Commercial Trust Accountant – Melbourne Inner East

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, based full-time from our client's Melbourne Inner East office (no remote or hybrid work available for this role). We're looking for an experienced Commercial Trust Accountant who is confident owning the trust function end-to-end and comfortable working with commercial trust accounting software. 

The opportunity

As Commercial Trust Accountant, you will take end-to-end responsibility for the accurate, compliant operation of trust accounts across a commercial property portfolio. You will work closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team, becoming the go-to person for trust accounting, landlord accounting and reconciliations.

Key responsibilities include

• Processing and allocating daily trust receipts, and completing daily trust bank reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving unidentified receipts and reconciliation variances
• Processing trust refunds and adjustments, and monitoring trust balances
• Processing supplier invoices, verifying approvals and coding, and preparing payment batches
• Allocating expenses between landlords and tenants, and processing supplier and landlord payments
• Preparing landlord statements, reconciling management fees and processing landlord distributions
• Maintaining tenancy and property financial records, including rent reviews and lease changes
• Preparing month-end trust close, end-of-month rollovers and reconciliation schedules
• Supporting year-end reporting and annual trust audits, and assisting with audit requests
• Preparing arrears reports, tenancy schedules, management fee reports and ad hoc financial reporting
• Maintaining compliance records and ensuring trust transactions comply with legislation and company policy
• Identifying opportunities to improve trust processes and contributing to system enhancements

This is a hands-on role with genuine ownership of the trust function, working within a well-established commercial property environment.

About you
You're a precise, deadline-driven trust accountant who takes pride in clean reconciliations and well-run processes, and you're comfortable being the trusted internal expert for all things trust accounting.

You will ideally bring:

• 5+ years' experience in commercial trust accounting (required for the top of the salary range)
• Proven experience using Cirrus8 trust accounting software (required for the top of the salary range)
• Strong understanding of trust accounting compliance and legislative requirements
• High attention to detail and confident reconciliation and problem-solving skills
• Clear, professional communication skills, with confidence liaising with landlords, tenants and internal stakeholders
• Strong time management skills and comfort with recurring daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
• Willingness and ability to work full-time from the office, five days a week

This role will suit someone who enjoys a structured, process-driven environment and wants to be the dedicated trust accounting specialist within a busy commercial team.

Why this role?

• 12-month contract opportunity with a well-regarded commercial property business in Melbourne's Inner East
• Genuine ownership of the trust accounting function across a commercial portfolio
• Close collaboration with an experienced finance and asset management team
• Opportunity to apply and build on your Cirrus8 expertise

If you like what you’ve read, and are ticking most of the boxes above, we would love to talk with you!   Click the apply now button to send your details through or call Sara on 0406 440 709 or Alysia on 0433 415 525 for a confidential conversation today!

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