The Opportunity
Sharp & Carter are partnering with a leading professional services firm to recruit a Trust Accounting Manager on a permanent full-time basis. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this role is responsible for overseeing all trust accounting functions and ensuring full compliance with relevant trust regulations.
This is a pivotal role within the finance function, managing the firm's trust accounts end-to-end while leading and mentoring Trust Accounting Officers. It will suit a technically strong trust accounting professional who enjoys ownership, stakeholder engagement, and working in a highly regulated environment.
This opportunity offers stability, leadership exposure, and the chance to play a key role in maintaining best-practice trust accounting processes within a respected professional services firm.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee all transactions associated with the firm's trust accounts, ensuring compliance with trust accounting obligations.
* Manage trust to office and trust to trust transfers, receipting, payments, refunds, dormant balances, and unclaimed monies.
* Complete daily, weekly, and monthly trust reconciliations, including bank and investment account reconciliations.
* Monitor and resolve unpresented payments and trust discrepancies, reporting breaches or irregularities where required.
* Prepare and lodge trust documentation with relevant authorities in accordance with regulatory requirements.
* Liaise with trust account auditors and law society investigators to ensure compliant audit and inspection outcomes.
* Maintain and update documented trust accounting processes and controls.
* Supervise, train, and mentor Trust Accounting Officers to ensure high standards of accuracy and compliance.
* Provide training to practice staff on trust accounting processes and obligations.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of trust accounting legislation across relevant jurisdictions.
Skills & Experience
* Minimum 5+ years' trust accounting experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
* Strong knowledge of trust accounting principles, regulations, and compliance requirements.
* Proven experience managing trust accounts, audits, and regulatory inspections.
* Experience with legal or financial practice management systems.
* Demonstrated leadership capability with experience supervising and mentoring team members.
How to Apply
Sharp & Carter often have a range of positions available that may not yet be advertised. If this opportunity is of interest but not quite right, we encourage you to still apply or send your CV directly to the email address below. This allows us to better understand your career goals and keep you informed of future opportunities.
For more information, please contact Antonia Waldron or Aleah Borgas for a confidential discussion.
Antonia Waldron
Aleah Borgas