Spice Basket / Jaffar's Natural Food Pvt Ltd makes spices, spice powders, dry fruits and health foods at our own FSSAI-licensed factory in Adichanallur, Kollam, and supplies modern retail (Lulu and others), our Shopify store, online marketplaces and quick-commerce. We are looking for an experienced Accounts & Purchase Manager to head our accounts team and control purchasing for our spices and dry fruits business.

What you will own

1. Head of accounts: lead the 4-member accounts team; books to finalisation in Tally/ERP; month-end closing on time.

2. GST, TDS, PF, ESI and statutory compliance: returns, reconciliations, audits and notices - no penalties.

3. Purchase control: raw material purchasing for spices and dry fruits (cashew, almonds, raisins, dates, pepper, chilli, turmeric, etc.) and packing material; vendor selection, price negotiation, POs, GRN-to-invoice matching and supplier payments.

4. Inventory and costing: stock reconciliation with stores, product costing, margins and selling-price support.

5.



Receivables from modern-trade customers (Lulu etc.), debit notes, payables, bank and cash management.

6. Monthly MIS to the MD: P&L;, cash flow, receivables, payables, stock and purchase report.

What we are looking for

- 8+ years in accounts with at least 3 years leading an accounts team, in manufacturing, FMCG, food, spices, dry fruits or trading (in-house, not CA-firm only).

- Hands-on GST, TDS, PF, ESI; Tally/ERP; finalisation and MIS.

- Purchase / procurement experience - spices, dry fruits, nuts or food commodities strongly preferred.

- Long stable tenures; takes ownership and works well under pressure.

- Malayalam and English. Based in or willing to relocate to Kollam.

Pay: Rs 50,000 - 1,00,000 per month based on experience. Full-time, permanent.

Location: Adichanallur, Kollam. Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile

Perks and advantages

📌 Accounts & Purchase Manager - Spices & Dry Fruits (Kollam)
🏢 Jaffar's Natural Food
📍 Kollam