Trust Accountant

Hammerjack; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work across PH offices

Barista coffee on site

Complimentary meals weekly

Health coverage with dependent cover

Ongoing training and career growth

Job summary

Hammerjack, a Philippine-based partner, seeks a detail-oriented Trust Accountant to manage day-to-day trust accounting activities for an Australian client. You will handle trust transactions, reconciliations, reporting, and audit documentation while strengthening internal controls to protect client funds.

Hybrid work model with opportunities to collaborate across a multi-national team, requiring strong English communication and meticulous record-keeping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Strong experience with bank and ledger reconciliations and investigation of discrepancies.
• Experience supporting an Australian client or business is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own the Trust Transactions: Process receipts, payments, transfers, adjustments, and disbursements accurately and documented.
• Complete daily and monthly trust reconciliations and investigate discrepancies promptly.
• Maintain complete audit trails in line with Australian regulations and internal policies.
• Prepare reports for trust account audits and compliance reviews.
• Assist with month-end/year-end trust account processes and finalised reports.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to resolve discrepancies and improve controls.

Job description

Bring confidence to every transaction. We’re looking for a detail-oriented Trust Accountant who takes pride in keeping client funds accurate, compliant, and fully accounted for. If you enjoy solving discrepancies, strengthening controls, and turning complex records into clear financial information, you’ll fit right in.

Work Setup

Hybrid Setup

Role Overview

As our Trust Accountant, you’ll support an Australian client by managing day-to-day trust accounting activities and maintaining accurate, compliant, and timely financial records. You’ll handle trust transactions, reconciliations, reporting, audit documentation, and stakeholder queries while helping strengthen the controls that protect client funds.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Trust Transactions: Process receipts, payments, transfers, adjustments, and disbursements accurately, ensuring every transaction is properly authorised and documented.
• Keep Every Account Balanced: Complete daily and monthly trust bank reconciliations, investigate discrepancies promptly, and maintain accurate trust ledgers and supporting records.
• Protect Client Funds: Monitor trust balances, identify unusual or outstanding transactions, and escalation exceptions or potential compliance issues appropriately.
• Stay Audit-Ready: Maintain complete supporting documentation and clear audit trails in line with applicable Australian legislation, regulations, and internal policies.
• Support Compliance Reviews: Prepare reports and documentation for trust account audits and compliance reviews, helping ensure records are accurate, accessible, and complete.
• Close with Confidence: Assist with month-end and year-end trust account processes, ensuring balances, reconciliations, and reports are finalised on time.
• Turn Records into Insight: Prepare regular trust account reports, reconciliations, and financial summaries for authorised stakeholders.
• Resolve What Doesn’t Match: Work with internal teams, clients, auditors, and other authorised stakeholders to investigate queries and resolve discrepancies.
• Strengthen the Process: Support internal controls and process improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Support the Wider Finance Team: Assist with bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, documentation, and ad hoc accounting projects as required.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in trust accounting, property accounting, real estate accounting, legal accounting, or a similar accounting environment.
• Experience supporting an Australian business or client is highly desirable.
• Strong experience in bank and ledger reconciliations, with the ability to identify and investigate discrepancies.
• Understanding of Australian trust accounting principles and compliance requirements is highly desirable.
• Experience with accounting, trust accounting, property management, or legal practice management software; exposure to Xero, MYOB, Console Cloud, LEAP, or Smokeball is an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organisation, and time management.
• High integrity and discretion when handling client funds and confidential financial information.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to respond clearly to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively with an Australian-based team, and meet deadlines in a compliance-driven environment.

What’s in It for You

• Flexibility that Fits: Hybrid options across Makati and Pampanga, on day shifts aligned with our Australian clients.
• Workspaces that Work: Modern offices built for focus, collaboration, and real productivity.
• Coffee and Good Company: Barista coffee on demand and a café bar to unwind after work.
• Meals on Us: Complimentary meals once a week on your on-site day.
• Covered from Day One: Health coverage with free dependent coverage, so you're looked after from the start.
• Compensation You Can See: Transparent salary packages with direct client involvement.
• Room to Grow: Ongoing training and real opportunities to step into bigger roles.
• An Award-Winning Home: Join a team ranked 8th Best Workplace in the Philippines and recognised among Fortune Best Workplaces in Southeast Asia.
• People Who Have Your Back: Work alongside reliable, easy-going people who care about doing great work.
• A Global Stage: Work directly with international clients and see how teams scale worldwide.

About Us

At hammerjack, we connect skilled professionals in the Philippines with growing businesses across Australia and beyond—building teams that work as true extensions of our clients. We're proud to be named among the Fortune 100 Best Workplaces in Southeast Asia and ranked the 8th Best Workplace in the Philippines.

Our Impact

Our people aren't outsourced—they're embedded. With aligned tools, shared goals, and real accountability, they deliver at the same standard and pace as onshore teams while building long-term careers they're proud of, across accounting, tech, admin, and marketing.