Job Description

Nakshatra Automation is a smart home and building automation company operating across Chennai, Pondicherry, and Kancheepuram, executing projects pan-Tamil Nadu. We're hiring an Accounts cum Procurement Executive to handle day-to-day bookkeeping, purchase order execution, and dispatch coordination freeing up senior team bandwidth for oversight and vendor negotiation.

This role executes the operational workload behind procurement and finance: data entry, PO/DC generation, dispatch tracking, and books maintenance in Zoho Books, feeding our outsourced CA for monthly compliance. Reports to Shalini (Procurement, Finance & Service Audit), who retains negotiation, approvals, and CA liaison.

Role & Responsibilities

Accounts (Primary)
Maintain day-to-day bookkeeping entries in Zoho Books
Process invoices and match against POs/GRNs
Support monthly data compilation for the outsourced CA (GST inputs, expense records)
Bank reconciliation and basic payment tracking
Handle petty cash — recording and reconciliation





Procurement & Dispatch (Secondary)
Generate, track, and close Purchase Orders as directed by Shalini
Coordinate with suppliers on order confirmation and delivery follow-up (no pricing/negotiation authority)
Coordinate dispatch of materials via courier/Porter; generate Delivery Challans (DCs)
Maintain basic inventory records

Admin (Tertiary)
General office administration: filing, attendance, opening/closing of office
Oversee housekeeping staff and office upkeep

Preferred Candidate Profile
1–2 years of experience in bookkeeping/accounts, ideally with exposure to Zoho Books or similar
B.Com or equivalent preferred
Basic understanding of GST/invoice processing helpful, not mandatory
Comfortable handling PO/DC documentation
Trustworthy and accountable — role includes petty cash handling
Must be based near Kottivakkam/ECR or able to commute daily

📌 Accounts Cum Procurement Executive Chennai
🏢 Nakshatra Automation
📍 Chennai