31 Jul
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Wah! Foods
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Kolkata
31 Jul
Wah! Foods
Kolkata
Job Description We're Hiring: Accountant – Finance & Accounts
n Location: Kolkata
n Experience: 0–2 years post qualification
n Company: Wah! Foods
n Industry: QSR / Food & Beverage / Retail
n About Wah! Foods
n Wah! Foods is building one of India's first organized street-food QSR chains through its brands Wah! Puchka and Wah! Litti.
n Our mission is to bring India's most loved street foods into a hygienic, standardized, scalable, and trustworthy format-without losing the authentic taste and emotions attached to them.
n About the Role
n We are looking for a Accountant with 2-5 years of experience to strengthen our finance, accounting, compliance, taxation, MIS, and financial-control functions.
n This is a hands-on role suited to someone who wants to work closely with founders and business teams in a fast-growing QSR environment.
n Key Responsibilities
n Manage monthly and annual books closure across outlets and business entities
n Review accounting entries, ledgers, reconciliations, expenses, receivables, and payables
n Ensure timely GST, TDS, income-tax, and other statutory compliances
n Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, banks, and regulatory authorities
n Prepare monthly MIS, outlet-wise profitability, cash-flow reports, and management dashboards
n Monitor food cost, outlet expenses, gross margins, contribution margins, and operational variances
n Strengthen internal controls for purchases, inventory, cash, billing, refunds, discounts, and vendor payments
n Conduct outlet-level financial reviews and identify revenue leakage or cost-control opportunities
n Support budgeting, forecasting, fundraising due diligence, and financial modelling
n Review vendor agreements, payment terms, taxation implications, and commercial documentation
n Support implementation and improvement of accounting, POS, inventory, and ERP systems
n Ensure proper documentation and audit readiness across all outlets
n Assist the leadership team in evaluating new outlets, cities, formats, and expansion opportunities
n Preferred Candidate Profile
n • Strong understanding of accounting standards, GST, TDS, taxation, and statutory compliance
n • Valuable command over Excel, financial modelling, MIS, and data analysis
n • Experience in QSR, food and beverage, retail, hospitality, FMCG, or multi-outlet businesses is preferred
n • Exposure to inventory accounting, food costing, outlet profitability, or POS reconciliation will be an advantage
n • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, founder-led organization
n • Strong ownership, attention to detail, commercial thinking, and problem-solving ability
n • Willingness to work hands-on and visit outlets whenever required
n Why Join Wah! Foods?
n Work closely with the founders during a high-growth expansion phase
n Help build financial systems for a growing multi-city QSR chain
n Gain exposure to outlet economics, expansion planning, fundraising, and strategic finance
n Be part of our growth across Kolkata, Pune, Bengaluru, and future markets
n Help build nationally recognized street-food brands from the ground up.
📌 Chartered Accountant - Finance & Accounts (Kolkata)
🏢 Wah! Foods
📍 Kolkata