Accountant

1. Day-to-Day Accounting

• Record sales, purchases, expenses, receipts and payments.
• Maintain customer and supplier ledgers.
• Bank and cash accounting.
• Monthly bank reconciliation.

2. Export Accounting

• Record export sales and export invoices.
• Track export receivables and payment realization.
• Maintain shipping/invoice-wise records.
• Reconcile export invoices with bank receipts.
• Track outstanding export bills.

3. Import Accounting

• Record import purchases and supplier invoices.
• Account for Bill of Entry, customs duty, IGST and other import charges.
• Reconcile import transactions with ICEGATE/customs documents.
• Calculate the landed cost of imported goods.

4. Foreign Currency Accounting

• Record USD/EUR/GBP and other foreign-currency transactions.
• Apply appropriate exchange rates.
• Record exchange gain/loss.
• Reconcile foreign-currency bank accounts and receivables/payables.

5. GST & Tax Compliance

• GST return preparation and reconciliation.
• Export under LUT/Bond or payment of IGST, as applicable.
• Input Tax Credit reconciliation.
• TDS compliance and return support.
• Income-tax computation and audit support.

6. Banking & Export Realisation

• Monitor export payments received from overseas customers.
• Reconcile bank realization with export invoices.
• Coordinate with the bank for export documentation and realization-related matters.
• Maintain records for outstanding export receivables.

7. Import/Export Documentation

• Maintain and verify:

• Commercial Invoice

• Packing List

• Purchase Order

• Bill of Lading / Airway Bill

• Shipping Bill

• Bill of Entry

• Letter of Credit, where applicable

• Bank documents

• Customs documents

8. Accounts Receivable & Payable

• Customer/vendor ageing.
• Payment follow-up.
• Supplier payment planning.
• Invoice-wise reconciliation.
• Advance payment and advance receipt tracking.

9. MIS & Management Reporting

• Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Export/import-wise profitability.
• Customer-wise and supplier-wise outstanding.
• Foreign exchange gain/loss report.
• Cash-flow and working-capital reports.
• Import landed-cost analysis.

10. Audit & Compliance Support

• Provide records for statutory/tax audits.
• Maintain proper supporting documents for every import/export transaction.
• Coordinate with CA, auditor, customs consultant, freight forwarder and bank.

Additional responsibilities for an Import-Export Accountant

• Maintain IEC-related records and coordinate with consultants for DGFT matters.
• Understand HSN/HS Code, customs valuation and applicable duties.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and CHA/customs agents.
• Monitor SCOMET applicability, where relevant.
• Maintain documentation for export incentives/refunds, wherever applicable.
• Ensure accounting entries match GST, customs, bank and shipping records. Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile