Assistant Accountant

Mission

Keep books clean and compliant in-house so the CA can audit/close quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Books (Zoho Books):

  Day-to-day bookkeeping, chart-of-accounts hygiene, monthly closes, bank/credit/UPI recs, inter-company journals.

• GST:

  GSTR-1/3B filing, RCM where applicable, e-invoice/e-waybill (if in scope), ITC reconciliation, vendor GST validation.

• TDS/TCS:

  Section-wise deductions (194C/194J/194H/194Q, etc.), challans, returns (24Q/26Q), Form 16/16A, 26AS matching.

• Payroll (Zoho Payroll):

  Salary processing, PF/ESI/PT challans, Form 16; reimbursements via Zoho Expense.

• Stat/Reg:

  Support MCA ROC data packs, MSME-1 (if applicable), fixed-asset register, depreciation schedule.

• Banking:

  Work with RM for payouts, limits, FDs; maintain maker–checker controls.

• Compliance queries:

  Compile documents/drafts for IT/GST notices with the CA.

• Reporting:

  Monthly P&L/BS/Cash-flow, AR/AP ageing, project cost reports.

Foreign remittances & exports (FEMA/RBI)

• Inward remittances (exports of services):

  Track

  FIRC/BRC

  , purpose codes, SWIFT copies; SOFTEX (if applicable for IT/ITES), export LUT under GST, realization tracking and aging.

• Outward remittances (imports of services/vendors):

  Validate

  purpose codes

  , FEMA limits,

  Form 15CA/CB

  workflow with CA, DTAA checks,

  Sec 195 TDS

  where applicable; keep SWIFT/BoE/supporting docs organized.

• Bank coordination:

  Liaise with

  AD Bank

  for documentation, discrepancies, and closure of pending inward/outward cases.

• If applicable:

  Support

  FLA return/FDI/ODI/ECB

  data packs with consultants (maintain cap-table/inflow docs).

Transfer Pricing (inter-company)

• Maintain inter-company

  service agreements

  , pricing policies, and monthly

  billing/true-ups

  per approved mark-ups.
• Keep TP

  documentation packs

  current (scope: invoices, FAR inputs, cost base workings, benchmarking extracts provided by advisor).
• Coordinate

  Form 3CEB

  compilation/filing with TP/Stat audit teams; ensure books tie to TP workings.

Requirements

• B.Com/M.Com (CA Inter preferred),

  3–6 yrs

  SME experience.
• Hands-on

  Zoho Books/Payroll/Expense

  , strong Excel (pivot, lookup, basic modeling).
• Working knowledge of

  GST/TDS

  ,

  FEMA basics

  ,

  Sec 195

  , 15CA/CB process, purpose codes, and export documentation (FIRC/BRC/SOFTEX).
• Clear documentation habits; deadline discipline; comfort working with bankers, CAs, and TP advisors.

KPIs

• Month-end close:

  ≤

  T+5

  .

• GST/TDS filings:

  100% on time

  .

• Bank recs:

  zero variance monthly.

• Remittances:

  100% docs in file (

  FIRC/BRC/15CA/CB/SWIFT

  ) within

  T+7

  of transaction.

• TP compliance:

  Inter-company invoices/true-ups posted monthly;

  3CEB

  data pack ready

  before

  statutory timeline.

• Notice resolution:

  responses drafted and filed within agreed SLA.