Account Manager

As Gujarat Travels and Gujarat Cargo continue to scale, we are seeking a highly seasoned, process-driven Accounts Manager with over 10 years of experience. This is a critical leadership role requiring a professional with unimpeachable integrity and strong compliance values. You will be stepping into a fast-paced, high-volume environment, where your primary mandate is to bring structured, process-driven initiatives to operational chaos. You will lead the accounting team, oversee the distinct financial workflows for both the travel and cargo divisions, and drive aggressive cost-control measures to improve our bottom line.

Job Responsibilities

1. Team Management & Task Review

2. Allocate and monitor the Account department task checklist across the team, maintain a task tracker, due dates and status.

3. Plan workload, backup cover and cross-training, conduct weekly team review meetings and report status and exceptions to management.

4. Train and develop team members, support performance appraisals.

5. Ledger Scrutiny & Online Agent/Payment Gateway Accounting

6. Oversee regular matching and reconciliation of cash, bank, Vendor & Customer ledgers, balances across branches, and clear pending or unposted items on time.

7. Review loans, advances, payables, inter-group balances, franchise and creditor dues, including related interest entries and party confirmations.

8. Oversee the weekly checking of E-commerce operator & payment gateway sales, and the reconciliation of bookings, discounts and revenue with E commerce Operator statements, tax records and our books.

9. Statutory Compliance & Taxation

10. Supervise tax and payroll deductions such as TDS, PF, ESIC and PT, and make sure they are recorded and paid correctly and on time.

11. Oversee GST working and ledger matching and review the regular reconciliation with tax records.

12. Coordinate with CA for returns, audits and assessments.

13. MIS, Analysis & Reporting

14. Prepare monthly Profit & Loss and cash flow reports, and plan funds

15. Review Receivable & Payable ageing timely and follow up on overdue balances.

16. Deliver the reports on time with clear observations.

17. Coordinate with other departments to get data and close pending items, and set simple procedures and checks that reduce errors, delays and leakages

18. Perform any other accounts or finance related tasks as assigned by management from time to time.

19. Leadership & Process Transformation

20. Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage the internal accounting team, driving accountability and high performance.

21. Structuring Chaos: Demonstrate resilience and analytical thinking by implementing process-driven initiatives and automated workflows in a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment.

22. Standardization: Develop and enforce clear financial Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across all branches and corporate offices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 5-7 years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years supervising an accounts team.
• Relevant Experience: Experience in transport, logistics, travel/ticketing or a multi-branch business is a strong advantage
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading, managing, and scaling an accounting team.
• Core Values: Deeply ingrained integrity, ethical judgment, and a strict adherence to compliance and regulatory standards.
• Change Agent: Proven ability to implement process-driven solutions and bring order to a chaotic, fast-paced environment.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of corporate taxation, GST nuances (especially in transport/GTA), cost accounting, and cashflow forecasting.
• Education: Graduate in Commerce (B.Com/M.Com) required; MBA (Finance), CA-Inter or ICWA-Inter preferred

Location - Ahmedabad