Associate Manager, Finance - R01572314

Associate Manager, Finance

Job requirements

Experience Range: 5 to 8 years of experience in finance and accounting, including substantial hands-on exposure to GST, ISD, TDS compliance, and accounts payable operations Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare, review, and file monthly GST returns such as GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B within statutory timelines, ensuring full compliance
- Compute monthly GST liability, validate tax payments, and maintain detailed supporting documentation
- Perform reconciliations across purchase registers, books of account, GSTR-2B, input tax credit records, and GST returns, resolving discrepancies promptly
- Manage Input Service Distributor (ISD) compliance by reviewing input-service credits, preparing distribution workings, and filing ISD returns accurately
- Review transactions for correct TDS section, rate, threshold, deduction timing, and ensure timely deduction and deposit, including preparation and filing of quarterly TDS returns
- Support accounts payable operations through invoice review, payment processing, vendor reconciliations, and resolution of invoice or payment-related discrepancies
- Assist in finance, reporting, and audit support by preparing data, documents, and explanations for statutory, tax, and internal audits
- Maintain GST and TDS compliance trackers, challans, acknowledgements, working papers, and audit-ready documentation to ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned activities Required Skills:
- GST compliance expertise, including GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and input tax credit management
- Input Service Distributor (ISD) process management and compliance
- TDS compliance, including section analysis, deduction, deposit, and return filing
- Financial reconciliation across registers, ledgers, and tax records
- Accounts payable operations and invoice processing
- Microsoft Excel proficiency for financial analysis and reconciliation
- ERP or accounting system experience for transaction management
- Knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls Preferred Skills:
- Automation of finance and compliance processes using ERP or workflow tools
- Advanced Excel functions such as Power Query and VBA for process improvement
- Experience with process improvement initiatives in accounts payable and taxation
- Handling GST notices, departmental queries, and audit support
- Multi-entity or multi-registration GST and ISD allocation Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a closely related discipline
- CA qualified, CA Inter / semi-qualified, or currently pursuing CA
- Certification in GST or TDS compliance (such as GST Practitioner or TDS Specialist) from a recognized institution is preferred