Job Description

Role Summary

This role manages day-to-day core accounting tasks within a logistics environment, emphasizing accurate books of accounts, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Taxation and statutory compliance are handled by a separate team.

Key Responsibilities

Daily Accounting & General Ledger:
- Record daily financial transactions related to freight, warehousing, and transportation.
- Post journal entries and maintain sub-ledgers for customers, vendors, and operational expenses.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities with accurate schedules and accruals.

Accounts Payable & Receivable:
- Process vendor invoices and ensure timely payments for transporters, warehouse operators, and service providers.
- Prepare and issue customer invoices, track collections, and maintain ageing reports.
- Reconcile vendor and customer accounts, resolving discrepancies promptly.

Bank & Balance Sheet Reconciliations:
- Perform daily/weekly bank reconciliations and ensure all variances are investigated and cleared.
- Reconcile inter-company and suspense accounts as required.

Cost & Operational Accounting:
- Capture and allocate costs to jobs, routes, or customers for accurate cost-of-service analysis.
- Assist in preparing periodic cost, margin, and profitability reports.

Reporting & MIS:
- Generate routine financial and operational MIS reports for management review.
- Provide input for budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis as needed.

Process & System Support:
- Work with ERP systems to maintain integrity of accounting data.
- Suggest improvements to streamline accounting workflows and controls.

Qualifications & Skills

Education:
- B.Com graduate with 2-4 years of accounting experience, or
- CA fresher with internship experience in accounting/finance.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong knowledge of core accounting principles.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (Tally/SAP/Oracle or similar) and MS Excel.
- Soft Skills:
- Detail-oriented, strong analytical and numerical ability.
- Good communication skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-moving logistics environment.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Timeliness and accuracy of daily postings and reconciliations.
- Up-to-date and error-free vendor/customer ledgers.
- Accurate and timely MIS and month-end closing.
- Minimal unresolved reconciliation items.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ?300,000.00 - ?500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance Provident Fund
Work Location: In person