Chartered Accountant Family Office

SHYAM METALICS AND ENERGY LIMITED · West bengal, India

Chartered Accountant Family Office

Position: Chartered Accountant (CA) Family Office

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal (full-time, on-site)

Reports to: Family Office CFO / Principals

Experience: 3-7 years post-qualification (NBFC / family office exposure preferred)

Compensation: Commensurate with experience (to be discussed)

About the Family Office

A single-family office managing the financial affairs of a six-member . The portfolio under management includes:

• A corpus of approximately 500 crore under active management.
• An RBI-registered NBFC.
• Equity shareholdings held across individual family members' accounts.
• Investments in real estate projects.

The role sits at the center of the family's finance function, spanning the accounts of the family members, the NBFC, and the real estate ventures. Given the scale (29+ bank accounts across entities and individuals), accuracy, discretion, and ownership are essential.

Role Summary

The CA will be responsible for end-to-end accounting, reconciliation, taxation, and regulatory compliance across all family entities and individual accounts. This includes routine book-keeping oversight, direct and indirect tax computation and payment, RBI/NBFC compliance for NBFC and monthly closing and net-worth reporting for the real estate entities. The candidate will work closely with the family's external tax advisor.

Key Responsibilities

1. Family & Consolidated Accounting

• Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statements (BRS) for all 29 bank accounts on a regular cycle.
• Prepare the consolidated Profit & Loss account across all accounts and entities.
• Prepare Capital Gains statements for all accounts (equity, mutual funds, and other assets).
• Prepare Cash Flow statements for all accounts.
• Maintain details of interest received on savings accounts.
• Pass closing entries salary provisions, interest accruals, and related adjustments.
• Maintain monthly Loans & Advances schedules.

2. Direct & Indirect Taxation

• Compute TDS liability and ensure timely payment of tax.
• Prepare Advance Tax calculations for NBFC and for individual family members.
• Verify Advance Tax workings received from the external tax consultant.
• Create challans and execute Advance Tax payments for NBFC and individuals.
• Perform GSTR-2B reconciliation with books of account for NBFC.

3. NBFC & Regulatory.

• Prepare provisional Interest Receivable and Interest Payable workings for FY .
• Prepare the RBI quarterly Cash Flow Statement, updated every 15 days.
• Perform the CIC checklist reconciliation on a weekly basis.
• Support statutory and RBI-related filings, audits, and information requests for the NBFC.

4. Real Estate Entities

Projects:

• Bank Reconciliation Statements.
• Trial balance scrutiny and finalization of accounts.
• Cash Flow Statements.
• Invoice checking and verification.
• Monthly net-worth closing.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI). First-attempt or early-attempt pass preferred but not essential.
• Working knowledge of the Income-tax Act (TDS, Advance Tax, capital gains), GST (returns and 2B reconciliation), and Companies Act compliance.
• Familiarity with RBI regulations applicable to NBFCs / Core Investment Companies is a strong advantage.

Experience

• 37 years of post-qualification experience in accounting, taxation, and compliance.
• Prior experience with an NBFC, family office, investment company, or a CA firm handling HNI / promoter-family clients is highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience finalizing books, scrutinizing trial balances, and managing multi-entity, multi-bank reconciliations.
• Exposure to real estate project accounting is an added advantage.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Tally / accounting ERP and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation workflows).
• Comfort with the Income Tax and GST portals challan creation, return data, TRACES, and GSTR-2B downloads.
• Strong grasp of bank reconciliation at scale and of investment / capital gains accounting.
• Ability to prepare clear MIS: cash flow, net worth, and consolidated P&L reporting.

Personal Attributes

• Absolute discretion and confidentiality the role involves sensitive family financial information.
• Meticulous and deadline-driven, with the discipline to run weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and quarterly cycles without reminders.
• Self-starter who takes ownership across entities rather than working to a narrow brief.
• Long-term orientation the family seeks a stable, trusted finance professional, not a short-stint candidate.
• Clear communication with family members, external consultants, bankers, and auditors.

Screening Notes for HR

• Must-haves: CA qualification; hands-on TDS/Advance Tax and GSTR-2B reconciliation experience; multi-account BRS experience; strong Excel and Tally.
• Strong positives: NBFC / CIC or family-office background; RBI reporting exposure; real estate accounting.
• Suggested screening questions: walk through your monthly closing process; how do you handle a GSTR-2B mismatch; explain Advance Tax instalment due dates and interest under sections 234B/234C; describe an RBI return you have prepared.
• Reference checks should specifically cover integrity and confidentiality.

Role: Chartered Accountant (CA)

Industry Type: Iron & Steel

Department: Finance & Accounting

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Accounting & Taxation