Assistant Manager, Accounts & Taxation

About the Role

• Company: iSTEEL
• Title: Assistant Manager - Accounts & Taxation
• Role Purpose: To own day-to-day accounting and indirect/direct tax compliance in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, ensuring accurate books, timely statutory filings and clean reconciliations, and to support month-end close and audits.

Key Responsibilities

Statutory Dues

• Compute, deduct and pay TDS/TCS across sections, with correct section, rate and threshold checks on vendor, contractor, rent, professional and other payments.
• Prepare and file quarterly TDS returns (24Q/26Q/27Q) using Winman; reconcile with Form 26AS/AIS and TRACES.
• Issue Form 16/16A, handle lower-deduction certificates, corrections, default notices and challan mismatches.
• Reconcile GSTR-2B with the purchase register/books monthly; identify and follow up on mismatches, missing invoices and ineligible ITC.
• Prepare and file GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and other returns on time; support annual return (GSTR-9/9C) and reconciliation.
• Reconcile GST ledgers (output, input, RCM) with returns; handle e-invoicing, e-way bill and GST notices/replies with consultants.
• Handle other statutory compliances - advance tax support, PF/ESI/PT payments, ROC filing support – and to maintain files for all returns, challans, reconciliations and working papers.

General Accounting

• Maintain accounts payable and receivable: vendor and customer ledger reconciliation, ageing and collection analysis.
• Maintain fixed asset register, depreciation and capitalisation; support inventory and cost accounting reconciliation.
• Support month-end and year-end close, trial balance review and MIS reporting.
• Ensure compliance with Ind AS/AS, Companies Act and internal controls; support statutory, tax, internal and bank audits with schedules and queries.
• Maintain audit-ready files for all returns, challans, reconciliations and working papers.
• Analyse deviations in accounting / error corrections to improve processes & systems.

Sales Review

• Update the customer master in SAP (credit limits, terms and other changes) as approved.
• Review collections against receivables and ageing; follow up on overdues with the sales team.
• Compute sales incentives based on policy, collections and targets; reconcile and share for approval.
• Liaise with the sales team on credit, collections, incentives and customer account queries.

Documentation & Coordination

• Coordinate with vendors, internal departments, tax consultants and auditors; track the compliance calendar.
• Document processes and suggest improvements to controls and automation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• SAP S/4HANA Cloud
• Winman (for TDS returns)
• TDS/TCS
• GST (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9/9C, GSTR-2B)
• Companies Act
• Ind AS/AS
• PF/ESI/PT
• ROC filing
• e-invoicing, e-way bill

Qualifications

• CA or CMA qualified.
• Maximum 2 years of post-qualification experience.
• Hands-on experience in TDS Payment / Return filing, GST workings and filings, Companies Act and accounting standards.
• Experience in a manufacturing or steel environment.
• Prior experience in SAP; the company uses SAP S/4HANA Cloud.