Senior Accountant

Job Description Designation: Senior Accountant Location: Khar West, Mumbai (On-site) Company: HappyLab Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Brand: YourHappyLife) About the Role We are looking for a Senior Accountant who can operate as the financial nerve center of the organization owning books, cash flow, compliance, controls, and audit readiness end to end. This role demands obsessive attention to detail abd strong process orientation. You will be responsible for ensuring every number, report, and filing stands the test of scrutiny internal or statutory. If you thrive in accountability, have mastered the science of structured accounting, and take pride in building clean, auditable systems, this is the job for you. Core Mandate - Full Ownership of Accounting Operations: Manage and close books independently every month with accuracy and timeliness. No exceptions. - Statutory Hygiene: Ensure 100% compliance across GST, TDS, PF, PT, and Companies Act filings no delays, no penalties, no excuses. - Audit Readiness: Maintain books, ledgers, and documentation in audit-ready condition at all times. Lead coordination with statutory auditors and tax consultants. - Financial Control: Build strong checks and balances for cash, expenses, vendor payments, and inventory reconciliation. - Data Integrity: Every entry in Tally must have a paper trail digitally backed up, indexed, and verified. Key Responsibilities 1. Accounting Leadership - Oversee and manage the entire accounting cycle in Tally Prime, including journal entries, balance sheet, P&L, trial balance, and ledgers. - Conduct monthly book closures, accrual entries, and reconciliations across bank accounts, vendors, customers, and inter-company transactions. - Ensure accurate mapping of cost centers and budgets for each business vertical (D2C, Marketplace, Retail, and Corporate). 2. Statutory & Taxation Compliance - Handle end-to-end GST compliance: GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, and ITC reconciliations. - Manage TDS computation, deposit, and quarterly returns (Form 26Q, 27Q, etc.). - Manage Professional Tax, PF, and ESI filings with error-free submissions and timely challans. - Liaise with tax authorities and auditors on any notices, clarifications, or reconciliations. 3. Financial Reporting & Control - Prepare monthly MIS, variance reports, and management dashboards P&L, cash flow, working capital, and cost analysis. - Track and monitor receivables, payables, vendor ageing, and credit control. - Support in budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives with management. - Maintain fixed asset registers, depreciation schedules, and expense allocation sheets. - Identify leakages, process gaps, or policy breaches and implement corrective controls. 4. Audit & Compliance Management - Coordinate with statutory, tax, and internal auditors during audits. - Prepare audit schedules, ledgers, and documentation for review. - Maintain complete documentation for all statutory submissions, filings, and reconciliations. - Ensure complete adherence to Companies Act, 2013 and other relevant regulatory frameworks. 5. Vendor, Inventory & E-commerce Accounting - Oversee e-commerce reconciliation for all platforms (Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa, Shopify, Razorpay, etc.). - Ensure correct mapping of sales, returns, commissions, and deductions. - Reconcile inventory with warehouse systems and coordinate with operations to ensure stock accuracy. - Review purchase orders, GRNs, invoices, and ensure timely vendor payments aligned with credit cycles. 6. Process & Systems Development - Establish and enforce accounting SOPs, approval hierarchies, and documentation protocols. - Digitize and maintain clean data structures for invoices, contracts, and vouchers. - Train and supervise junior accountants, ensuring task discipline and process adherence. - Work closely with the management to evolve financial practices that scale with company growth. What Excellence Looks Like in This Role - Monthly books closed by the 7th without a single pending reconciliation. - Zero statutory defaults, zero penalties, zero surprises at audit time. - Every rupee traceable cash, inventory, payments, and receivables. - Systems so clean that any external auditor can navigate them without hand-holding. - Financial insights ready for management within 48 hours of month-end. Candidate Profile - Qualification: B.Com / M.Com / CA (Inter) or equivalent. - Experience: Minimum 610 years in end-to-end accounting and compliance within a fast-growing organization (preferably FMCG, D2C, or manufacturing). - Strong command over Tally, MS Excel (Advanced), GST Portal, TRACES, and PF/ESI systems. - Experience in audit coordination, tax assessments, and e-commerce reconciliations is mandatory. - Sound knowledge of Indian Accounting Standards, Companies Act, and Direct & Indirect Taxes. - Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple deliverables, and maintain composure during audits. - High integrity, structured communication, and impeccable documentation discipline. Reporting To: CEO/Founder Work Mode: Onsite, Full-Time