Job Description – Accountant
About Askknatural
Askknatural is a fast-growing health and wellness company operating across multiple business verticals, including personalized nutrition and fitness services, consumer wellness products, and nutritional supplements. We are looking for a detail-oriented, self-motivated and experienced Accountant who can independently manage the accounting operations across all business verticals while ensuring timely statutory compliance and accurate financial reporting.
Business Verticals
1. Askknatural (Services)
- Personalized nutrition programmes
- 1:1 live online workout programmes
- Domestic and international clients
2. The Good Fats
- Consumer wellness products
- MCT C8 Oil and other wellness products
3. Askknatural Essentials
- Nutritional supplements
- Functional foods
- Future wellness product range
Key Responsibilities
1. Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Independently maintain complete books of accounts for all business verticals.
- Record daily sales, purchases, receipts, payments, journal entries and adjustment entries.
- Maintain general ledger, subsidiary ledgers and chart of accounts.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and ledger reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate accounting records in compliance with accounting standards.
- Analyse ledger balances and identify accounting discrepancies.
- Ensure books are updated on a real-time basis.
2. Financial Statements & Finalisation
- Prepare Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet.
- Pass year-end adjustment entries including depreciation, provisions, accruals and prepaid expenses.
- Prepare schedules for statutory audit and annual financial statements.
- Assist in finalisation of accounts and coordinate with Chartered Accountants and auditors.
- Maintain audit-ready books throughout the year.
3. GST Compliance
- Prepare data for applicable GST returns and filing
- Reconcile GST with purchase and sales registers.
- Reconcile Input Tax Credit (ITC) with GSTR-2B.
- Maintain HSN/SAC-wise records.
- Generate GST-compliant tax invoices, debit notes and credit notes.
- Coordinate with the Chartered Accountant for GST assessments and statutory compliance and filing
4. TDS & Income Tax Compliance
- Deduct TDS under applicable provisions relating to salary, professional fees, contractors, rent, commission, interest and other payments.
- Deposit TDS within prescribed timelines.
- Prepare data for filing quarterly TDS returns and filing
- Generate Form 16 and Form 16A.
- Reconcile TDS with books of accounts, Form 26AS and TRACES.
- Coordinate with the Chartered Accountant on income tax compliance matters.
5. Vendor & Purchase Accounting
- Record purchase invoices accurately with GST Compliance
- Maintain vendor ledgers.
- Process vendor payments within agreed timelines.
- Reconcile supplier statements.
- Monitor outstanding payables and ageing reports.
6. Sales & Revenue Accounting
- Record revenue from all business verticals.
- Generate customer invoices.
- Maintain customer receivable ledgers.
- Reconcile collections with bank accounts and payment gateways including Razorpay, Stripe, Shopify or similar platforms.
- Monitor receivables and follow up for outstanding collections.
7. Inventory Accounting
- Maintain inventory records for all products.
- Record stock movement and inventory valuation.
- Reconcile warehouse inventory with accounting records.
- Coordinate periodic stock verification and stock audits.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies.
8. Payroll Processing
- Process monthly payroll accurately.
- Maintain employee salary records.
- Calculate statutory deductions including TDS, PF, ESIC and Professional Tax (where applicable).
- Coordinate with HR for payroll inputs.
- Prepare payroll reconciliation statements.
9. Financial Reporting & MIS
- Prepare monthly Profit & Loss Statement.
- Prepare Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement.
- Prepare monthly MIS reports and management dashboards.
- Analyse revenue, expenses, profitability and cash flows.
- Share periodic financial summaries with management.
- Assist management in budgeting and financial analysis.
10. Statutory Compliance
- Ensure timely compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax and other statutory requirements.
- Maintain statutory registers and compliance records.
- Coordinate with auditors, consultants and government authorities whenever required.
- Ensure zero compliance delays and penalties.
11. Documentation & Record Management
- Maintain digital records of invoices, bills, agreements and statutory documents.
- Organise accounting records systematically.
- Ensure all financial documents remain audit-ready.
- Maintain proper document retention and filing systems.
Skills & Competencies
Accounting Knowledge
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and Indian Accounting Standards (if possible )
- Knowledge of financial statement preparation and finalisation.
- Ability to independently handle complete accounting functions.
Taxation Knowledge
- Good working knowledge of GST and TDS provisions.
- Understanding of statutory compliances applicable to Indian businesses.
- Experience in reconciliations and statutory return filings.
Software Skills
- Strong working knowledge of Tally Prime.
- Experience with Zoho Books or similar accounting software.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including:
- Pivot Tables
- VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
- SUMIFS
- IF Functions
- Data Validation
- Financial Reporting
- MIS Preparation
Professional Skills
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple business entities simultaneously.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational and time management abilities.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications
- B.Com / M.Com / MBA (Finance) / CA Inter.
- 3–6 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Experience in handling service-based and e-commerce businesses will be an added advantage.
- Experience with payment gateways such as Razorpay, Stripe, Shopify or similar platforms.
- Exposure to statutory audit and financial statement finalisation.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- 100% accurate bookkeeping.
- Timely completion of monthly accounts.
- Accurate and timely GST and TDS compliance.
- Zero statutory penalties or compliance defaults.
- Timely preparation of monthly MIS and financial reports.
- Accurate bank, vendor, customer and inventory reconciliations.
- Timely payroll processing.
- Audit-ready books throughout the year.
- Timely completion of annual financial statement finalisation.
- Effective management of multiple business verticals with high accuracy.
Apply Now: Send your CV & cover letter to [[email protected]]
Subject Line: Application – Account Executive| Askknatural
Pay: ₹10,768.66 - ₹25,467.36 per month
Benefits:
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Paid sick time
Work Location: In person
