Location:

Melbourne, VIC, AU Sydney, NSW, AU

About Dentons Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

About the Role We are seeking a proactive Trust Accounts Clerk to join our national Trust Accounting team, with a focus on managing the daily trust operations for our Melbourne Trust accounts.

This is a rewarding and autonomous role where you’ll provide day-to-day support to the business, working closely with a collaborative Finance team and liaising with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure trust processes run smoothly.

Dentons has no single headquarters. Our strength comes from a shared purpose, allowing you the opportunity to partner with collaborative colleagues across all of our Australian offices. We welcome applications from candidates based in

Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide

and

Perth.

Key Responsibilities

Daily reconciliation of the firm’s Trust bank accounts andclient settlement funds received

Daily processing of Trust receipts, Trust statements, payments and PEXA settlements

Process Trust journals and Trust to Office payments as required

Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and end-of-month reports

Ensure Trust record keeping complies with all relevant jurisdiction regulations

Attend to trust queries from internal staff and external network of banks and clients

Assist the annual audit with external auditors in relation to Trust operations

Process Landgate and SAILIS payments as required

Provide back-up support for the Sydney Accounts Clerk (Trust receipts,



PEXA and payments)

About You

2–5 years’ experience as a Trust Clerk in a professional services environment

Knowledge of trust account processing requirements as applied to law firms

Familiarity with a legal practice management system such as Elite 3e

Competent Excel and Word skills

Knowledge and experience working within in-house finance teams at a transactional level

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with strong numeracy skills

Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks

Why Dentons Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards

Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)

Salary sacrificing and novated leases

5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service

Additional leave options

Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)

Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance

Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land

Generous health and wellbeing programs

Agile and flexible working for all

Social and diversity networks providing year-round events

Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible setting where anyone can thrive.

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