Trust Accountant

Trust Accountant

We are looking for a detail-oriented entry Trust Accountant to join our entertainment client in West LA. This is a long-term contract position with permanent potential. This opportunity is well suited for someone early in their career who is eager to build accounting knowledge while handling a high-volume administrative workload with accuracy and consistency. The position offers hands-on exposure to payment processing, document handling, and account support in a fast-moving environment where organization, initiative, and reliability are essential.

Previous experience in accounting is not required but a desire to learn accounting is. The ideal candidate will have a 4-year degree and a minimum of two years of work experience. Candidates must have experience working in a fast-paced environment with no issue pivoting to a different task when needed. Previous experience in entertainment is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Process incoming checks by grouping, uploading, and assigning them to the correct business category.

• Prepare check and wire documentation, including assembling supporting materials for distribution.

• Review participation statements and route them to the appropriate forensic accounting contacts.

• Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail to team members based on business need.

• Maintain payment tracking records and provide status details when requested.

• Support the receipt, organization, and distribution of tax-related documents.

• Assist management with additional accounting and administrative assignments as priorities shift.

• Raise questions or operational concerns to the Trust Accounting Operations Supervisor when escalation is needed.

• Contribute to process enhancement efforts and help support updates to accounting workflows and system-related initiatives.

• Set up clients, managers, and attorneys in the accounting platform so they can receive remittance information accurately.