Finance & Payroll Associate — Growth & Work-Life Balance

Life Trading; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Flat Management Structure

Work-Life Balance

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives

Anniversary Leave

Social Events and team activities

Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development and learning

Employee Recognition Programme

Job summary

Life Trading Pty Ltd is seeking a Junior Finance & Payroll Officer to join our Sydney Finance team. You’ll support day-to-day finance operations across accounts payable, payroll and bookkeeping, reporting to the Head of Finance.

This role suits someone early in their finance career looking for broad, hands-on experience in a small, supportive team. You’ll work with NetSuite, Zone and Airwallex, handle payroll queries, prepare month-end journals, and contribute to process improvements as you grow

Qualifications

• 1–2 years’ experience in accounts, bookkeeping, AP or payroll.
• Strong numeracy and good Excel skills.
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to manage a few things at once.
• Clear, professional communication, especially when handling sensitive payroll matters.
• A willingness to learn, ask questions and take ownership of your work.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices in NetSuite and prepare payment runs in Airwallex.
• Reconcile supplier statements, follow up on queries and keep supplier details up to date.
• Help run our monthly payroll in Zone, including bonus and termination payments.
• Keep payroll records accurate and be a go-to person for staff payroll questions.
• Look after day-to-day bookkeeping across our entities in NetSuite.
• Prepare month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Help with intercompany allocations, regulatory payments and filings.
• Support the annual audit by pulling together documents and answering queries.
• Document how things are done and suggest ways to improve them.

Skills

Accounts payable

Payroll

Excel

Attention to detail

Tools

NetSuite

Zone

Airwallex

Job description

Life Trading Pty Ltd is seeking a Junior Finance & Payroll Officer to join our Sydney Finance team. You’ll support day-to-day finance operations across accounts payable, payroll and bookkeeping, reporting to the Head of Finance.

This role suits someone early in their finance career looking for broad, hands-on experience in a small, supportive team. You’ll work with NetSuite, Zone and Airwallex, handle payroll queries, prepare month-end journals, and contribute to process improvements as you grow