Assistant Manager - Accounts

Anika Industries; Ghaziabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Anika Industries in Ghaziabad invites a finance professional to oversee end-to-end accounting, including books closure, vendor and AR/AP controls, and tax compliance. The role emphasizes accuracy and timely reconciliations within a structured process.

You will prepare monthly financial statements, perform variance analysis, and support audits while coordinating payroll accounting and vendor documentation. This is a growth-friendly, on-site opportunity in a dedicated finance team.

Responsibilities

• Books closure & accounting control: Ensure accuracy and completeness of books of accounts; fortnightly and monthly ledger scrutiny; resolve errors and control gaps; drive month-end and year-end closure; review balance sheet schedules and reconciliations.
• Accounts payable & vendor controls: Vendor ageing analysis; clear outstanding advances and unreconciled vendor accounts; complete vendor ledger reconciliations; monitor vendor master hygiene; track agreement validity and renewals.
• GST & tax compliance: GST reconciliation and ITC optimization; maximize GST credits and minimize cash outflow; address non-compliances; monitor GST mismatches; ensure accurate TDS deductions and payments.
• Vendor compliance management: Track MSME compliance docs; keep PAN, GST registrations valid; verify active vendor agreements; maintain compliance dashboards and periodic reporting.
• Financial reporting & analysis: Prepare monthly financial statements; variance analysis against budget; identify key business drivers and financial risks; present actionable insights to Finance Controller.
• Payroll & employee accounting: Manage salary accounting and payroll journals; reconcile payroll provisions; monthly payroll data reconciliation.
• Accounts receivable controls: Monitor AR ageing and collections; review customer ledgers; identify process gaps; plan actions and close issues fortnightly; strengthen reporting for collection risks.
• Audit & internal controls: Support statutory, internal and tax audits; ensure schedules and reconciliations are ready; drive closure of audit observations; strengthen SOP adherence and internal control compliance.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Books Closure & Accounting Control

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of books of accounts.
• Perform detailed ledger scrutiny on a fortnightly and monthly basis.
• Identify accounting errors, unreconciled balances and control gaps and ensure timely resolution.
• Drive month-end and year-end closure activities within defined timelines.
• Review balance sheet schedules and supporting reconciliations.

2. Accounts Payable & Vendor Controls

• Conduct vendor-wise ageing analysis and advance reviews on a fortnightly basis.
• Identify long outstanding advances, debit balances and unreconciled vendor accounts and drive closure.
• Ensure vendor ledger reconciliations are completed regularly.
• Monitor vendor master hygiene and compliance requirements.
• Track agreement validity and ensure timely renewals through periodic follow-ups.

3. GST & Tax Compliance

• Drive vendor-level GST reconciliation and ITC optimization.
• Ensure maximum eligible GST credits are availed and GST cash outflow is minimized.
• Identify vendor non-compliances impacting ITC and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor GST mismatches and ensure timely resolution.
• Ensure TDS deductions, payments and reconciliations are accurate.

4. Vendor Compliance Management

• Track and monitor MSME compliance documentation.
• Ensure PAN, GST registrations and other statutory documents remain valid and updated.
• Verify vendor agreements are active and available before processing transactions.
• Maintain compliance dashboards and periodic exception reporting.

5. Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Perform detailed variance analysis against Budget, Prior Period and Forecast.
• Identify key business drivers and financial risks.
• Present actionable insights and recommendations to Finance Controller.

6. Payroll & Employee Accounting

• Manage salary accounting and payroll-related journal entries.
• Ensure accurate accounting of payroll provisions, reimbursements and employee recoveries.
• Reconcile payroll data with books on a monthly basis.

7. Accounts Receivable Controls

• Monitor AR ageing and collection performance.
• Review customer ledger reconciliations.
• Identify process gaps impacting collections and revenue accounting.
• Track action plans and ensure closure of issues on a fortnightly basis.
• Strengthen reporting mechanisms for early identification of collection risks.

8. Audit & Internal Controls

• Support statutory, internal and tax audits.
• Ensure readiness of schedules, reconciliations and audit documentation.
• Drive closure of audit observations within agreed timelines.
• Strengthen SOP adherence and internal control compliance.

Key Deliverables

• Accurate monthly closure of books.
• Fortnightly ledger scrutiny and closure of identified gaps.
• Vendor ageing and advance balances maintained within defined thresholds.
• Maximum eligible GST ITC claimed with minimum cash leakage.
• Zero critical compliance lapses relating to GST, TDS, MSME and vendor documentation.
• Timely preparation of financial statements and variance analysis.
• Robust AR and AP control framework with regular reporting.