, payroll processing, direct and indirect tax compliances.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliances of various clients including accounting, payroll, tax withholding, GST, corporate tax, RBI, etc.
• Timely raising of invoices on client and collection as per targets
• Regular visits to client sites to review deliverables and provide assurance
• Respond to technical issues and provide solutions to clients on time
• Update to-do management software for allocated clients; discuss with Deputy Manager/Manager
• Escalate important matters to seniors in a timely manner
• Ensure systems and processes are followed by the team
• Create performance scorecards at year start and meet targets accordingly
• Disseminate knowledge to team through presentations and discussions
• Working knowledge of compliance areas including accounting, payroll, GST, tax filing, FEMA and RBI regulations

Skills

Process oriented

Handle multiple priorities

Education

Semi-qualified (1–2 years post-qualification experience in professional services firm)

Job description

• Department Name Accounting and Business Support
• Target Date 08/21/2025
• Number of Positions 1
• Date Opened 09/15/2025
• Job Type Full time
• Required Skills
  • Process oriented
  • Handle multiple prioritie...
  • +23
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• State/Province Tamil Nadu
• Country India

About Us

ASA is the exclusive India member firm of Baker Tilly International – the 9th largest accounting network globally. and a full service firm of corporate strategists, accountants, tax advisory experts, and financial and marketing analysts with over 32 years of experience in India. We assist clients in setting up their business, M&A, partner search, audit, taxation, and compliance issues. We have a strong team of over 1000+ professionals across 8 offices in India, with a passion for excellence and high standards.

Job Description

JobPurpose:

Theindividual will be a part of Accounting and BusinessSupport team assisting clients in managingtheiraccounting including preparation of MIS and otherreports and various applicable compliances including but notlimited to Payroll including labour laws, tax withholding,Goods and Services tax, Corporate tax, Reserve bank ofIndia and certifications for foreign remittances.

RoleResponsibilities:

Theincumbent shall be allocated 3-4 full retainer clients alongwith 2-3 clients with selected jobs and will be responsiblefor ensuring the agreed compliances for those clients.He/she shall work closely with 1 accountant and 2 articleson these jobs and a deputy manager/manager shall closelyreview his/her work. The responsibilities shall include butshall not be limited to:

• Ensuringcompliances of various clients as per defined rolemainly accounting, payroll, tax withholding, GST,corporate tax, RBI etc.
• Timelyraising of invoices on client and collection as perdefined targets
• Regularvisits on client place to give comfort to client ondeliverables
• Respondingand providing solutions on technical issues toclients on time
• Regularupdation of to do management software for theallocated clients and discussion with Deputymanager/Manager
• Timelyescalation of any important matter ofclients with seniors
• Ensuringsystems and processes are being followedfor the team
• Buildingperformance score cards at the beginning of eachyear for yourself and ensuring meeting targets asper score card
• Knowledgedissemination to team members on technical topics throughpresentations and discussions
• Workingknowledge of compliance related areasincluding accounting, accountingstandards, payroll processing, GST, direct taxes(upto filing of tax return), FEMA and RBIregulations and Corporate laws
  

Requirements

Desired Skills:

• Should haveanalytical thought processes to understand and interpretlegal provisions of relevant laws.
• Averagecommunication skills to provide a comfort to clients
• Motivated andability to provide solutions
• Should haveexperience of working with both Indian and foreign clients
• Fully conversantwith English language – read, write and spoken

Qualification:

• Semiqualfied,with 1-2 years of post-qualification experience inprofessional services firm
• Expert inaccounting issues and accounting standards (including IND AS)as applicable in India.
• Good practicalknowledge of tax withholding, payroll processing, directand indirect tax compliances.
• Basicunderstanding of labour laws, economic laws, exchange controlmatters and Companies Act 2013.