| Detail | For this role |
|---|---|
| Department | Finance and Accounts |
| Level | Mid level |
| Reports to | Financial Controller |
| Direct reports | Accounts Executive |
| Experience | Fresher or up to 3 years post qualification |
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Job title: Chartered Accountant
Department: Finance and Accounts
Reports to: Financial Controller
Location: [City], [office, branch or site]
About the role
A Chartered Accountant in industry brings qualified depth to accounting, audit, tax and reporting. Fresh from qualifying, they handle the close, statutory schedules, tax computations and audit coordination, and often review the work of accountants. The role usually reports to the Financial Controller or Finance Manager and is a launch pad to controllership and finance leadership. A good CA gets the technical treatment right, keeps the books compliant and grows fast into wider finance responsibility.
Key responsibilities
- Handle the monthly and year end close for assigned entities or areas.
- Prepare financial statements and schedules under Ind AS for audit.
- Compute income tax, advance tax and deferred tax for the entity.
- Coordinate statutory and tax audits and resolve auditor queries.
- Review journal entries, provisions and reconciliations prepared by the accountants.
- Apply the correct accounting treatment for new or complex transactions.
- Support GST and TDS compliance and review returns before filing.
- Prepare MIS and variance analysis for the monthly management review.
- Help design and test internal controls in the assigned area.
- Guide accountants on technical accounting treatments and month end closing tasks.
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant (CA) qualified
- Sound knowledge of Ind AS and Indian tax
- ERP accounting experience is an advantage
- Fresher or up to 3 years post qualification
KRAs and KPIs for a Chartered Accountant
Key result areas for the appraisal form, each with a KPI you can measure every month or quarter.
| Key result area | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Close and reporting | Assigned accounts closed and schedules ready by the agreed working day |
| Technical accuracy | Accounting treatments accepted by auditors with no restatement in the year |
| Tax compliance | Tax computations and filings supported so nothing is filed late |
| Audit outcome | Assigned audit areas closed with no major observation |
| Reconciliations | Reviewed reconciliations current with no item open beyond 45 days |
| Team support | Accountants guided so rework on their output stays low |
Skills and tools
Tools used day to day: SAP FICO, Tally Prime, Advanced Excel, Income tax portal, GST portal.
Reporting line and career path
Next roles: Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Taxation Manager
Interview questions for a Chartered Accountant
- How do you decide revenue recognition for a new type of contract?
- Walk me through how you compute deferred tax.
- How do you prepare an entity for statutory audit?
- How do you treat a prior period error found after close?
- How do you keep GST and TDS compliant while closing the books?
- How do you guide an accountant whose entries keep needing correction?
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What does a Chartered Accountant do in a company?
A Chartered Accountant in industry handles accounting, tax and reporting with qualified depth. They run the close, prepare financial statements and tax computations, coordinate audits, apply the right accounting treatment for complex items and review accountants' work. They report to the Financial Controller or Finance Manager and grow towards controllership.
What is the difference between a Chartered Accountant and an Accountant?
An Accountant records transactions and handles routine bookkeeping and reconciliations. A Chartered Accountant is a qualified professional who takes on technical accounting, tax, audit and reporting, decides accounting treatments and often reviews the accountant's work. The CA carries deeper training and wider responsibility.
What qualifications does a Chartered Accountant need?
A Chartered Accountant must clear the CA course and membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. In industry, sound knowledge of Ind AS, direct tax and GST is expected. Article ship gives the practical grounding, and ERP experience helps in a company finance role.