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Accounting - Finance
Senior Accountant – Ledger Controller & Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Accounting - Finance
#768783
Remote / WFH
Smartax Accountancy Ltd ·
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
• Manage and review the sales ledger, including invoicing, receipt allocation, credit notes, aged debtors and debtor-control reconciliation.
• Manage and review the purchase ledger, including supplier invoices, payments, supplier-statement reconciliations and creditor-control reconciliation.
• Reconcile all balance-sheet accounts to appropriate supporting records.
• Complete bank, credit-card, cash and intercompany reconciliations.
• Reconcile payroll, net wages, employee deductions, pensions and payroll-related taxes.
• Reconcile VAT, GST, corporation tax and other tax or statutory control accounts.
• Maintain and reconcile fixed assets, depreciation, accruals, prepayments, loans, interest, suspense and clearing accounts.
• Investigate reconciliation differences, correct accounting errors and clear historic outstanding balances.
• Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Review the trial balance and ensure the integrity of the general ledger.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash-Flow reports.
• Prepare supporting schedules, variance analysis, KPIs and financial commentary.
• Review transaction coding and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain clear working papers and a complete audit trail for every balance-sheet account.
• Meet monthly reporting deadlines and communicate accounting issues clearly to management.
Desired Candidate Profile
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant accounting experience.
• Proven experience independently managing sales and purchase ledgers.
• Strong hands-on experience reconciling complete balance sheets and control accounts.
• Excellent understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and general-ledger accounting.
• Experience completing month-end close and preparing or reviewing trial balances.
• Ability to identify the cause of reconciliation differences and resolve them independently.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup formulas and SUMIFS.
• Experience using recognised cloud accounting or ERP software.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet reporting deadlines.
• This role is based in Phagwara Punjab so the Candidate should be either living closeby or willing to relocate.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹60,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
• Manage and review the sales ledger, including invoicing, receipt allocation, credit notes, aged debtors and debtor-control reconciliation.
• Manage and review the purchase ledger, including supplier invoices, payments, supplier-statement reconciliations and creditor-control reconciliation.
• Reconcile all balance-sheet accounts to appropriate supporting records.
• Complete bank, credit-card, cash and intercompany reconciliations.
• Reconcile payroll, net wages, employee deductions, pensions and payroll-related taxes.
• Reconcile VAT, GST, corporation tax and other tax or statutory control accounts.
• Maintain and reconcile fixed assets, depreciation, accruals, prepayments, loans, interest, suspense and clearing accounts.
• Investigate reconciliation differences, correct accounting errors and clear historic outstanding balances.
• Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Review the trial balance and ensure the integrity of the general ledger.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash-Flow reports.
• Prepare supporting schedules, variance analysis, KPIs and financial commentary.
• Review transaction coding and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain clear working papers and a complete audit trail for every balance-sheet account.
• Meet monthly reporting deadlines and communicate accounting issues clearly to management.
Desired Candidate Profile
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant accounting experience.
• Proven experience independently managing sales and purchase ledgers.
• Strong hands-on experience reconciling complete balance sheets and control accounts.
• Excellent understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and general-ledger accounting.
• Experience completing month-end close and preparing or reviewing trial balances.
• Ability to identify the cause of reconciliation differences and resolve them independently.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup formulas and SUMIFS.
• Experience using recognised cloud accounting or ERP software.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet reporting deadlines.
• This role is based in Phagwara Punjab so the Candidate should be either living closeby or willing to relocate.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹60,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
