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  1. Skills-led128 / 250 characters

    Tally Prime | GST (GSTR-1, 3B, 2B Matching) | TDS Returns | Bank Reconciliation | MS Excel | 4 years in trading company accounts

  2. Achievement-led112 / 250 characters

    Closed monthly books in 4 days instead of 9 by streamlining reconciliations | Accountant, 5 years | Tally, Excel

  3. Role-led105 / 250 characters

    Accountant | 4 years | Books of accounts, GST and TDS compliance | Tally Prime | Handles audits | Kolkata

  4. Goal-led113 / 250 characters

    Accountant moving into finance and FP&A roles | Excel modelling, budgeting, MIS | 5 years | Notice period 30 days

  5. Keyword-dense181 / 250 characters

    Accountant | Accounts Executive | Tally Prime | Tally ERP 9 | Busy | SAP | GST | TDS | Income Tax | Balance Sheet | Bank Reconciliation | Accounts Payable | Receivable | Audit | MIS

  6. Skills-led123 / 250 characters

    SAP FICO | Accounts Payable | Vendor Reconciliation | Month-end Closing | MIS Reporting | 5 years in manufacturing accounts

  7. Achievement-led116 / 250 characters

    Recovered ₹6.8 lakh in missed GST input credit during a reconciliation review | Accountant, 3 years | GST compliance

  8. Role-led110 / 250 characters

    Senior Accountant | 8 years | Finalisation of accounts, statutory audit support and MIS | Manufacturing | Pune

  9. Goal-led120 / 250 characters

    Accounts executive targeting an assistant manager role | AP, AR, GST, month-end | 4 years | Open to Mumbai and Delhi NCR

  10. Keyword-dense168 / 250 characters

    Senior Accountant | Finalisation | Trial Balance | P&L | Cash Flow | Fixed Assets | Depreciation | Payroll Accounting | ROC Filing | MCA | Statutory Audit | Excel | ERP

What makes these work

  1. Software and returns

    Tally, SAP and the returns you file are the exact terms in accounts job posts.

  2. Close time or recovery

    Days to close the books, or rupees recovered in credit, put a number on careful work.

  3. Industry matters

    Trading, manufacturing and services books are different. The industry word pulls in the right employers.

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