Executive - Accountant

BDO India Services Private Ltd (UAE Offshoring Services); Chennai District; On-site; INR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO India Services Private Ltd (UAE Offshoring Services) in Chennai seeks a meticulous Accountant to provide accounting and administration support. Responsibilities include booking customer invoices, handling receivables and vendor payments, preparing journals, and performing reconciliations.

The role also involves assisting with tax filing, regulatory compliance under local UAE/India laws, and supporting process improvements within the department while coordinating with vendors and clients.

Qualifications

• Analytical and compliance mindset demonstrated.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Strong focus, discipline and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under deadlines.
• Organized with good time management skills.
• Capable of working independently and in a team.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2–4 years accounting/professional services experience.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and accounting standards incl. UAE/India tax laws.
• Strong interpersonal and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provide accounting and administration support to the team.
• Book all customer invoices in Accounts receivables and book receipts daily.
• Book all vendor invoices in accounts payables and issue payments as per due dates regularly.
• Prepare Payment, Receipt and general journal vouchers, as instructed.
• Perform monthly reconciliation for regular vendors, to be reviewed by Senior Accountant.
• Prepare weekly and monthly Petty Cash and Bank reconciliations, to be reviewed by Senior Accountant / AM Finance.
• Coordinate with Vendors, Clients, etc. on all payments (directly or indirectly).
• Assist with tax filing and related documentation to ensure strict compliance to the local regulations.
• Assist the team on ad hoc projects to analyze and improve current process to bring in more efficiencies within the department.
• Provide accounting support for the Firm being setup in India.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Compliance mindset

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Independent / team work

MS Office / MS Excel

Accounting software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

2–4 years accounting/professional services experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS Office

Accounting software

Job description

Role & responsibilities :

• Provide accounting and administration support to the team.
• Book all customer invoices in Accounts receivables and book receipts daily.
• Book all vendor invoices in accounts payables and issue payments as per due dates regularly.
• Prepare Payment, Receipt and general journal vouchers, as instructed.
• Perform monthly reconciliation for regular vendors, to be reviewed by Senior Accountant.
• Prepare weekly and monthly Petty Cash and Bank reconciliations, to be reviewed by Senior Accountant / AM Finance.
• Coordinate with Vendors, Clients, etc. on all payments (directly or indirectly).
• Assist with tax filing and related documentation to ensure strict compliance to the local regulations.
• Assist the team on ad hoc projects to analyze and improve current process to bring in more efficiencies within the department.
• Provide accounting support for the Firm being setup in India.

Preferred candidate profile :

• The person needs to have an analytical and compliance mindset.
• The person in this role needs to come with excellent communication skills.
• Focus and discipline is an important aspect of this role along with the ability to have an attention to detail.
• The person must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Being organized and skilled at time management is an important aspect of this role.
• The person needs to showcase the ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with moderate level of difficulty.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited University.
• Two to four years progressively responsible experience in the accounting and / or professional services industry.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and accounting standards including moderate level of knowledge on applicable UAE and / or Indian tax laws.
• Strong interpersonal and commercial acumen.
• Competency in MS Office (esp. MS Excel), accounting software.