Senior Accountant
Samasta Foods · Jaipur · onsite · Posted 42d ago
About a minute. You'll make an account on the way through.
About this role
JOB DESCRIPTION & KEY RESULT AREAS
ACCOUNTANT
Accounting, Reconciliation, Statutory Compliance and Month-End Close
1. ABOUT SAMASTA FOODS
Samasta Foods Pvt Ltd is a Jaipur-headquartered B2B food processing company and the manufacturing backbone of leading Indian and global brands. Built in India for India and the world, Samasta runs two product engines on one plant and one quality spine: Certified Organic commodities — pulses and dals, rice and ancient grains, millets, whole spices and herbs, oilseeds, seeds and superfoods — and Value Added foods — roasted makhana and snacks, protein bars and nutrition, ready-to-cook and functional foods, spice blends, flours, premixes and custom formulations.
• A 50,000 sq ft fully automated plant in Jaipur, scaled from a 5,000 sq ft manual operation in five years.
• BRCGS Grade A, FSSC 22000, US FDA, EU Organic, USDA Organic/NOP, NPOP, Kosher, GMP, Halal and SEDEX/SMETA — more than ten active certifications.
• A farmer network of 500+ certified farmers and FPOs, extended by an exclusive linkage covering 22,137 farmers, 69 collectives and 30,649 hectares across 13 Gujarat districts.
• 200+ proprietary recipes and a capability base spanning hermetic fumigation, drying, cryogenic grinding, steam sterilisation, protein-bar and enrobing lines, roasting and high-volume packaging.
This role is based at the Jaipur plant and contributes directly to that manufacturing spine.
2. POSITION DETAILS
Job Title
Accountant
Department
Finance & Accounts
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan — On-site
Employment Type
Full-time
Ideal Experience
3–7 years
Qualification
B.Com/M.Com; CA Inter, CMA Inter or an equivalent accounting qualification preferred.
Reporting To
Head – Finance & ERP
Deputy / Cover
Head – Finance & ERP; ERP Analyst covers system-side continuity
Food-Safety Critical
No
3. JOB PURPOSE
Own accounting entries, invoicing, reconciliations, payables and receivables, inventory-related accounting and statutory records, and close the books accurately and on time every month.
4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Record transactions accurately in the accounting system and ERP.
• Process purchase and sales invoices, debit and credit notes and journal entries.
• Perform vendor, customer, intercompany and bank reconciliations.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Stores and Logistics on invoice, GRN and dispatch documentation matching.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable and support the payment run against approved terms.
• Support GST, TDS, TCS and other statutory data preparation and filing.
• Support month-end and year-end closing, provisions, accruals and reporting.
• Maintain audit-ready records and respond to statutory, internal and bank audit queries.
• Assist inventory reconciliation and manufacturing cost accounting analysis.
• Support export-related accounting including duty drawback, RoDTEP, LC documentation and foreign-currency transactions.
• Support banking, working-capital documentation and lender information requirements.
5. CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE AND FOOD-SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain statutory records to the standard required for statutory audit, bank audit and investor due diligence.
• Ensure intercompany transactions with Global Taste Ventures FZ-LLC are recorded and documented correctly.
• Maintain documentation supporting export incentives and foreign-currency realisation.
6. KEY RESULT AREAS AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
Performance is reviewed monthly against these targets and formally assessed at the end of probation, at six months and annually. Targets are reviewed and reset each financial year.
KRA
KPI / Target
Weight
Accounting Accuracy
≥ 99.5% entry accuracy; zero material misposting
25%
Month-End Close
Books closed by working day 7 of the following month
20%
Reconciliation
Bank, vendor, customer and inventory reconciliations completed monthly, 100% on time
20%
Statutory Compliance
100% of GST and TDS filings before due date; zero late-filing penalty or interest
15%
AP / AR
Vendor payments within approved terms; overdue receivables below 5% of total receivables
10%
Audit Support
100% of audit queries closed within 7 days
10%
Total
100%
7. FIRST 90 DAYS
By Day 30
Take over the ledger, reconciliations and statutory calendar. Report every open reconciliation item, unmatched GRN and statutory exposure.
By Day 60
Close the month independently. Clear the inherited reconciliation backlog.
By Day 90
Deliver a working-day-7 close, fully reconciled ledgers, a clean statutory filing record, and an inventory reconciliation that Stores and Finance both sign.
8. CANDIDATE PROFILE
• 3–7 years in accounting within a manufacturing or FMCG business.
• Hands-on with Tally Prime and with ERP-based transaction flows; able to work across both.
• Strong on GST, TDS, e-invoicing, e-way bill and reconciliation discipline.
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to export accounting — drawback, RoDTEP, LC, foreign-currency realisation — is a strong advantage.
• Closes on a date, not when convenient; comfortable being audited.
9. SELECTION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT
Practical accounting test covering journal entries, reconciliation and GST treatment; a Tally Prime and Excel proficiency test; and a discussion on month-end close discipline and audit handling.
10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Work pattern: On-site at the Jaipur plant. Shift working, extended hours during peak production, audits and dispatch cycles as required.
• Probation: 6 months, confirmed on documented performance against the KRAs in this document.
• Notice period: As per Samasta's standard terms for the applicable grade.
• Medical fitness: Appointment is subject to a medical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner and annual re-certification, as required under Schedule 4 of the FSS (Licensing & Registration) Regulations for personnel working in a food-handling environment.
• Background verification: Offer is subject to satisfactory verification of identity, qualification, previous employment and reference checks.
• Confidentiality: The role involves access to recipes, specifications, supplier terms and customer data. A confidentiality undertaking is a condition of employment.
• POSH: Samasta maintains a Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and an Internal Committee constituted under the POSH Act, 2013. All employees are required to complete POSH orientation.
• Equal opportunity: Samasta Foods is an equal opportunity employer. Selection is on merit, capability and fit against this job description, without regard to gender, religion, caste, region, marital status or disability.
• Compensation: Discussed and finalised at the offer stage as per Samasta's internal grade structure and the candidate's assessed capability.
Samasta Foods Pvt Ltd | Jaipur, Rajasthan | This job description defines the role, its measurable outcomes and its competence requirements, and forms part of the site's documented role and training records.
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