The role involves managing bookkeeping, compliance tasks, payroll processing, and vendor payments while ensuring accuracy and regulatory adherence.
Job Title: Accountant/ Finance Specialist
Location: India (Remote)
Employment Type: Part time
About the Role:
We are looking for a detail-oriented and disciplined Accounts & Compliance Executive to manage bookkeeping, statutory filings, payroll compliance, and approved vendor payment execution for our India entity.
This role is execution-focused and requires strong accuracy, compliance knowledge, and integrity. It does not involve financial strategy or budgeting.
Key Responsibilities
📘 Bookkeeping & Accounting
- Maintain complete books of accounts in Tally / Zoho Books / QuickBooks
- Record sales, purchases, expenses, journal entries
- Perform weekly bank reconciliation
- Maintain vendor and customer ledgers
- Track receivables and payables
- Close monthly books by the 5th of each month
- Prepare basic monthly P&L for internal review
🧾 GST Compliance
- Prepare and file:
- GSTR-1
- GSTR-3B
- Perform ITC reconciliation (2A / 2B)
- Maintain GST working sheets
- Track GST payable and ensure timely deposit
- Prepare and file:
💼 TDS Compliance
- Deduct TDS under applicable sections (194C, 194J, 192, etc.)
- Deposit TDS before due date
- File quarterly TDS returns (24Q, 26Q)
- Download and issue Form 16 / 16A
- Maintain TDS register
👥 Payroll, PF & ESI
- Process monthly payroll deductions
- File PF returns (EPFO portal)
- File ESI returns (ESIC portal)
- Generate challans and ensure timely payments
- Maintain employee compliance records
💳 Vendor Payment Execution
- Maintain vendor payment tracker
- Verify invoice approvals
- Create and send invoices to clients
- Prepare payment summary sheet
- Execute NEFT / RTGS payments via bank portal (as per approval)
- Download and maintain UTR confirmations
- No independent payment approval authority
Qualifications:
- B.Com / M.Com required
- 3–5 years experience in Indian accounting & statutory compliance
- Strong working knowledge of:
- GST portal
- TRACES
- EPFO
- ESIC
- Experience with Indian banking portals
- Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, reconciliations)
- High level of integrity and attention to detail
Bonus points if you have experience in process automation or digital finance tools.
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