Senior Accountant

Recruise India Consulting; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruise India Consulting is seeking a senior accounting professional in Gurugram to lead financial close, reconciliations, and reporting across business lines. You will prepare balance sheets, P&L, and cash flows, while ensuring GST, TDS, and ITR compliance, and interfacing with auditors.

The role requires expertise in Indian GAAP and Workday, with a focus on accurate data, process improvements, and close collaboration with business units.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of private industry accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of Direct and Indirect Taxation (ITR, GST, withholding tax).
• Thorough understanding of Indian GAAP and related treatments.

Responsibilities

• Processes financial and operational transactions in General Ledgers and ensures timely close.
• Prepare reconciliations and analyze balance sheet accounts for accuracy.
• Collaborate with external auditors and support audit inquiries.
• Prepare GST returns (GSTR 1, 3B) and GST annual returns (GSTR 9/9C).
• Handle TDS compliance and quarterly return filing.
• Support month, quarter, and year-end reporting packages.
• Produce trial balances, balance sheets, P&L, and cash flow statements.
• Provide explanations for budget variances and management questions.
• Identify process improvements within Accounting and Finance.
• Review contracts for compliance with Indian GAAP and HIPAA-related data handling as applicable.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

Taxation knowledge

GAAP knowledge

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Workday

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Processes financial and operational transactions in General Ledgers for business line operations; ensure General Ledgers are closed accurately and timely. Currently using Workday financial system.
• Creates and prepares account reconciliations on balance sheet accounts and analyzes them to determine the appropriateness of the balances. Such accounts may include, but not limited to, reconciliations for prepaids, intercompany balances, and bank reconciliations.
• Collaborate with external auditors to facilitate audits. Provide necessary documentation, answer audit inquiries, and ensure timely completion of audit processes.
• Prepare monthly GST returns (GSTR 1, GSTR 3B), annual GST return (GSTR 9, and 9C).
• Monthly TDS compliance and quarterly return filling.
• Quarterly Advance Tax working, ITR filling, Tax audit report and 3CEB filing.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting packages to management.
• Prepares a variety of periodic intermediate or year end products such as trial balances, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, or cash flow statements.
• Prepares appropriate commentary or explanations relating to questions from management, budget variances, etc.
• Reviews, investigates and resolves significant accounting and reporting issues.
• Interacts with operating and staff personnel to supply or explain data and secure information.
• Identifies and helps implement process improvement opportunities as they relate to the Accounting and Finance groups.
• Reviews key contracts and complex arrangements to ensure compliance with India and US GAAP.
• Supports business units across several locations.
• Uses, protects, and discloses patients protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
• Performs special projects and additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. Minimum Experience

• Ability to handle ambiguity and lack of structure.
• 7+ years private industry accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of Direct and Indirect Taxation (Filling ITR, Tax Audit, GST compliances, withholding Tax compliances and other compliances)
• Thorough understanding of Indian GAAP principals; ability to identify key accounting issues and apply correct treatment under Indian GAAP.