Senior Accounts Executive

LGT Holidays; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

LGT Holidays is seeking an experienced Senior Executive Finance to manage end-to-end accounting, invoicing, tax compliance, and MIS reporting for a travel-focused operation in Chennai. The role emphasizes accuracy, timely closures, and ownership of financial processes.

You will work across tour accounting, profitability tracking, banking, and revenue recognition while coordinating with Sales and Operations to close tours efficiently.

Qualifications

• B.Com / M.Com or CA Inter / CMA Inter / MBA (Finance) qualifications.
• 4–7 years of senior executive finance experience.
• Strong understanding of GST, TDS, and statutory compliance.
• Proficiency in Tally, ERP systems, and MS Excel.
• Travel & Tourism sector knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain books of accounts in Tally/ERP and record journals.
• Monitor receivables and payables; process vendor bills and payments.
• Support tour accounting, budgeting, profitability tracking, and variance analysis.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and monitor cash flow.
• Manage GST/TDS compliance and assist audits.
• Prepare and verify proforma invoices and revenue recognition.
• Generate MIS and reporting on receivables, payables, and cash flow.
• Handle travel industry accounts, file closures, and reconciliation across ERP platforms.

Skills

Accounting Principles

GST & Taxation

Reconciliation & Analytics

Communication & Coordination

Ownership & Deadline Management

Education

B.Com / M.Com

CA Inter / CA Semi Qualified

CMA Inter / CMA Semi Qualified

MBA (Finance)

Tools

Tally

ERP Systems

MS Excel

Job description

Role Summary

Responsible for managing end-to-end finance and accounting operations, including accounting, invoicing, file closures, receivables, payables, statutory compliance, tour accounting, profitability tracking, MIS reporting, and financial controls while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely completion of financial processes with an ownership attitude.

Role & responsibilities

A. Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Maintain books of accounts in Tally/ERP; record sales, purchases, expenses, receipts, payments, contra and journal entries.
• Conduct ledger scrutiny, account reconciliations, maintain documentation and support month-end/year-end closures.

B. Receivables & Payables

• Monitor receivables, outstanding balances and collections; process vendor bills and payments.
• Maintain vendor accounts, conduct reconciliations and manage payments to hotels, airlines, transporters and DMCs.

C. Tour Accounting & Profitability

• Support tour costing, budgeting, profitability tracking and variance analysis.
• Manage file closures, verify files/supporting documents, and ensure approvals and reconciliations.
• Handle group tour accounts, advances, settlements, refunds and cancellations; coordinate with Sales and Operations for tour closures.

D. Banking & Cash Flow

• Conduct bank reconciliations, process fund transfers and banking transactions, monitor cash flow/working capital, and coordinate with banks on documentation and operations.

E. Compliance & Taxation

• Manage GST/TDS compliance, reconciliations and return filing; support statutory, tax and internal audits, maintain compliance records, and assist with assessments and regulatory requirements.

F. Invoicing & Revenue Recognition

• Prepare and verify proforma and tax invoices; ensure billing accuracy, validate revenue recognition, and reconcile invoices with supporting documents and client requirements.

G. MIS & Reporting

• Prepare MIS and management reports on receivables, payables, profitability and cash flow; provide financial analysis and business insights.

H. Travel Industry Accounting

• Handle airline billing/reconciliation, credit notes, cancellations, refunds and settlements.
• Maintain tour-wise accounts, ensure timely travel-file and financial-document closures, and work across ERP and accounting software platforms.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.
• Working knowledge of GST, TDS, and statutory compliance.
• Proficiency in Tally, ERP Systems, and MS Excel.
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
• Good communication, coordination abilities and ownership attitude.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience handling high-volume transactions.
• Travel industry knowledge will be an added advantage.

Qualifications & Experience

Educational Qualification

• B.Com / M.Com
• CA Inter / CA Semi Qualified
• CMA Inter / CMA Semi Qualified
• MBA (Finance)

Experience

• Senior Executive Finance: 4-7 Years

Preferred Background

• Travel & Tourism Industry
• Hospitality Industry
• Audit Firm Experience

Why Join Us?

• Work with a leading and growing travel organization.
• Gain exposure to complete travel finance operations.
• Opportunity to work on complex and diverse finance processes.
• Career growth and learning opportunities in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborative and professional work culture.