Accounts Intern

Most of the year is steady work, and January to April is busy season. Outsourced CFO work is a growing part of the practice, especially for startups and medical groups. Busy season means 55-hour weeks from February through April 15, and summers are lighter.

About the role:

Saxena & Company is looking for an accounts intern to help with bookkeeping, reconciliations and tax filings. You will work with the Accounts Team using Tally, Zoho Books or QuickBooks. Remote within India. The team meets in Kolkata once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A stable internet connection and a backup power option are required.

What you'll do:

• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Assist with TDS or withholding tax calculations under supervision
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Check vendor invoices against purchase orders before payment

What we're looking for:

• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)
• Women wanting to start or restart their career can also apply
• Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries

Bonus points:

• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm
• Exposure to payroll accounting

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: ₹13,000 - ₹16,000/month

What we offer:

• Internet allowance
• Performance bonus
• Certificate
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Free access to paid learning courses

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Saxena & Company.