- Accountant - Zoho Books | Zoho Payroll | Compliance

Position Accountant - Zoho Books, Payroll & Compliance

Location St Mark's Road, Bangalore

Employment Full-Time | Permanent | 6 Days a Week

Salary Up to ₹40,000 per month, depending on experience and suitability

Joining Immediate joiners preferred

About Company

Company works with growth-stage businesses on finance operations, accounting, compliance, MIS and CFO support. We are building a technology-enabled finance function where accurate books, disciplined processes and timely compliance form the foundation for higher-value finance and decision support.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced, execution-oriented Accountant with strong hands-on expertise in Zoho Books and practical exposure to Zoho Payroll. The role involves independently managing accounting, payroll support, reconciliations, statutory compliance and month-end activities across multiple client accounts.

This is not a training-only or data-entry role. The candidate should be comfortable owning day-to-day accounting accuracy, following up with clients, identifying gaps and closing tasks within agreed timelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day accounting operations in Zoho Books, including ledgers, journals, receivables, payables and general ledger review.
- Prepare and review sales invoices, purchase entries, expense entries, credit/debit notes and payment records.
- Perform bank, customer, vendor and other balance-sheet reconciliations and resolve unreconciled items on time.
- Manage GST-related accounting and support/prepare GST returns, reconciliations and compliance working papers.
- Handle TDS accounting and compliance, including deduction checks, challan support,



return workings and reconciliation with books.
- Work on Zoho Payroll for payroll processing, employee master updates, salary structures, deductions, reimbursements, payslips and payroll reports.
- Support payroll-related statutory compliances including PF, ESI, Professional Tax and salary TDS, wherever applicable.
- Coordinate employee onboarding/offboarding payroll inputs, attendance/leave inputs and full-and-final settlement workings as required.
- Support monthly book closure, provisioning, prepaid/accrual accounting, ledger scrutiny and closing schedules.
- Prepare MIS reports, accounting schedules and supporting statements for management review.
- Coordinate directly with clients for accounting data, documents, payroll inputs and clarifications.
- Identify accounting or compliance discrepancies, escalate exceptions and ensure timely correction.
- Maintain proper supporting documentation and audit trails for statutory, tax and audit purposes.
- Handle multiple client accounts simultaneously while meeting defined turnaround times and quality standards.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

- Minimum 2-3+ years of genuine, regular hands-on experience in Zoho Books. Candidates with only theoretical knowledge or training exposure should not be considered.
- Practical working knowledge of Zoho Payroll.



The candidate should understand an end-to-end monthly payroll cycle, not merely payslip generation.
- Strong fundamentals in bookkeeping, journal entries, AP/AR, bank reconciliation, ledger scrutiny and month-end closure.
- Working knowledge of GST and TDS compliance and the accounting entries connected with these compliances.
- Working understanding of payroll statutory deductions such as PF, ESI, Professional Tax and salary TDS.
- Good proficiency in MS Excel / Google Sheets, including filters, lookups, pivot tables and reconciliation workings.
- Ability to independently manage assigned accounting activities, follow up for missing data and meet deadlines.
- Clear written and verbal communication for client coordination and internal escalation.

Qualification

- Graduate in Commerce / Accounting / Finance or an equivalent qualification.
- CA Inter / CMA Inter / other relevant accounting qualification will be an advantage but is not mandatory.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Hands-on, execution-oriented and comfortable taking ownership.
- Strong in Zoho Books and comfortable working in Zoho Payroll.
- Experienced in managing multiple client accounts or multiple entities simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented, process-driven and strong at reconciliations and follow-through.
- Comfortable working in a professional services / finance advisory setting.
- Capable of working independently with limited supervision after onboarding.
- Good at client communication, document follow-ups and deadline management.
- Available to join immediately or at short notice.

Skills: compliance,zoho books,payroll,accounting

📌 Account Executive/Accountant - Zoho Books, Zoho Payroll, Compliance (Bengaluru)
🏢 Varsal Terra Technology
📍 Bengaluru