Job Title: Accountant AP, AR & General Ledger

Location: Pune, India (Viman Nagar)

Experience: 5 to 7 years

Employment Type: Full time

Joining Preference: Immediate joiners or candidates with a short notice period less than 30 days.

Working Hours: Flexible business hours (11 AM to 8 PM or 12PM to 9PM IST) / depending on business requirements.

Department: Finance & Accounting

Work from Office - 5 Days work from Office, no work from Home.

Company-provided transport - No

Role & responsibilities

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Accountant to join our finance team in Pune GSC and manage the end-to-end accounting and financial reporting activities of an Foreign-based entity.

This is a versatile, hands-on role offering ownership of the entitys accounting operations, covering Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), statutory compliance, budgeting, performance reporting, and audit coordination.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working independently, managing multiple finance activities, coordinating with international stakeholders, and ensuring accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting.

Preferred candidate profile

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounts Payable (AP)

- Manage the complete accounts payable cycle, including vendor invoice verification, coding, posting, and payment preparation.
- Review vendor statements, resolve discrepancies and ensure timely settlement of supplier balances.
- Monitor payment terms, outstanding liabilities, and vendor reconciliations.
- Ensure appropriate supporting documentation and approval controls are in place for all payments.

2. Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Oversee customer invoicing, cash application, receipt allocation, and customer account reconciliations.
- Monitor outstanding receivables, overdue balances,



and ageing reports.
- Coordinate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve billing and payment discrepancies.
- Support collection follow-ups and provide regular updates on receivables and cash-flow positions.

3. General Ledger, Closing & Audit

- Perform and oversee General Ledger (GL) accounting, including journal entries, account reviews, and month-end close activities.
- Prepare, review, and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items.
- Coordinate internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules, supporting documents and responses to auditor queries.
- Ensure the timely completion of statutory and group reporting requirements.
- Maintain audit-ready accounting records and follow up on audit observations and corrective actions.

4. End-to-End Accounting & Entity Ownership

- Take ownership of the entitys day-to-day accounting operations and ensure accurate and timely financial records.
- Manage the complete accounting cycle, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions, fixed assets, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
- Perform month-end and year-end closing activities in accordance with applicable accounting standards and group reporting requirements.
- Review general ledger balances, investigate variances and resolve outstanding reconciliation items.
- Maintain proper documentation, internal controls,



and compliance with group finance policies.

5. Taxation & Statutory Compliance

- Possess sound working knowledge of GST/VAT, including applicable compliance requirements, reconciliations, and return support.
- Understand TDS / withholding tax principles, including applicable deductions, documentation, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.
- Support tax filings, statutory audits, and other compliance activities in coordination with tax advisors or consultants.

6. Budgeting, MIS & Performance Reporting

- Assist in preparing annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and financial projections.
- Prepare monthly management reports covering revenue, costs, profitability, budget-versus-actual performance, and key variances.
- Investigate significant variances and provide meaningful explanations and actionable insights to management.
- Support cash-flow forecasting, working-capital monitoring, and financial performance analysis.
- Ensure accurate and timely submission of financial data to the group finance and controlling teams.

7. International Stakeholder Coordination

- Work closely with the Foreign-based finance team and other international stakeholders to meet reporting deadlines.
- Communicate effectively on accounting queries, reconciliations, closing activities, and financial performance.
- Adapt to European business hours and reporting deadlines as required.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Perks and benefits

- Competitive compensation package.
- Employee medical insurance.
- Personal accident insurance.
- Opportunity to work with an international finance team and gain exposure to Foreign accounting and reporting.

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