Job title: Senior Executive – Financial Assistance

Department: Finance

Work Location: Chennai

Experience: 2–3 years of experience

Educational Qualification: CA Inter with B. Com or MBA (Finance) or M. Com

Reporting to: Senior Manager

Position: Full time

Salary: As per Institution standard

Skills Required:

Financial Assistance Assessment and Case Evaluation

1. Review Financial Assistance applications and supporting documents to assess the financial background and paying capacity of the applicant's family.
2. Assist in reviewing and processing student financial assistance and scholarship applications.
3. Verify student financial documents and supporting records for eligibility.
4. Maintain accurate records of financial assistance approvals, disbursements, and pending applications.
5. Coordinate with students, parents, Admissions, and Finance teams regarding financial assistance queries.
6. Support fee concessions, scholarship calculations, and student fee adjustments.
7. Prepare periodic MIS reports and financial assistance statements for management review.
8. Ensure timely processing of approvals and compliance with institutional policies.
9. Assist in reconciliation of student fee accounts and financial assistance disbursements.
10. Coordinate with the Finance team for processing student financial assistance, scholarships, and fee concessions.
11. Reconcile student fee accounts, approved concessions, and financial assistance disbursements.
12. Verify financial records and ensure accurate posting of fee adjustments in the system.
13. Assist in preparing financial reports, MIS,



and periodic statements related to student financial assistance.
14. Follow up with the Finance team on pending payments, refunds, fee adjustments, and disbursements.
15. Support budget tracking and expenditure monitoring for scholarships and financial assistance.
16. Ensure timely documentation and processing of financial assistance approvals in coordination with Finance.
17. Assist in audit preparation by maintaining financial records, approval documents, and supporting vouchers.
18. Coordinate with the Finance and Admissions teams to resolve discrepancies in student fee records.
19. Ensure compliance with institutional financial policies, approval workflows, and internal controls.

Soft Skills:

- Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical ability.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- High standards of integrity and confidentiality.
- Strong questioning, interviewing and investigative skills.
- Ability to communicate with parents/guardians in a professional, respectful and empathetic manner.
- Ability to remain objective while dealing with emotionally sensitive cases.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
- Effective time management, critical thinking,



collaboration and teamwork

Technical Skills:

- Strong working knowledge of ITRs, tax computations, AIS, Form 26AS, Form 16 and
- Working knowledge of proprietorships, partnerships and common business structures.
- Understanding of presumptive taxation and its implications while assessing financial capacity.
- Ability to distinguish between taxable income, accounting profit and actual cash availability.
- Advanced Excel and strong data analysis skills; proficiency in MS Office and relevant reporting/data visualisation tools.

Application Process:

Interested candidates please mail your CV to [email protected] The subject line for the email should be Name Application for Senior Executive – Financial Assistance.

Please fill the application form attached herewith (mandatory) – Click here for the application.

Krea University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Remuneration will be competitive with Indian non-profit pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels and the overall organization’s salary structure.

Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. The need for flexibility is required, and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📌 Senior Executive-Financial Assistance (Chennai)
🏢 Krea University
📍 Chennai