Manager - Accounts & Finance - CA

Description:

Department

Accounts & Finance

Role Overview

We are looking for a Manager Accounts & Finance with strong expertise in Direct Taxation and GST, to manage end-to-end tax compliances, audits, litigation, and advisory support in a manufacturing / multi-location business environment.

The role requires a hands-on CA who has independently handled Income Tax, GST returns, reconciliations, departmental notices, audits, and advisory matters, preferably in manufacturing or complex operational setups.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Taxation (Income Tax & Allied Laws)

- Review and finalize Income Tax Returns

- Review Tax Audit Reports (Form 3CD) and coordinate with statutory & tax auditors

- Monitor advance tax calculations and deferred tax workings

- Oversee TDS/TCS compliances and filings (24Q, 26Q, 27Q, 27EQ)

- Ensure reconciliation of TDS/TCS with 26AS, AIS & TIS

Handle Income Tax notices including:

- Intimations

- Scrutiny & reassessment

- Penalty proceedings

- Draft and review replies to notices under the Income-tax Act

2 Indirect Taxation (GST)

Review and supervise GST returns:

- GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-7

- ITC-04, GSTR-9 & 9C

- Manage GST compliances across multiple registrations and states

Monitor:

- E-invoicing

- E-way bills

- ITC eligibility, reversals & re-availment

Perform monthly reconciliation:

- Books vs GSTR-2B

- GSTR-2B vs GSTR-3B

- Handle GST audits, departmental scrutiny, SCNs, assessments & adjudication

- Draft replies to GST notices (DRC-01, DRC-06, DRC-07, etc.)

- Support appeals and litigation matters

3 Advisory & Business Support

Provide GST advisory on:

- Classification & valuation

- Place of supply

- RCM

- Job work

- Exports

- Inter-branch / inter-state transactions

- Support finance team during:

- Year-end closure

- Statutory & tax audits

Candidate Profile

Qualification

- Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory

Experience

- 5+ years post-qualification experience in Direct Tax & GST

Experience in handling:

- Tax compliances

- Audits

- Litigation & departmental matters

- Exposure to manufacturing / trading / multi-location businesses preferred

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of Income Tax Act & GST laws

- Experience in handling audits and departmental proceedings

- Strong drafting, interpretation & communication skills

- Analytical mindset with attention to detail

- Ability to work independently with ownership