Junior Assistant - Virtual CFO Services

ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring a Team Lead for our Virtual CFO Services division. This is an execution and coordination role — the incumbent will be responsible for managing a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of monthly accounting, MIS, reconciliations, and compliance support. The Team Lead will work closely with the division's senior management and will guide junior associates in day-to-day client work.

The role is well-suited for a semi-qualified CA or CMA professional with 2–4 years of hands-on experience in accounting, audit support, or finance operations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES A. Client Book Review & Accuracy • Conduct monthly review of client books of accounts — verify ledger entries, identify mispostings, and ensure books are clean and up to date before MIS extraction • Raise adjustment journal entries where required; maintain a structured review checklist for each client B.

MIS Reporting • Prepare monthly MIS reports using a structured Excel framework — covering revenue, costs, margins, receivables, payables, and inventory positions • Ensure MIS numbers tie back to the books and are presentation-ready for client management • Prepare month-on-month and budget-vs-actual variance notes with brief commentary C. ERP Data Extraction & Structuring • Extract, clean, and structure financial and operational data from ERPs — primarily Odoo, including inventory modules such as stock movements, valuation, ageing, and dead stock identification • Build and maintain reusable output templates from raw ERP exports D. Reconciliations • Perform and review multi-dataset reconciliations, including: ◦ Bank reconciliation — matching book entries against bank statements ◦ Inter-company reconciliation — balancing group payables and receivables ◦ Vendor and customer ledger matching — resolving open items and disputed balances ◦ Inventory reconciliation — physical vs. system stock, valuation differences, and write-off identification E.

Statutory Compliance Support • Coordinate monthly statutory compliance filings: GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B), TDS computation and deposit, PF and ESI challan preparation, and Professional Tax • Track due dates, flag upcoming deadlines, and ensure timely completion without defaults F. Cash Flow & Budgeting Support • Maintain a rolling cash flow tracker for each client — flagging upcoming outflows including statutory dues, vendor payments, and EMI obligations • Feed actuals into budget-vs-actual variance reports; assist senior management in preparing cash flow projections G. Client Fieldwork • Carry out field visits to client premises as required, including: ◦ Physical inventory verification and stock count observation ◦ Cross-verification of source documents — purchase orders, GRNs, invoices, delivery challans — against book entries ◦ Preparation of structured findings notes for review by senior management H.

Audit Support • Assist in coordinating statutory audit and internal audit fieldwork for clients — provide schedules, working papers, and support data to auditors • Apply audit-oriented thinking to routine book reviews — flag unusual entries, control gaps, or reconciling items for escalation • Candidates with prior articleship or audit team experience will be expected to leverage that exposure in client delivery I. Team Coordination • Guide and review work of junior associates assigned to the vCFO team • Allocate tasks, track progress against monthly client deliverable timelines, and escalate issues to senior management promptly QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Essential • Semi-qualified CA (CA Intermediate cleared) — mandatory • 2 to 4 years of experience in accounting, audit support, or finance operations • Experience in statutory audit or internal audit — minimum 1 year preferred; audit exposure is a key selection criterion • Working knowledge of Indian accounting standards (AS / Ind AS basics), GST, and TDS compliance • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel — MIS preparation, reconciliation workbooks, pivot tables