About the Role

Skills DNA is hiring an experienced Accountant on behalf of one of our clients for their Bengaluru team.

We are looking for a hands-on and commercially aware Accountant who can independently manage day-to-day accounting operations while ensuring accuracy, timely closure, statutory compliance and proper documentation.

The role will have responsibility across general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, GST & TDS-related activities, financial closing, MIS reporting, audit coordination and financial documentation.

The ideal candidate should be able to work independently, identify and resolve accounting discrepancies, maintain strong financial controls and coordinate effectively with internal teams, vendors, customers, banks, auditors and statutory consultants.

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting

- Maintain complete and accurate books of accounts.
- Record and review day-to-day accounting transactions including sales, purchases, receipts, payments, expenses and journal entries.
- Prepare and verify journal vouchers, payment vouchers, receipt vouchers, debit notes and credit notes.
- Ensure appropriate accounting classification and supporting documentation for all transactions.
- Maintain general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.
- Ensure timely posting and closure of accounting entries.

Accounts Payable

- Process vendor invoices and verify them against supporting documents.
- Maintain vendor ledgers and perform regular vendor reconciliations.
- Monitor outstanding payables and payment schedules.
- Coordinate with procurement and internal teams to resolve invoice discrepancies.
- Ensure payments are processed only after appropriate approvals and documentation.

Accounts Receivable

- Generate and maintain customer invoices.
- Maintain customer ledgers and conduct customer reconciliations.
- Monitor receivables and outstanding collections.
- Follow up internally on overdue payments and prepare receivable ageing reports.
- Ensure proper accounting of receipts and customer adjustments.

Bank & Reconciliation

- Perform regular bank reconciliations.
- Investigate and resolve unreconciled transactions.
- Track bank charges, interest, transfers and other banking transactions.
- Maintain appropriate documentation for banking-related accounting entries.

GST, TDS & Statutory Compliance

- Prepare accounting data and supporting schedules for GST returns.
- Ensure proper accounting and reconciliation of GST input and output tax.
- Prepare TDS-related accounting data and supporting documentation.




- Coordinate with consultants and management for timely statutory compliance.
- Maintain records required for GST, TDS, income tax and other applicable statutory requirements.
- Identify discrepancies and support timely corrective action.

Financial Closing & MIS

- Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing.
- Prepare schedules and reconciliations required for month-end closing.
- Review outstanding balances and identify unusual or incorrect entries.
- Assist in the preparation of trial balance and financial statements.
- Prepare MIS reports and financial information required by management.

Audit & Documentation

- Coordinate with internal and external auditors.
- Provide accounting records, schedules, reconciliations and supporting documents as required.
- Maintain proper filing and documentation of financial records.
- Respond to audit queries in coordination with the Finance Manager/Management.
- Track audit observations and support necessary corrective actions.

Process, Controls & Compliance

- Follow company accounting policies, internal controls and applicable statutory requirements.
- Ensure transactions are properly authorized, documented and recorded.
- Identify accounting process gaps and recommend improvements.
- Maintain confidentiality of financial and business information.
- Support management in finance-related assignments and special projects.

Required Skills & Knowledge

- Robust working knowledge of accounting principles and bookkeeping.
- Hands-on experience in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and bank reconciliation.
- Strong knowledge of GST and TDS-related accounting and compliance.
- Proficiency in Tally ERP / Tally Prime.
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, including formulas, filters, sorting, Pivot Tables and reconciliation techniques.
- Experience with ERP/accounting software.
- Strong reconciliation and error-identification skills.
- Ability to prepare accounting schedules, ageing reports and MIS reports.
- Good understanding of commercial transactions, vendor/customer payment cycles and banking processes.
- Strong documentation and record-management skills.




- Ability to work independently with a high degree of ownership and attention to detail.

Education & ExperienceMandatory

- B.Com / M.Com or equivalent qualification.
- 6–8 years of relevant experience in accounting and finance.
- Hands-on experience in day-to-day accounting operations.
- Practical experience in GST and TDS-related activities.
- Experience with Tally ERP/Tally Prime and MS Excel.
- Willingness to work in office in Bengaluru.

Preferred

- Experience in a similar industry or business environment.
- Experience independently managing accounting activities.
- Experience coordinating with auditors, consultants, banks, vendors and customers.
- Experience in monthly/year-end closing and MIS reporting.

What We Are Looking For The candidate should be a hands-on finance professional who can take ownership of accounting operations, rather than simply process transactions. You should be comfortable managing reconciliations, identifying discrepancies, maintaining documentation, supporting statutory compliance, coordinating with multiple stakeholders and ensuring that financial records are accurate and up to date.

Strong attention to detail, accountability, timeliness, confidentiality and adherence to financial controls are essential for this role.

Pay: ₹600,000.00 - ₹800,000.00 per year

Application Question(s)

- Please briefly describe the accounting activities you currently handle independently, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, month-end closing and MIS reporting.
- Please briefly describe your hands-on GST responsibilities, including GST accounting, input/output tax reconciliation, ITC reconciliation, return-related activities and handling of GST discrepancies.
- Please briefly describe your hands-on TDS responsibilities, including TDS accounting, reconciliation, return-related activities, documentation and coordination for compliance.
- Please describe the accounting activities you independently perform using Tally ERP/Tally Prime, such as ledger scrutiny, journal entries, AP/AR, bank reconciliation, GST/TDS accounting and financial closing.
- Please list the MS Excel functions/features you regularly use for accounting, reconciliation and MIS reporting, and mention the type of reports or reconciliations you prepare using Excel.

Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:
- accounting and finance: 6 years (Required)
- Tally ERP / Tally Prime: 5 years (Required)
- GST: 5 years (Required)
- TDS: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Accountant (Bengaluru)
🏢 Skills DNA
📍 Bengaluru