— ACCOUNTANT / JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT

Department: Finance & Accounts

Industry: Real Estate / Construction

Location: Chennai

Reporting To: Senior Accounts / Accounts Manager

Experience

· Junior Accountant: 1–3 years

· Accountant: 3–5 years

· Real estate / construction experience preferred.

Qualification

B.Com / M.Com.

CA Inter / equivalent qualification will be an advantage.

Role Purpose

To ensure accurate, timely and complete day-to-day accounting, reconciliation's, statutory compliances and filings, and maintain the books ready for monthly closure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Day-to-Day Accounting

· Record sales, purchases, receipts, payments and journal entries.

· Maintain accurate accounting records in Zoho Books / Tally / ERP.

· Prepare vouchers and maintain supporting documents.

· Account for customer receipts, advances, bookings, cancellations and refunds.

· Record vendor invoices and expenses correctly.

2. Reconciliation

· Perform regular bank reconciliation.

· Reconcile customer and vendor accounts.

· Identify, follow up and clear unreconciled items.

· Maintain outstanding and reconciliation schedules.

3. Real Estate & Project Accounting

· Maintain customer and project-wise accounting.

· Account for property bookings, advances, cancellations and refunds.

· Record project-related expenses under the correct project and account head.

· Ensure transactions are properly supported and classified.

4. Statutory Compliance & Filings

· Prepare workings and data for GST, TDS and other applicable statutory compliances.

· Perform GST and TDS reconciliation's and identify differences.

· Prepare GST returns, TDS returns and other applicable statutory filings.

· Prepare statutory payment workings and challans within due dates.

· Maintain statutory registers, workings, acknowledgements and supporting documents.

· Track compliance due dates and pending items.

· Coordinate with Senior Accounts / consultants for review and filing.

· Follow up on notices,



mismatches and compliance issues.

· Maintain complete records of all statutory filings for audit and verification.

5. Monthly Books Closure

· Complete all assigned accounting entries within the monthly closing timeline.

· Prepare ledger schedules and reconciliation statements.

· Resolve pending and unreconciled items before closure.

· Support Senior Accounts in monthly books closure.

· Provide schedules and information required for audit and MIS.

6. Documentation & Internal Controls

· Maintain proper records of invoices, receipts, payments and vouchers.

· Ensure every transaction has appropriate supporting documents and approvals.

· Follow accounting SOPs, internal controls and approval procedures.

· Report errors, unusual transactions and pending items promptly.

Required Skills

· Good knowledge of accounting principles.

· Working knowledge of Zoho Books preferred.

· Working knowledge of Tally / other ERP systems and MS Excel.

· Good working knowledge of GST and TDS.

· Good reconciliation and numerical skills.

· Accuracy and attention to detail.

· Good documentation and record-keeping discipline.

· Valuable communication and coordination skills.

· Ability to work within defined timelines.

Preferred Experience

Experience in real estate / construction accounting, particularly in:

· Customer advances and collections

· Property bookings, cancellations and refunds

· Project-wise accounting

· Bank, customer and vendor reconciliation

· GST and TDS compliance

· Statutory returns and filings

· Monthly books closure

Role Expectation

Junior Accountant: Execute accounting entries, vouchers, documentation, basic reconciliation's and statutory compliance support accurately and on time.

Accountant: Independently handle day-to-day accounting, reconciliation, statutory compliance and filing preparation, and monthly closing activities with limited supervision.

Key Accountability

Accurate Books. | Timely Accounting. | Clean Reconciliation's. | Timely Compliance. | Complete Documentation. | Closure Ready.

📌 Senior Executive - Accounts (Chennai)
🏢 Adityaram Properties
📍 Chennai