Account Assistant

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Accounts Assistant to join our dynamic trading company in Mumbai. The role involves supporting accounting, export-import operations, logistics, and domestic operations, ensuring accurate financial records and compliance with Indian and international regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting software, and expertise in handling domestic and international payments, invoicing, GST compliance, e-way bills, foreign exchange transactions, letters of credit, logistics coordination, and domestic vendor and supplier management in a fast-paced trading environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records for domestic and international trading transactions, including ledgers, journals, and reconciliations.
• Process invoices, payments, and expense reimbursements, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations (GST, TDS, Income Tax, EDPMS, IDPMS, EEFC).
• Process of Import / Export payments and timely closure of Transactions.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable and maintain the record in Excel, ensuring timely collections and payments while coordinating with vendors and internal teams.
• Generate e-way bills, handle GST returns/audits, and maintain detailed transaction records in accounting software and Excel.
• Support preparation of financial statements, balance sheets, and P&L statements per corporate laws.
• Provide documentation for internal/external audits, including GST and logistics-related audits.
• Reconcile inventory with financial and logistics data, collaborating with operations for accuracy.
• Assist with import/export and logistics operations as directed by the Reporting Manager.

Qualifications

• Education:

  Bachelors degree in Commerce (B. Com), Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Experience:

  1-3 years in accounting/finance, preferably in trading or import-export businesses, with practical experience in preparing and finalizing financial statements, GST returns, TDS compliance, handling letters of credit, coordinating logistics operations, and managing domestic vendor and supplier transactions.

• Technical Skills:

  Proficiency in Tally ERP or similar software; strong command of MS Excel and MS Word for maintaining financial, remittance, trade, logistics, and domestic transaction records.

• Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of GST, TDS, Income Tax, and Indian tax regulations for domestic and international transactions.
• Familiarity with export-import documentation, banking procedures, LC procedure, 15CA/CB, EDPMS, IDPMS, EEFC accounts, eBRC, RODTEP, e-invoice, e-way bills, and logistics processes (shipping documents, customs clearance, freight forwarding).
• Knowledge of domestic supply chain processes and vendor management.

• Skills:

• High attention to detail and accuracy with numerical and documentation data.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in finance, logistics, and domestic operations tasks.
• Effective communication for coordinating with domestic and international vendors, banking partners, shipping agents, freight forwarders, customs authorities, local suppliers, and internal teams.

• Certifications:

  Tally certification preferred but not mandatory.