JOB DESCRIPTION (JD)

Senior Accountant MNR University

Department: Finance & Accounts
Position: Senior Accountant
Location: MNR University
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Qualification: Postgraduate (PG) qualification required

1. Job Summary

MNR University is seeking an experienced and result-oriented Senior Accountant to manage accounting operations, student fee collection, outstanding fee recovery, and financial record maintenance. The ideal candidate should have strong accounting knowledge, hands-on experience with Tally, and excellent follow-up and recovery skills. Preference will be given to candidates with prior banking experience.

2. Key Responsibilities

- Student Fee Due Recovery: Monitor outstanding student fee balances and implement effective follow-up and recovery procedures.
- Fee Collection Management: Coordinate with students, parents, academic departments, and administration to ensure timely payment of fees.
- Outstanding Dues Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports on pending fees, collections, and overdue accounts.
- Accounting Operations: Maintain accurate books of accounts, vouchers, receipts, payments, journal entries, and ledgers.
- Tally Operations: Maintain accounting records in Tally, reconcile accounts, generate financial reports, and ensure accurate data entry.
- Banking and Reconciliation: Perform bank reconciliations, monitor transactions, and maintain banking records.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare fee collection statements, ageing reports, outstanding balance reports, and management information reports.
- Internal Coordination: Work closely with the admissions, examination, student services, and finance departments regarding pending fee payments.
- Compliance and Documentation:



Maintain proper financial documentation and follow university accounting policies and procedures.
- Recovery Follow-up: Maintain a systematic record of calls, reminders, payment commitments, and recovery status.

3. Educational Qualifications

- Postgraduate qualification (PG) in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Additional qualifications in Finance or Accounting will be an advantage.

4. Experience and Skills

- Minimum 10 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Mandatory hands-on experience in Tally ERP 9 or TallyPrime.
- Strong experience in outstanding payments follow-up and fee due recovery.
- Prior experience in a bank is highly preferred, particularly in collections, loan recovery, cash operations, or accounts.
- Valuable knowledge of accounting principles, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting.
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency in preparing MIS reports.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, coordination, and follow-up skills.
- Ability to handle large volumes of financial transactions and meet collection targets.

5. Preferred Candidate Profile

- Former bank employees with relevant accounting, collections, or recovery experience.
- Candidates with experience in educational institutions, universities, or colleges.
- Individuals who are target-oriented, disciplined, trustworthy, and capable of improving fee collection efficiency.

6. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Timely recovery of outstanding student fees.
- Reduction in overdue fee balances.
- Accuracy and timely completion of accounting entries.
- Timely submission of fee collection and financial reports.
- Accurate bank and ledger reconciliations.
- Effective follow-up and documentation of pending dues.

📌 Senior Accountant (Sangareddy)
🏢 MNR Educational Trust
📍 Sangareddy