JOB OVERVIEW
The Trust Accountant will be responsible for accounting and reconciling of a general insurance trust account with approximately AUD $250m in premiums received annually. You will ensure the accurate and timely recording of trust ledger, trust reconciliation, correct application of trust money, debtor control, and month-end reporting. You will have the opportunity to participate in a number of exciting projects within a small and supportive team environment, led by finance leaders who are passionate about training and mentoring.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Trust accounting tasks:
- Client Receipting
- Daily Bank Reconciliation
- Timely management of Unallocated Cash
- Authorised Representative & Underwriter Payments
- Commission & GST Transfers
- Debtor Control
- Insurance Database Management incl. EOM & EOFY
- Audit Support
- Client card maintenance & policy examination as required
- Liaise with Clients, Underwriters & Account Managers as required
- Insurance Compliance
- Trust Account Obligations
- Handling of Trust Account Money
- Work with other team members to ensure that all relevant broker-related issues are resolved in an efficient and effective manner
- Monitor contact points and ensure all accounts-related queries are responded to in an appropriate manner; strong customer service ethic
- End-of-month KPI reporting
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Ad hoc projects
Qualifications
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or anything related
- Previous experience with trust accounting for a general insurance broker
- Experience with Insight (insurance focused software)
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Previous experience from the insurance industry