Senior Accountant - India

Finvey; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Finvey is seeking a Senior Accountant to own accounting and compliance for Indian clients. You will manage the books from close to finalisation, handle GST and TDS end-to-end, coordinate audits, and be the main point of contact for clients and auditors on India matters.

You will oversee end-to-end bookkeeping, monthly/year-end closes, payroll compliance, and statutory reporting, ensuring strong controls and timely filings across multiple clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Indian accounting and compliance, ideally in a CA firm or consultancy.
• Strong working knowledge of GST, TDS, payroll compliance (PF, ESI, PT), the Income-tax Act, and Companies Act requirements for financial statements.
• Hands-on experience with Tally and Zoho Books.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience managing several clients and deadlines at once.
• Strong attention to detail and a strong sense of controls.
• Clear written and verbal communication for client-facing work.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end bookkeeping for multiple Indian clients, including journal entries, ledgers, and bank, vendor, and customer reconciliations.
• Run monthly and year-end closes, including accruals, provisions, prepaid expenses, and fixed asset registers with depreciation under the Companies Act and the Income-tax Act.
• Compute and file GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and annual returns), and reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B and returns with the books.
• Compute and deduct TDS, file quarterly TDS returns, issue Form 16 and 16A, and compute advance tax.
• Compute and file payroll compliances, including PF, ESI, and professional tax.
• Prepare financial statements for statutory reporting.
• Coordinate statutory and tax audits, prepare audit schedules, and provide financial data for ROC filings and income tax returns.
• Prepare monthly MIS, variance analysis, and management accounts for client founders.
• Maintain compliance calendars for each client so no filing is missed.
• Improve accounting processes, SOPs, and controls, automating where it helps.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Client management

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Tools

Tally

Zoho Books

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our India team and own accounting and compliance for a portfolio of Indian clients. You will manage the books through to finalisation, handle GST and TDS end to end, coordinate audits, and be the main point of contact for clients and auditors on India matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end bookkeeping for multiple Indian clients, including journal entries, ledgers, and bank, vendor, and customer reconciliations.
• Run monthly and year-end closes, including accruals, provisions, prepaid expenses, and fixed asset registers with depreciation under the Companies Act and the Income-tax Act.
• Compute and file GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and annual returns), and reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B and returns with the books.
• Compute and deduct TDS, file quarterly TDS returns, issue Form 16 and 16A, and compute advance tax.
• Compute and file payroll compliances, including PF, ESI, and professional tax.
• Prepare financial statements for statutory reporting.
• Coordinate statutory and tax audits, prepare audit schedules, and provide financial data for ROC filings and income tax returns.
• Prepare monthly MIS, variance analysis, and management accounts for client founders.
• Maintain compliance calendars for each client so no filing is missed.
• Improve accounting processes, SOPs, and controls, automating where it helps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Indian accounting and compliance, ideally in a CA firm or consultancy.
• Strong working knowledge of GST, TDS, payroll compliance (PF, ESI, and PT), the Income-tax Act, and the Companies Act requirements for financial statements.
• Hands-on experience with Tally and Zoho Books.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience managing several clients and deadlines at once.
• Strong attention to detail and a strong sense of controls.
• Clear written and verbal communication for client-facing work.