Trust Accountant (Contractor)
About The Position
The Transition House, Inc. is seeking an experienced Trust Accountant contractor to provide specialized reconciliation services for fiduciary trust accounts. The contractor will independently perform monthly reconciliations of trust accounts in SecurManage against trial balances, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity of fiduciary funds. This engagement supports Department of Corrections (DOC) financial compliance requirements. The contractor is expected to deliver reconciliation results, documentation, and issue resolution in alignment with GAAP and applicable regulatory standards.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in trust account reconciliations or fiduciary accounting
- Strong expertise in three-way reconciliations (Bank ↔ GL ↔ subledger)
- Experience working with multiple ledgers and trial balances
- Proven ability to independently manage reconciliation workflows and deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with fiduciary accounting systems (SecurManage strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of GAAP as it applies to fiduciary/trust accounting
- High attention to detail and strong analytical/problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and manage deliverables without direct supervision
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Department of Corrections (DOC) or similar regulated environments
- Familiarity with statutory trust requirements and unclaimed property laws
- Prior experience resolving complex discrepancies in high-volume reconciliation environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
Responsibilities
- Performing monthly three-way reconciliations of trust account balances (Bank ↔ General Ledger ↔ individual trust subledgers) in SecurManage against trial balances
- Identifying, analyzing, and resolving reconciliation discrepancies, including documenting findings and recommended corrective actions
- Reviewing trust transactions such as weekly draws, special checks, subsistence payments, COPS, family obligations, and resident loans
- Preparing and maintaining reconciliation workpapers and supporting documentation suitable for audit and compliance review
- Reconciling unclaimed funds and preparing required documentation for remittance to the Florida Department of Financial Services
- Ensuring work product aligns with GAAP, DOC contractual requirements, state unclaimed property laws, and applicable financial standards
- Providing periodic status updates and deliverables to the designated organizational contact
- Performing additional agreed-upon accounting or reconciliation services as mutually determined
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
