EY Senior Consultant - TAX National ACR Chennai 

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai 

20335374

Requisition Id : 1518753

TAX - ACR :

EY is looking for Senior Consultant for Tax – Accounting Compliance and Reporting (ACR) practice. As a part of this team, you will be required to manage and monitor day to day operations related to client’s engagements, possess complete knowledge of managing core Accounting, Payroll & compliance functions.

Your key responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio of clients, prioritize and manage multiple deadlines.
• Ensure proper and timely accounting, periodic closing, MIS / dashboard for activity tracking / deliverables to clients.
• Working knowledge of tax provisions from accounting perspective viz TDS, Payroll compliances, Advance tax computation etc.
• Periodic review of General ledger, books of account to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Plan and prepare schedule for financial closing for multiple clients / a large client.
• Preparation of Financial statements, Tax Audit report and related schedules along with relevant back up (as per IGAAP for small clients).
• Lead and Manage end to end audit for the client including liaison with Auditors & clients, follow up for audit issues and implement corrective action if any.
• Review all the capitalised items and date of capitalisation as well as the expenses associated with the assets capitalised.
• Review the vendor payment /employee reimbursement advice.
• Review the debtor/creditor/bank reconciliations prepared
• Review of Prepaid expense tracker
• Review the funds position and keep the management informed.
• Prepare Interest working on Fixed Deposits &/or on Borrowings.
• Prepare Fixed Assets Register and calculation of depreciation.
• Prepare month end provisions
• Payroll review-first cut (wherever applicable)
• Prepare the BS accounts reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Prepare GST workings and reconcile with books
• Prepare monthly/quarterly MIS
• Handling routine vendor/customer/client queries.
• Coordination with tax teams for routine work

Skills and attributes for success

• Good knowledge on capitalization, computation of depreciation under companies Act and Income tax act, various tax provisions for assets etc.
• Knowledgeable on IGAAP, accounting and related aspects.
• Exposure to IndAS is desirable.
• Experience in MIS with strong Excel, Power Point skills
• Strong Accounting & Payroll Knowledge, being well versed in all statutory compliances
• Self-starter who is target-driven and motivated - must be comfortable to work in a matrix organization and a target oriented environment.
• Strong logical and analytical skills
• Tech savvy with a flair for process automation for efficiency
• Stakeholder management - multifaceted with an ability to manage multiple clients for accounting, Standalone Financial statements, Tax audit etc.
• Good oral and written communication skills for liaison with client, client partners, statutory auditor's and other stakeholders.
• Should be a team player with a proactive & result oriented approach
• Problem solving and conflict management skills.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A Chartered Accountant and any additional qualification would be an added advantage
• 2 - 7 years of work experience in core finance & payroll function, with experience in preparation of Financial Statements, Tax Audit
• Experience in managing client facing finance team preferably in a consulting organization or well diversified Industry experience
• Work experience in SAP / ERP environment would be preferred

Ideally you’ll also have

• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.