Finance Specialist

The Souled Store · Mumbai, India

1. Returns & Compliance

• Prepare, review and file GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-6 (ISD), across all GSTINs within statutory due dates.
• Prepare and file the annual return GSTR-9 and reconciliation statement GSTR-9C, including coordination with statutory auditors.
• Compute monthly output liability, ITC availment and net cash payout; manage the electronic cash and credit ledgers and make payments (PMT-06 / DRC-03).
• Verify and reconcile e-invoicing (IRN generation, cancellations, failures) and e-way bill compliance, including exception reporting.
• Maintain new registrations, amendments, additional places of business, ISD registration and LUT renewals for exports.
• File refund claims (RFD-01) for exports, inverted duty structure and excess balance in cash ledger; track status to credit.
• Maintain a central compliance calendar and evidence/documentation trail for every filing.

2. Reconciliations

• GSTR-2B vs purchase register: monthly ITC reconciliation, identification of mismatches, ageing of unmatched credit and structured vendor follow-up for non-filers or incorrect filings.
• GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B vs books: turnover, tax and rate-wise reconciliation; resolution of differences before annual return.
• Books vs financial statements: turnover and tax reconciliation for GSTR-9C, including credit notes, discounts, scrap sales, cross-charges and schedule-III items.
• Marketplace / e-commerce: reconciliation of TCS credit (GSTR-2X / marketplace reports) and platform-reported sales against the internal sales register.
• GL reconciliation: monthly tie-out of all GST control accounts (output, input, RCM, cash ledger, credit ledger) to returns and portal balances.
• Compute and document reversals under Rule 37 (180-day non-payment), Rules 42/43 (exempt/common credits) and blocked credits under Section 17(5).

3. Accounting & Controls

• Own GST-related general ledger accounts through month-end close, including provisions, accruals and reclassifications.
• Maintain tax masters in the ERP — HSN/SAC codes, rate masters, tax codes, place-of-supply logic — and validate correct tax determination on transactions.
• Identify and discharge reverse charge (RCM) liabilities; ensure self-invoicing where applicable.
• Validate vendor and customer GSTIN masters; drive vendor compliance scorecards to protect ITC.
• Strengthen process controls and documentation to make filings audit-ready; drive automation of recurring reconciliations.

4. Notices, Assessments & Litigation

• Track all departmental communications across GSTINs in a central litigation register with status, exposure and due dates.
• Draft and file replies to scrutiny notices (ASMT-10), intimations (DRC-01A), show cause notices (DRC-01) and general enquiries; compile supporting data and reconciliations.
• Manage departmental audits (ADT-01) and anti-evasion enquiries — data requests, walkthroughs and closure of observations.
• Prepare and file appeals (APL-01), coordinate with external counsel and consultants, and attend personal hearings.
• Quantify exposures and support contingent liability disclosures and provisioning decisions.

5. Advisory & Business Partnering

• Advise on GST implications of new products, channels, contracts, pricing structures, warehouse locations, imports/exports and inter-company transactions.
• Review commercial contracts for tax clauses, place of supply, and indemnity language.
• Track notifications, circulars, council decisions and key judicial rulings; assess business impact and drive implementation.
• Train AP, AR, procurement and supply-chain teams on documentation and compliance requirements.

6. Audit & Reporting

• Support statutory, internal, tax and cost audits on all indirect tax matters.
• Provide monthly MIS to management: liability trend, ITC availed vs available, ITC at risk, refund pipeline, litigation status.