Expert (FPO Accounts & Operations)

  Role & Responsibilities: 

 ● Provide guidance and assistance in setting effective systems & processes in place at all Producer Organizations.

 ● Ensuring operations & accounts SoPs being properly formulated, effectively laid out & managed in steady state. 

 ● Developing and adhering with a structured and time-bound grooming plan for personnel in accounts & operations management. 

 ● Keeping operation efficiency & accounting efficiency above 90% in steady state. 

 ● Ensuring timely maintenance of records and information in Tally & ERP for all POs.

 ● Ensuring Efficient run & maintenance of processing units established.   ● Carrying out periodic audits & review of accounts and book-keeping, culling out specific action points to improve the system, provide necessary on-field assistance to POs in addressing/overcoming the gaps.

 ● Establishing systems and processes for updating MIS and accounts, statutory audits, and finance management. 

 ● Generating, verifying, and sharing periodic reports to relevant nodes.   ● Ensuring timeliness in meeting statutory compliances of all POs.

 ● Presenting the progress in relevant forums. 

 ● Ensuring proper administration of the business operations of agriculture input- output procurement-quality standard maintenance- processed goods.

 ● Overseeing & maintaining proper run of quick commerce, retail outlets and infrastructures created. 

 ● Ensuring planning & administering promotion of commodity clusters.   ● Ensure meeting of FPO specific project deliverables by closely working with operations unit.

 ● Induction-training-grooming of personnel part of operations. 

 ● Any other responsibilities as may be deemed necessary for the role. Eligibility criteria Qualifications and Experience:

● B Com/ M Com/ BBA (Finance/Agribusiness) / MBA (Finance/Agribusiness) from a recognized University/ Institute.

 ● Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in handling business accounting and/or operations of an FPO/FPC Skills and Competencies Required Skills and Competencies: The person should have a sound command over accounts, financial & operations management, statutory compliances related to POs, command over Tally & ERP. The person should have a significant experience of team building &/or team management. The person should regularly have represented the organization at various forums/spaces and has proven communication & management skills.

Desired Skills and Competencies:

1. Fluency in both oral and written communication in English & Hindi. 2. Well versed with business accounting and operations systems-processes and scenarios. 3. Have command over operations management tools, Tally and ERP based system, recordkeeping & reports generation. 4. Adequacy in terms of understanding of Agri-business terms of trade, channels persists and costings. 5. Knowledge & understanding of statutory compliances & its management. 6. Experience of conducting financial audits & reviews. 7. Excellence in terms of email drafting & MS office. 8. Experience of working with Women’s institutions &/or Producer Organizations. 9. Knowledge and Skills around agri-business & commodity Marketing. 10. Team building Place of posting/Location Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) Proposed Salary range Salary will be negotiable commensurate with the person’s qualifications and experience Nature of job 1-year fixed term contract and extendable based on performance Last date of Application 16th October, 2026 For any quarry bhopal@pradan.net 

Preference :The position demands extensive travel to various operational areas in Madhya Pradesh.