EY India | Executive - TAX - National - TAX - GCR - ACR - Chennai

Key responsibilities

• The ideal candidate should be able to manage assigned activities independently, identify and resolve accounting issues, and consistently deliver accurate outcomes within agreed timelines.
• Perform accounting activities across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and General Ledger.
• Support month-end and year-end closing, including journal entries, account reconciliations, schedules, and ledger review.
• Prepare bank, vendor, customer, and balance sheet reconciliations, and follow up on open items.
• Support the preparation of financial statements and related schedules.
• Coordinate information and documentation required for statutory and internal audits.
• Prepare and review data supporting TDS returns and GST filings, including purchase registers, sales registers, RCM transactions, and related reconciliations.
• Prepare MIS reports, financial schedules, variance analyses, and other management information.
• Identify accounting exceptions and resolve them in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain adequate documentation and ensure assigned deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, and bookkeeping practices.
• Working exposure to AP, AR, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, month-end close, and year-end close.
• Basic understanding of financial statements and experience supporting statutory and internal audits.
• Strong working knowledge of TDS and GST compliance, including TDS returns and preparation of data for GST filings.
• Good process understanding across Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and Record-to-Report.
• Experience working with leading ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or similar systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Working knowledge of MIS reporting, including financial reports and variance analysis.
• Experience in independently managing day-to-day client interactions, including requirement clarification, status updates, query resolution, and follow-up on deliverables.
• Ability to leverage AI and digital tools to improve productivity, accuracy, and process efficiency.
• Key Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Self-driven, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning.
• Strong deadline orientation, with the flexibility to support critical deliverables during peak closure, reporting, audit, and compliance periods.
• What We Look For; We look for professionals with strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on finance process experience, and a responsible approach to delivery.

EY (Ernst & Young)

EY is one of the Big Four professional services networks, providing assurance, tax, consulting and strategy-and-transactions services. The network in its present form came from the 1989 merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young.

In India, EY member firms and EY Global Delivery Services employ large finance teams. Typical openings for chartered accountants and finance professionals are in financial accounting advisory (FAAS), audit, tax, risk and transaction services.

• Industry: Assurance, tax, consulting and transactions (Big Four)
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: EY member firms and EY Global Delivery Services centres in several Indian cities