Trust Accounts Specialist – Melbourne

Dentons; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equitable salary packaging

Salary sacrificing and novated leases

5 days Bonus Leave per year

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing programs

Zusammenfassung

Dentons is seeking a proactive Trust Accounts Clerk to join our national Trust Accounting team, focusing on Melbourne trust accounts. This role offers autonomy while supporting the business and liaising with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth trust processes.

You will handle daily reconciliation, trust receipts and settlements, and participate in audits while working with a collaborative Finance team across Australian offices.

Qualifikationen

• 2–5 years’ experience as a Trust Clerk or similar in professional services.
• Knowledge of trust account processing requirements for law firms.
• Familiarity with Elite 3e practice management system.
• Competent Excel and Word skills.
• Experience in in-house finance teams at a transactional level.
• Strong verbal and written communication and numeracy.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks.

Aufgaben

• Daily reconciliation of Trust bank accounts and client settlement funds.
• Daily processing of Trust receipts, statements, payments and PEXA settlements.
• Process Trust journals and Trust to Office payments as required.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and end-of-month reports.
• Ensure Trust record keeping complies with jurisdiction regulations.
• Attend to trust queries from internal staff and external banks/clients.
• Assist external auditors during the annual audit of Trust operations.
• Process Landgate and SAILIS payments as required.
• Provide back-up support for Sydney Accounts Clerk (Trust receipts, PEXA, payments).

Kenntnisse

Verbal communication

Written communication

Numeracy

Independent work

Excel

Word

Tools

Elite 3e

Jobbeschreibung

Dentons is seeking a proactive Trust Accounts Clerk to join our national Trust Accounting team, focusing on Melbourne trust accounts. This role offers autonomy while supporting the business and liaising with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth trust processes.

You will handle daily reconciliation, trust receipts and settlements, and participate in audits while working with a collaborative Finance team across Australian offices.