Accounting Assistant - India

Section 1: Position Summary

The Accounting Assistant supports the finance/accounting team by performing a variety of clerical and administrative responsibilities. This role ensures that accurate processing of financial transactions, helps to maintain financial records, and assists in preparing reports.  The Accounting Assistant plays a key role in ensuring financial operations are organized and efficient. 

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Complete a variety of tasks as per processes assigned within specified parameters of the client/admin/support team relating to vendor payments, statutory compliances TDS, GST etc.,
• Handle all vendors for accounting, statutory compliances.
• Identify the issues/problems related to processes if any and cascade to the respective team leads in state side.
• Handling all applicable audits.
• Coordinating with tax audit, statutory audit, looking at other regulatory financials like US GAAP
• Fostering inter-team relationships to achieve goals.
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
• At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always®. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day.

Supervision  

• NA

Section 3:  Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Education and experience:

• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• 1-2 years’ experience in finance preferred

Skill Requirement:

• Good communication skills
• Good Problem solving and analytical skills
• Basic MS Office knowledge and preference to good working knowledge of Excel
• Must be able to adapt the assignments quickly
• Flexibility in work culture (Example – She/he should be flexible in Day/Mid shift based on business requirement)

For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual workspace and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 Mbps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying.

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