Job Description Junior Accountant
Company: Coxwell Global Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Gurugram, Haryana (Work from Office)
Department: Finance & Accounts
Reporting To: Surya Prakash Kumawat (Assistant Manager - F &A)
Experience: 1-3 Years
Qualification: B.Com or equivalent
About the Role
We are looking for a detail-oriented and disciplined Junior Accountant to support our Finance & Accounts function. The role involves managing day-to-day accounting operations, maintaining accurate customer and vendor balances, bank transaction categorisation, and regular reconciliation through Zoho Books.
The position goes beyond routine accounting entries. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that receivables, payables, bank transactions and supporting financial records remain accurate and up to date on a daily basis.
The candidate will work closely with the Finance team and coordinate with internal departments to ensure timely and accurate financial records.
Key Responsibilities
1. Daily Accounting & Bank Transaction Management
- Review and categorise the previous day's bank transactions in Zoho Books.
- Match customer receipts against outstanding sales invoices.
- Match vendor payments against respective bills.
- Identify and report unmatched, unidentified or disputed transactions to the reporting manager.
- Ensure bank transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
2. Accounts Receivable & Payable Management
- Maintain accurate and updated customer receivable and vendor payable records.
- Regularly track outstanding customer invoices and pending vendor payments.
- Follow up on discrepancies and coordinate with relevant teams for resolution.
- Ensure that customer and vendor balances in Zoho Books reflect the actual position.
3. Vendor Bills & Approval Tracking
- Monitor vendor bills pending approval and coordinate with concerned stakeholders for timely clearance.
- Track delayed bill entries and flag bills entered more than seven days after their invoice date.
- Maintain proper documentation and ensure timely recording of vendor bills.
4. Coxwell OS Finance Data Management
- Update and maintain financial records in the Coxwell OS internal portal.
- Link customer purchase orders (POs) with their respective jobs, Zoho invoices and payment records.
- Ensure financial data remains accurate and updated for monitoring customer credit exposure.
- Support tracking of outstanding dues and open orders against applicable Tata AIG credit limits.
5. Bank Reconciliation
- Perform weekly bank reconciliation in Zoho Books.
- Identify and investigate differences between bank statements and accounting records.
- Ensure all bank transactions are properly matched and reconciled.
6. Month-End Accounting & Financial Support
- Prepare month-end journal entries relating to depreciation, accruals, payroll and provisions for review and approval by the reporting manager.
- Assist in maintaining accurate monthly accounting records.
- Support timely month-end closure, targeted by the 7th of every month.
7. GST & TDS Support
- Assist in preparing and compiling data required for GST and TDS compliance.
- Maintain supporting documents and accounting records.
- Coordinate with the reporting manager for timely availability of financial information required for statutory compliance.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- B.Com or equivalent qualification in Commerce/Accounting.
- 13 years of relevant hands-on experience in accounting operations.
- Practical working knowledge of Zoho Books is essential.
- Good understanding of bank reconciliation, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Working knowledge of journal entries and basic accounting principles.
- Good command of MS Excel, including data handling, reconciliation and reporting.
- Ability to work with web-based accounting and internal business management systems.
- Basic understanding of GST and TDS processes.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and organisational skills.
- Ability to independently manage routine accounting activities and highlight discrepancies proactively.
Key Performance Expectations
The candidate will be expected to maintain the following standards:
- No bank transactions remain uncategorised for more than two working days.
- Weekly bank reconciliation is completed and updated in Zoho Books.
- Customer receivables and vendor payables in Zoho Books are matched every week with Coxwell OS records.
- Pending bills and delayed entries are tracked and escalated.
- Complete all month-end accounting activities and ensure the books are closed by the 7th of each month.
- Accurate and updated financial records are maintained consistently.
- Demonstrate the ability to independently handle assigned day-to-day accounting activities within 30 days of joining.