Purchase Accountant

About the role

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to lead purchase accounting and vendor finance controls for a design‑led manufacturing business. The role combines financial discipline with procurement processes to ensure compliance, cost visibility, and robust vendor management.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the end‑to‑end purchase accounting cycle, including validation of purchase orders, GRNs, invoices and ledger entries.
• Ensure timely expense booking, inventory reconciliation, and monitor accruals, provisions and purchase cut‑offs.
• Maintain strong internal controls around procurement and vendor processes.
• Reconcile vendor accounts monthly and review contracts for financial risk exposure.
• Ensure GST compliance on input credits, manage TDS statutory deductions and coordinate vendor filings.
• Manage vendor payment schedules and align cash flow.
• Prepare purchase analytics, cost reports and support monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures.
• Identify cost leakages, provide spend insights to leadership and liaise with internal and statutory auditors.
• Strengthen SOPs, improve ERP utilization for purchase modules and automate reconciliations where possible.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in purchase accounting, vendor reconciliation, finance operations or accounts payable.
• Strong understanding of GST, TDS and statutory compliance.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel.

Required skills

• GST compliance
• TDS compliance
• ERP systems
• Microsoft Excel