Bookkeeping Intern

Who we are:

Local business owners call with questions year-round, not just at tax time. Our clients are mostly sole proprietors, rental property owners and small family businesses. Busy season means 55-hour weeks from February through April 15, and summers are lighter.

About the role:

Hands-on accounts work: vouchers, ledgers, bank reconciliation and GST or sales tax data for Jain CPAs. Remote within India. The team meets in Mumbai once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

Responsibilities:

• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Record purchase, sales, expense and journal entries in Tally Prime, Zoho Books or QuickBooks Online
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Update the fixed asset register
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Prepare GST or sales tax working sheets and match purchase data with portal records
• Assist with TDS or withholding tax calculations under supervision
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches

What we're looking for:

• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)
• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply
• Are able to join within 15 days
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential
• Basic practice on Tally, Zoho Books or QuickBooks, from coursework or a short course
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Pursuing BCom, MCom, CA Inter, CMA, ACCA or a similar accounting program, graduating in 2027

What you get out of it:

• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision
• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work
• Using Tally or Zoho Books the way accounting teams actually do

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: ₹13,000 - ₹17,000 monthly

What we offer:

• Certificate
• Job offer on successful completion
• 5 days a week
• Letter of recommendation
• Performance bonus

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Jain CPAs.