Senior Manager - Accounts (CA)

The House of Abhinandan Lodha; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The House of Abhinandan Lodha in Chennai invites applications for a Finance Controller role focused on accurate books, GST compliance, vendor & AP/AR controls, and timely financial closure. You will lead accounting hygiene, monthly close, and reporting, ensuring statutory and internal controls adherence.

Ideal candidates hold CA qualification, strong accounting standards knowledge, and hands-on experience in ledger scrutiny, reconciliations, and team coordination across functions.

Qualifications

• CA qualified with knowledge of Accounting Standards, GST and TDS.
• Hands-on experience in ledger scrutiny, reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
• Ability to independently identify gaps and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Books Closure & Accounting Control: ensure accuracy and completeness of books; fortnightly/monthly ledger scrutiny; resolve gaps; drive month-end/year-end closures.
• Accounts Payable & Vendor Controls: vendor ageing, advance reviews, reconcile vendor accounts; ensure vendor master hygiene and timely renewals.
• GST & Tax Compliance: GST reconciliation and ITC optimization; ensure GST credits; monitor TDS deductions and reconciliations.
• Vendor Compliance Management: track MSME compliance docs; ensure PAN/GST registrations valid; verify vendor agreements.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: prepare monthly statements; variance analysis; present insights to Finance Controller.
• Payroll & Employee Accounting: manage payroll entries; reconcile payroll data.
• Accounts Receivable Controls: monitor ageing; review customer ledgers; identify collections gaps; fortnightly closure.
• Audit & Internal Controls: support audits; drive closure of observations; strengthen SOP adherence.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Team management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

CA qualification (2018/2019 batch preferred)

Job description

Role Purpose

The role is primarily responsible for ensuring accurate books of accounts, execution of defined finance processes, strengthening controls, identifying accounting gaps proactively, and driving timely closure of action items across AP, AR, Taxation and Reporting functions.

The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining accounting hygiene, improving financial discipline, and ensuring compliance with statutory and internal control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Books Closure & Accounting Control

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of books of accounts.
• Perform detailed ledger scrutiny on a fortnightly and monthly basis.
• Identify accounting errors, unreconciled balances and control gaps and ensure timely resolution.
• Drive month-end and year-end closure activities within defined timelines.
• Review balance sheet schedules and supporting reconciliations.

2. Accounts Payable & Vendor Controls

• Conduct vendor-wise ageing analysis and advance reviews on a fortnightly basis.
• Identify long outstanding advances, debit balances and unreconciled vendor accounts and drive closure.
• Ensure vendor ledger reconciliations are completed regularly.
• Monitor vendor master hygiene and compliance requirements.
• Track agreement validity and ensure timely renewals through periodic follow-ups.

3. GST & Tax Compliance

• Drive vendor-level GST reconciliation and ITC optimization.
• Ensure maximum eligible GST credits are availed and GST cash outflow is minimized.
• Identify vendor non-compliances impacting ITC and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor GST mismatches and ensure timely resolution.
• Ensure TDS deductions, payments and reconciliations are accurate.

4. Vendor Compliance Management

• Track and monitor MSME compliance documentation.
• Ensure PAN, GST registrations and other statutory documents remain valid and updated.
• Verify vendor agreements are active and available before processing transactions.
• Maintain compliance dashboards and periodic exception reporting.

5. Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Perform detailed variance analysis against Budget, Prior Period and Forecast.
• Identify key business drivers and financial risks.
• Present actionable insights and recommendations to Finance Controller.

6. Payroll & Employee Accounting

• Manage salary accounting and payroll-related journal entries.
• Ensure accurate accounting of payroll provisions, reimbursements and employee recoveries.
• Reconcile payroll data with books on a monthly basis.

7. Accounts Receivable Controls

• Monitor AR ageing and collection performance.
• Review customer ledger reconciliations.
• Identify process gaps impacting collections and revenue accounting.
• Track action plans and ensure closure of issues on a fortnightly basis.
• Strengthen reporting mechanisms for early identification of collection risks.

8. Audit & Internal Controls

• Support statutory, internal and tax audits.
• Ensure readiness of schedules, reconciliations and audit documentation.
• Drive closure of audit observations within agreed timelines.
• Strengthen SOP adherence and internal control compliance.

Key Deliverables

• Accurate monthly closure of books.
• Fortnightly ledger scrutiny and closure of identified gaps.
• Vendor ageing and advance balances maintained within defined thresholds.
• Maximum eligible GST ITC claimed with minimum cash leakage.
• Zero critical compliance lapses relating to GST, TDS, MSME and vendor documentation.
• Timely preparation of financial statements and variance analysis.
• Robust AR and AP control framework with regular reporting.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• CA qualified (20182019 batch preferred).
• Strong understanding of Accounting Standards, GST, TDS and Financial Reporting.
• Hands-on experience in ledger scrutiny, reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
• Ability to independently identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Experience managing teams and coordinating across functions.