Assistant Manager - Accounts

dnA Consulting | Mysore Branch | On-site | www.dna-consulting.in

Job Overview

We are hiring an Assistant Manager – Accounts to manage end-to-end accounting and compliance delivery for a portfolio of clients. This role requires strong hands-on accounting skills, real-time bookkeeping discipline, and the ability to lead junior teams while coordinating directly with clients. You will ensure books are closure-ready, MIS is accurate and insightful, and statutory compliance (GST, TDS, Income Tax) is completed on time with proper reconciliations and documentation.

Core Focus:

Key Responsibilities

1) Accounting and Real-time Bookkeeping

1. Maintain and review

   real-time books of accounts

   for multiple clients with strong hygiene and accuracy.
2. Ensure correct accounting of sales, purchases, expenses, payroll entries, accruals, provisions, and statutory liabilities.
3. Prepare and review ledgers, vouchers, and schedules with correct narration, grouping, and supporting documentation.
4. Perform and monitor reconciliations:

   Bank, Cash, Vendor, Customer, Inter-company, and Statutory ledgers

   .
5. Ensure month-end closure readiness with clean working papers and documented assumptions.

2) Systems Ownership: Tally Prime and Zoho Books

1. Strong working proficiency in

   Tally Prime

   : masters, vouchers, cost centres, BRS, outstanding reports, GST-related setup basics, and reporting.
2. Strong working proficiency in

   Zoho Books

   : chart of accounts, invoices, bills, expenses, projects (if applicable), bank feeds/reconciliation, GST settings, and reporting.
3. Maintain data quality: party masters, GSTIN correctness, HSN/SAC mapping, tax ledgers, and correct classification of income and expenses.
4. Ensure system discipline for real-time entries and eliminate backlogs through process and control.

3) GST Compliance

1. Prepare/review and file

   GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B

   within timelines.
2. Perform

   GSTR-2B reconciliation

   , resolve mismatches, and track ITC eligibility and reversals where required.
3. Maintain GST compliance trackers, reconcile GST ledgers with books, and ensure documentation readiness.
4. Assist in replying to GST notices/queries by compiling reconciliations, workings, and supporting documents.

4) TDS Compliance

1. Compute and ensure correct deduction of TDS across vendor categories and payment types.
2. Manage end-to-end

   TDS payment and quarterly return filing

   , including challans and reconciliation.
3. Support

   Form 16/16A

   , TRACES follow-ups, and resolution of defaults/short deductions/interest where applicable.
4. Ensure periodic review of vendor ledger and TDS ledgers to prevent surprises during audit or filing.

5) Income Tax Compliance

1. Support/execute

   Income Tax return filing

   (as per client scope) including computation readiness and schedules.
2. Coordinate and support

   income tax assessments/notices

   : compile details, prepare reconciliations, and assist seniors/partners in drafting responses.
3. Ensure books and reconciliations are aligned to tax reporting requirements and documentation is complete.

6) MIS Reporting and Financial Analysis

1. Prepare and present monthly/quarterly

   MIS reports

   for clients: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow indicators, working capital, ageing reports, and key ratios.
2. Conduct

   variance analysis (Budget vs Actual)

   and highlight drivers, leakages, and actionable insights.
3. Build clean reporting packs and maintain consistent formats across periods for management visibility.

7) Audit Support and Closure Management

1. Coordinate with statutory/internal auditors and support audit requirements with clean schedules and documentation.
2. Ensure timely resolution of audit queries and implementation of audit recommendations and internal control improvements.
3. Maintain closure checklists and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and policies.

8) Team Leadership and Process Improvement

1. Guide, train, and supervise junior accountants and articles/interns; ensure high-quality output with minimal rework.
2. Allocate tasks, monitor timelines, and drive a strong follow-up and documentation culture.
3. Improve processes through checklists, trackers, maker-checker controls, and workflow discipline.
4. Identify recurring issues and fix root causes (reconciliation gaps, wrong ledgers, backlog creation, compliance misses).

9) Client Communication and Advisory

1. Communicate with clients professionally on closures, pending requirements, reconciliations, compliance timelines, and action points.
2. Explain financial findings and recommendations clearly, with data-backed reasoning.
3. Participate in client review calls and help present financial health and compliance status.

Must-Have Proficiencies (Non-Negotiable)

1. Strong accounting fundamentals

   and ability to maintain books accurately.

2. Real-time bookkeeping discipline

   (no backlog culture).

3. Tally Prime proficiency

   (daily operations + reporting + reconciliations).

4. Zoho Books proficiency

   (setup + day-to-day accounting + reconciliation + reporting).

5. GST filing

   (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B) with

   GSTR-2B reconciliation

   understanding.

6. TDS compliance

   (deduction, payment, quarterly filing, reconciliations).

7. Income Tax filing support/execution

   and assessment support basics.

8. MIS reporting

   with strong Excel-based analysis.

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications

• Prior experience in a

  CA/Audit firm environment

  is mandatory (Articleship counts).
• CA preferred. CA Inter / M.Com / B.Com with strong practical exposure may also apply.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and reporting (Indian GAAP/Ind AS awareness is a plus).
• Good command over GST, TDS, and Income Tax practical compliance.
• Advanced Excel skills: pivots, lookups, reconciliation models, MIS templates.
• High ownership mindset, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills for client interaction and internal coordination.
• Leadership capability to train and supervise junior team members.

Work Location and Mode

• On-site

  : dnA Consulting, Mysore Branch