Junior Accountant

Garage.App is an innovation-driven entrepreneurship and SaaS platform focused on building affordable, high-impact technology solutions for startups, entrepreneurs, and growing businesses.

Through technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions, Garage.App a Starfish entity aims to simplify business operations, improve productivity, and enable entrepreneurs to build, manage, and scale their ventures efficiently. Our integrated ecosystem brings together business tools, operational solutions, and entrepreneurial support to address the practical challenges emerging and growing businesses face.

At Garage.App, we believe that technology should be accessible, practical, and capable of creating meaningful business impact. Our focus is on developing solutions that empower entrepreneurs to transform ideas into viable businesses and enable growing organisations to operate with greater efficiency and confidence.

We are a fast-evolving, entrepreneurial organisation that values ownership, accountability, speed of execution, continuous learning, and a results-oriented approach to work.

Role Overview – Junior Accountant

The Junior Accountant will support the day-to-day accounting, financial record-keeping, reconciliations, documentation, and statutory compliance activities of the Company. The role is suited to a detail-oriented and dependable accounting professional who is keen to build a strong foundation in accounting and finance within a dynamic, technology-driven entrepreneurial environment.

The individual will work closely with the Finance & Accounts team to ensure accurate accounting records, timely financial transactions, proper documentation, and adherence to internal processes and applicable statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Record day-to-day financial transactions, including purchase invoices, sales invoices, receipts, payments, and journal entries.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date books of accounts in the accounting system.
• Assist in maintaining general ledgers, vendor accounts, customer accounts, and expense records.
• Ensure proper classification, coding, and supporting documentation for all accounting transactions.

Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Assist in processing vendor invoices, payment requests, and employee reimbursement claims.
• Track outstanding vendor payments and customer receivables.
• Support invoice verification, payment follow-ups, and maintenance of accounts payable and receivable schedules.
• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to resolve invoice and payment discrepancies.

Bank & Account Reconciliation

• Perform regular bank reconciliations and identify discrepancies for resolution.
• Assist with reconciliation of vendor statements, customer balances, and intercompany transactions, where applicable.
• Maintain proper records of receipts, payments, and other financial transactions.

GST, TDS & Statutory Compliance

• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of GST and TDS working papers and supporting schedules.
• Support the Finance team in the timely preparation of data for GST returns, TDS returns, and other applicable statutory filings.
• Maintain organised records of tax invoices, challans, certificates, and statutory documents.
• Coordinate with senior accounting personnel and external consultants for compliance-related requirements.

Financial Reporting & Documentation

• Assist in preparing monthly expense statements, account schedules, and basic financial reports.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Maintain systematic digital and physical records of financial documents.
• Assist in providing accounting data and supporting documents for audits and management reviews.

Internal Coordination & Process Discipline

• Coordinate with relevant departments to collect invoices, approvals, and supporting documents.
• Follow established accounting procedures, approval processes, and internal controls.
• Identify discrepancies, report issues promptly, and ensure timely closure of assigned tasks.
• Contribute to improving the accuracy, efficiency, and organisation of accounting processes.

Candidate Profile

Education

B.Com / M.Com or equivalent qualification in Commerce or Accounting

Experience

3 - 5 years of relevant accounting experience; freshers with sound accounting fundamentals may be considered

Technical Skills

Semi-qualified CA candidates will be preferred, including candidates who have cleared one or both groups of CA Intermediate, or candidates who have completed their articleship even if CA Intermediate has not been fully cleared.

Knowledge of accounting principles, GST, TDS, and bookkeeping

Software Skills

Advanced MS Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and SUMIFS.

Hands-on exposure to Zoho and other accounting/ERP tools.

Tech-savvy and comfortable adopting new accounting, automation and AI tools.

Strong problem-solving, analytical and time-management skills.

Ability to learn quickly, work with guidance and meet deadlines.

Key Competencies

Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.

Integrity, confidentiality, and responsible handling of financial information.

Ownership of assigned tasks and commitment to meeting deadlines.

Willingness to learn, accept feedback, and develop professional accounting capabilities.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision as experience develops.

A systematic, organised, and solution-oriented approach to work.

What Garage.App Offers

An opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial, innovation-driven technology organisation.

Practical exposure to accounting operations, financial processes, and statutory compliance.

Opportunities to learn and develop under the guidance of experienced finance professionals.

A performance-oriented work environment that values initiative, accountability, and continuous improvement.