Senior Accountant

Canadian Global Life; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Global Life in Bengaluru seeks an experienced accounts professional to manage payroll, GST/ESI/PF compliance, invoicing, banking, and departmental reporting. The role also involves supervising juniors and coordinating with external consultants to ensure accurate accounting data and timely decisions.

You will handle payroll processing, statutory payments, bank reconciliations, and cash flow planning while maintaining compliance across activities.

Responsibilities

• Payroll and Salary Administration: Prepare and verify monthly salary calculations for administrative and other employees
• Payroll and Salary Administration: Coordinate and process salary payments for nurses, ensuring approved details and records are available
• Payroll and Salary Administration: Prepare other payroll-related calculations as required by management
• Statutory Compliance and Payments: Coordinate GST payment workings and ensure payments within timelines
• Statutory Compliance and Payments: Handle or coordinate ESI and PF for the companies
• Statutory Compliance and Payments: Compile and share relevant documents with external consultants
• Statutory Compliance and Payments: Follow up with consultants on compliance-related queries and filings
• Banking, Payments and Receivables: Oversee major bank transactions and ensure approvals for significant payments
• Banking, Payments and Receivables: Handle and monitor customer receipts, recording and tracking collections
• Banking, Payments and Receivables: Review receipt entries and chase outstanding balances
• Banking, Payments and Receivables: Coordinate payment priorities and cash requirements with management
• Invoicing and Customer Coordination: Coordinate preparation and timely dispatch of sales invoices
• Invoicing and Customer Coordination: Ensure invoice communications and documents are shared with clients
• Invoicing and Customer Coordination: Coordinate resolution of invoice queries with internal teams
• Management and Departmental Reporting: Prepare and provide financial/operational reports as requested
• Management and Departmental Reporting: Coordinate with Sales and Procurement to collect accounting information
• Management and Departmental Reporting: Support management decisions with accurate data and explanations
• Team Supervision and Accounting Review: Guide the Junior Accountant in day-to-day activities
• Team Supervision and Accounting Review: Review accounting records and supporting documentation for accuracy
• Team Supervision and Accounting Review: Ensure books and transactions are maintained
• Team Supervision and Accounting Review: Act as the coordination point between Accounts and other departments
• Communication and Approvals: Review and approve communications from Junior Accountant to external consultants
• Communication and Approvals: Escalate important accounting and compliance matters to management

Job description

A. Payroll and Salary Administration

• Prepare and verify monthly salary calculations for administrative and other company employees.
• Coordinate and process salary payments for nurses, ensuring that approved salary details and supporting records are available.
• Prepare other payroll-related or employee-related calculations as required by management.

B. Statutory Compliance and Payments

• Coordinate GST payment workings and ensure that payments are arranged within the applicable timelines.
• Handle or coordinate statutory payments, including Employees State Insurance (ESI) and Provident Fund (PF), for the companies.
• Compile and share relevant company documents, workings and statutory calculations with the respective external consultants.
• Follow up with consultants on compliance-related queries, pending information and filing/payment requirements.

C. Banking, Payments and Receivables

• Oversee major bank transactions and ensure that significant payments are processed only after the required internal approvals.
• Handle and monitor customer receipts, including recording and tracking collections from sundry debtors.
• Review receipt-related entries and follow up on outstanding customer balances, wherever required.
• Coordinate with management for payment priorities, cash requirements and other significant banking matters.

D. Invoicing and Customer Coordination

• Coordinate the preparation and timely dispatch of sales invoices to customers.
• Ensure that invoice-related communication and supporting documents are shared with the relevant clients or departments.
• Coordinate resolution of invoice-related queries in consultation with the concerned internal team.

E. Management and Departmental Reporting

• Prepare and provide financial and operational reports requested by management, in the format and frequency specified.
• Coordinate with departments such as Sales and Procurement to collect, verify and present relevant accounting information.
• Support management decision-making by providing accurate and timely accounting data and explanations.

F. Team Supervision and Accounting Review

• Guide and support the Junior Accountant in day-to-day accounting activities and issue resolution.
• Review accounting records, transaction entries and supporting documentation to maintain accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure that accounting books and day-to-day transactions are appropriately maintained.
• Act as the primary coordination point between the Accounts Department, other internal departments and external consultants.

G. Communication and Approvals

• Review and approve communications sent by the Junior Accountant to external consultants, wherever senior-level approval is required.
• Ensure that important accounting, payment and compliance matters are escalated to management on time.