Senior Accounts executive

Senior Accounts Executive

Experience: 3–7 years post-articleship

Location: Ahmedabad — Thaltej (Sindhubhavan Road)

Hiring Type: New hire — first dedicated accounts owner
About the Role

You own internal accounting across all group entities — the merchant banking company, the asset advisory company and the AIF management entity — end to end, and you review the output of two to three existing juniors before anything is filed. This is company accounting and statutory compliance.

What You Will Do

1. Own daily accounting entries, ledger scrutiny and monthly closures across all group entities
2. Prepare and file GST and TDS returns; handle income tax return filing
3. Run PF and ESIC calculations and compliances
4. Manage payroll accounting and expense tracking
5. Prepare monthly financial statements and MIS
6. Handle bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable
7. Review and sign off the work of 2–3 junior team members before it goes out
8. Act as primary point of contact for statutory auditors through the audit cycle
9. Handle GST and income tax notices and queries end to end

Deliverables

1. 3 months: Daily entries, ledger scrutiny and monthly closures fully taken over and running independently, no hand-holding. At least one complete GST/TDS return cycle filed personally. PF/ESIC compliance running clean. Actively reviewing and signing off juniors' work, not observing it.
2. 1 year: At least one GST or income tax notice or audit query handled start to finish independently. One full statutory audit cycle coordinated as primary point of contact. Zero penalties or lapses on statutory filings. Review process tight enough that errors are caught before filing, not after.

What We're Looking For

1. Must be a Qualified CA (first preference) or CA-Inter dropout — experience gained after articleship counts even without clearing finals
2. Must have 3+ years managing end-to-end GST, TDS, payroll and statutory compliance, not just supporting someone who does
3. Must have Tally and strong Excel, used daily
4. Must have reviewed and signed off other people's work — formal reporting structure preferred, but consistent informal leading of 2–4 people is acceptable
5. Must be based in Ahmedabad or willing to relocate there immediately; Gujarati is a plus, not a requirement
6. Must be comfortable as the only accounts owner, with no finance head above them — the Director is the escalation point, not a daily reviewer
7. Capital markets exposure (issue expenses, escrow accounts, IPO-related billing) is a plus, not a filter
8. Must be available to join at short notice