Accounts cum Procurement Executive

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 BooksProcess invoices and match against POs/GRNsSupport monthly data compilation for the outsourced CA (GST inputs, expense records)Bank reconciliation and basic payment trackingHandle petty cash recording and reconciliation Procurement & Dispatch (Secondary) Generate, track, and close Purchase Orders as directed by ShaliniCoordinate 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 officeOversee housekeeping staff and office upkeep Preferred Candidate Profile 12 years of experience in bookkeeping/accounts, ideally with exposure to Zoho Books or similarB.Com or equivalent preferredBasic understanding of GST/invoice processing helpful, not mandatoryComfortable handling PO/DC documentationTrustworthy and accountable role includes petty cash handlingMust be based near Kottivakkam/ECR or able to commute daily .