Senior Accountant (contract)
<p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant on a contract basis to oversee critical trust account reconciliation processes and lead a team of senior accountants. This role requires exceptional leadership and organizational skills to ensure compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in managing multiple client trust bank accounts. As a long-term contract position based in Dallas, Texas, this opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact through process optimization and collaboration with legal, banking, and software teams.</p><p>This is a 3-4 month contract position</p><p>100% ONSITE in Richardson, TX</p><p><br></p><p>Interim Senior Accountant (contract position):</p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Supervise and mentor a team of senior accountants, ensuring accurate and timely reconciliation of multiple client trust accounts.</p><p>• Manage trust account operations across various locations, overseeing thousands of active cases.</p><p>• Analyze reconciliation challenges, document root causes, and develop detailed procedures to address issues effectively.</p><p>• Propose and implement process improvements and software solutions to enhance case-level tracking and reconciliation accuracy.</p><p>• Collaborate with IT, legal, and banking stakeholders to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.</p><p>• Communicate progress, updates, and actionable recommendations to firm leadership and external partners in a clear and thorough manner.</p><p>• Establish methods to monitor and track losses, developing strategies to mitigate risks and enhance reporting capabilities.</p><p>• Coordinate with external teams to implement reconciliation tools and streamline workflows for efficiency.</p><p>• Ensure deadlines are met while maintaining high standards of accuracy and attention to detail in all reconciliation tasks.</p>
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field is required.<br>• Demonstrated leadership experience, preferably in accounting or trust account management.<br>• Expertise in handling trust accounts and performing bank reconciliations.<br>• Familiarity with the legal industry and its trust account regulations is highly preferred.<br>• Strong knowledge of bank account operations and reconciliation best practices.<br>• Proven ability to document processes, analyze root causes, and recommend actionable improvements.<br>• Excellent organizational and communication skills to manage priorities under tight deadlines.<br>• High attention to detail, urgency, and commitment to delivering accurate results.
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- Dallas, TX
- onsite
- Temporary
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45 - 45 USD / Hourly
- <p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant on a contract basis to oversee critical trust account reconciliation processes and lead a team of senior accountants. This role requires exceptional leadership and organizational skills to ensure compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in managing multiple client trust bank accounts. As a long-term contract position based in Dallas, Texas, this opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact through process optimization and collaboration with legal, banking, and software teams.</p><p>This is a 3-4 month contract position</p><p>100% ONSITE in Richardson, TX</p><p><br></p><p>Interim Senior Accountant (contract position):</p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Supervise and mentor a team of senior accountants, ensuring accurate and timely reconciliation of multiple client trust accounts.</p><p>• Manage trust account operations across various locations, overseeing thousands of active cases.</p><p>• Analyze reconciliation challenges, document root causes, and develop detailed procedures to address issues effectively.</p><p>• Propose and implement process improvements and software solutions to enhance case-level tracking and reconciliation accuracy.</p><p>• Collaborate with IT, legal, and banking stakeholders to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.</p><p>• Communicate progress, updates, and actionable recommendations to firm leadership and external partners in a clear and thorough manner.</p><p>• Establish methods to monitor and track losses, developing strategies to mitigate risks and enhance reporting capabilities.</p><p>• Coordinate with external teams to implement reconciliation tools and streamline workflows for efficiency.</p><p>• Ensure deadlines are met while maintaining high standards of accuracy and attention to detail in all reconciliation tasks.</p>
- 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z