About This Role
The Junior Accountant manages the daily accounts, billing, and collections for a transport and logistics company. This role suits a reliable individual with accounting experience, preferably in the transport sector, who is comfortable with Tally and client follow-ups.
Responsibilities
- Maintain day-to-day accounts in Tally (vouchers, ledgers, journal entries)
- Data entry of LRs (lorry receipts), trip details, freight charges, and expenses
- Prepare and send freight bills/invoices to clients on time, with supporting PODs
- Follow up with clients on pending payments, by phone and email
- Process bank transfers and payments to vendors, brokers, fleet owners, and drivers
- Perform daily bank entries and monthly bank reconciliation
- Generate reports: outstanding/receivables statements, unbilled LR reports, payables, party ledgers, daily cash/bank summaries
- Maintain petty cash and expense vouchers
- Assist with TDS deductions and data for monthly returns
- Keep physical and digital records (bills, PODs, receipts) organized and audit-ready
- Coordinate with the operations team to ensure every completed trip gets billed
Requirements
- B.Com or equivalent
- 3-5 years experience in accounting; transport/logistics experience preferred
- Working knowledge of Tally (Tally Prime preferred)
- Good with MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, basic formulas) and MS Word
- Basic understanding of GST, TDS, and bank reconciliation
- Hindi: basic speaking, reading, and writing
- English: basic reading, writing, and understanding (emails, invoices)
- Accurate with numbers, organized, able to meet deadlines
- Comfortable making payment follow-up calls to clients
- Honest and trustworthy, since the role handles payments and bank work
Benefits
- Hands-on learning in transport accounting
- Commuter assistance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Important Details
About the Company
Chandra Transport is a road transport and logistics company based in Mumbai.