Senior Accountant

Location:Chennai (in-person role)

Experience:36 years

Type:Full-time

About Mookuthi

Mookuthi is a Chennai-based jewellery startup that designs and sells nose ornaments. Every piece is conceptualised and manufactured in-house in collaboration with a network of skilled artisans.

Were currently in a phase of growth scaling operations, expanding our team, and refining our systems.

Were looking for self-starters who are excited by the opportunity to work closely with a young team and grow with the organisation over time.

Role Overview

We are looking for an in-house accountant who will take full ownership of Mookuthis financial and operational systems. This role involves closely working with the production, sales, logistics teams, and the founder to ensure seamless coordination across departments.

You will be responsible for overseeing and optimising how goods, money, and information flow through the business from raw material procurement to customer delivery. Beyond maintaining discipline in payments and compliance, the ideal candidate is expected to be process-oriented someone who can assess existing systems, build new ones where required, and continuously improve internal workflows with clarity and structure.

You will also be reporting to our external accounts consultant, who will be there to help you during your time at Mookuthi.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory & Goods Movement Oversight

• Track movement of raw materials and finished goods across artisans, QC, inventory, and dispatch
• Maintain clean records of stock levels, consumption, returns, repairs, and refunds
• Reconcile physical inventory with internal records and proactively flag mismatches

Vendor, Artisan & Consultant Payments

• Manage payments to artisans, vendors, freelancers, consultants, and employees
• Maintain documentation of scopes, terms, timelines, and payments
• Handle reconciliations, track advances, and raise red flags on discrepancies

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure timely GST filings, TDS deductions, advance tax, and rent obligations
• Coordinate with external CAs for annual returns and audits
• Keep documentation and logs up-to-date for all statutory requirements

MIS, Reporting & System Optimisation

• Submit a concise weekly MIS report to the founder covering cash flow, receivables/payables, and inventory movement
• Flag risks or opportunities ahead of time
• Evaluate current systems across teams, suggest process improvements, and help implement them
• Support ad hoc needs from the founder or leadership team

Billing

• Handle billing at the store.
• Handle reconciliation of orders everyday.

Eligibility Criteria

• 36 years of experience managing accounts in a product or inventory-led business
• Proficiency in inventory accounting, reconciliations, and statutory compliance
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Tally; familiarity with inventory systems preferred
• Highly process-oriented, organised, and self-driven
• Based in (or willing to relocate to) Chennai
• Bonus: Experience working with founder-led or creative businesses

What Success Looks Like

• Inventory and goods movement is clean, traceable, and accurately recorded
• All payments are made on time, with clear supporting documentation
• Statutory filings are submitted correctly and on schedule
• Systems are optimised, and workflows across departments are efficient and aligned
• The founder has real-time visibility into business numbers and no need to chase updates