Job Description

Job Title: Trust Accountant
Location: On-site
Shift: Night Shift
Compensation: Up to 44,900 MBS + Benefits

A detail-oriented and organized Trust Accountant is needed to manage and support trust fund reporting and benefit-related accounting tasks. This role includes responsibility for complex trust fund transactions, premium remittances, reporting, employee benefit inquiries, and support functions within payroll and benefits systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and report on complex division-level trust accounts, including payments and remittances.

• Provide guidance to divisions on trust-related matters and ensure compliance with trust policies.

• Validate data for Total Compensation Statements and support trust fund audit processes.

• Act as team lead for clerk-level functions and assist with cross-training.

• Handle document filing, mail distribution, and retrieval of important records.

• Track benefit issues manually and ensure accurate recordkeeping.

• Ensure accurate and timely remittance of premium deductions to carriers and trust funds.

• Investigate and resolve Health & Welfare deduction discrepancies

• Maintain a solid understanding of the PeopleSoft Payroll System

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding trust benefits and point them to the correct fund contacts.

• Calculate and process retroactive pay rate adjustments as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal communication skills.

• Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office; advanced PC skills required.

• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking

• Proven leadership abilities; ability to lead by example

• Self-directed with sound judgment and decision-making capabilities.

• Effective at prioritizing and organizing tasks to meet deadlines.

• Skilled at managing difficult situations with internal and external stakeholders.

• Clear and professional verbal and written communication

• High integrity and commitment to ethical practices.

• Speed and accuracy in 10-key data entry

• Preferred: 12 years of experience in Health & Welfare Benefits Accounting

• Preferred: 12 years of Payroll experience; recognized as a go-to person for payroll-related queries.