Core Job Responsibilities1. Finance & Operational Accounting
- Package Costing & Ledger Scrutiny: Overseeing accurate accounting for customized domestic and international tour itineraries, hotel inventory bookings, and transport vendor credits.
- Accounts Receivable & Payable (AR/AP): Monitoring credit lines given to corporate accounts or retail travel agents while ensuring timely disbursements to tour operators, airlines, and local destination management companies (DMCs).
- Reconciliations: Managing complicated, high-volume reconciliations (Bank, BSP/GDS flight booking systems, and foreign exchange accounts).
2. Team Leadership & Operations (The "Team Leader" Aspect)
- Workflow Delegation: Mentoring and distributing tasks among a team of junior accountants and billing executives.
- Month-End Closures: Leading the team to ensure accurate and strict timelines for closing monthly books and generating Management Information System (MIS) reports for the directors.
- Conflict Resolution: Stepping in to handle vendor payment disputes or delayed corporate collections that the junior team escalation paths cannot resolve.
3. Statutory & Taxation Compliance (India Specific)
- GST in Tourism: Managing complex Place of Supply rules under GST for tour operators, and tracking Input Tax Credit (ITC) on hotel and transport invoices.
- TCS & Foreign Remittances: Supervising Tax Collected at Source (TCS) compliance on Outbound Tour Packages and managing foreign currency payments via LRS (Liberalised Remittance Scheme) protocols.
- Audits: Preparing files and spearheading the coordination for annual statutory audits and tax assessments.
Required Skill Set & Competencies
Competency TypeSpecific RequirementsTechnical / DomainDeep knowledge of Tally Prime or travel-specific ERPs; Advanced MS Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, Macros);
ComplianceStrong grip on GST, TDS, and TCS rules relevant to the travel and hospitality industry.
Leadership3+ years of experience directly managing/supervising a team of 4–8 junior accounts professionals.
ExperienceTypically requires 7 to 12 years of experience in core accounting, with at least 3–5 years strictly within a Travel Agency, Tour Operator, or Hotel environment.
EducationM.Com, Inter-CA, Inter-ICWA, or an MBA in Finance.
Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
