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About this Accountant role at Vivo Energy

Vivo Energy · Onsite · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Purpose:

To provide end-to-end financial accounting support for VE South Africa (VESA) and the designated Power entities by managing accounts payable, treasury, fixed assets, financial reporting, and month-end close activities. The role ensures accurate financial records, compliance with accounting standards and internal controls, timely statutory and management reporting, and effective collaboration with the GBS team and key business stakeholders to support sound financial decision-making.

Requirements

Principal Accountabilities:

Manage Account Payable Interface: (In collaboration with GBS)

  • Ensure the necessary controls for the invoices to be correctly recorded - receipted by the relevant department and sent to Global Business Solutions (GBS) team for processing.
  • Ensure all AP requirements are logged with GBS and processed as required. Follow up on any outstandings.
  • Extract PO report and follow up on status including GRNI reconciliation
  • Ensure review / reconciliation of AP reports.
  • Ensure that invoices not recorded at month end are accrued
  • Assist with timely closing of accounts at Month-end.
  • Review Balance Sheet Reconciliations performed by GBS.
  • Manage Vendor Master Data for data update.
  • Run AP Reports
  • Assist with VESA Vendor Payments
  • Contribute with the team for the timely completion of the external audit.

Travel Management: (In collaboration with GBS)

  • Manage Concur admin role:
  • Monitoring the travel agency transaction in collaboration with GBS

PCard Management – Company Credit Card

  • Assist with new applications
  • Approve online card applications on Citibank Platform
  • Update limits
  • Resolve queries with Citibank
  • Receive new cards and ensure its handed to the Card Holder
  • Resolve Disputes /Block or Unblock PCards

Manage Treasury:

  • Extract and review bank statement on daily basis.
  • In collaboration with GBS, ensure all cash transactions are recorded in time
  • Prepare Cash Forecast, and propose actions when necessary
  • Review open items from GBS
  • Weekly/Monthly Payment schedules must be submitted to FM for approval then GBS for payment
  • Review Bank Reconciliation on weekly basis (Prepared by GBS)
  • Ensure interface with the bank
  • Request SARB approval for foreign payments
  • Attend to all bank enquiries and /or queries from Citibank

 Lubes Stock Accountant:

  • Check Lubes transactions integrity, based on SAP report: Open Sales Order Headers report. Goods Issued, not yet moved to Billing correctly, Incomplete Billing Documents, Billing Due (not yet GL posted).
  • Raise all integrity issues with the logistic team and follow up on resolution before closing.
  • Check stock balance is zero.
  • Ensure Margin analysis via KE24 report on a Monthly basis and raise any issue with Logistic & sales team.
  • Process DN/CN when needed for correction.
  • Run Intercompany Sales report to be submitted to the group reporting team.
  • Manage customer Master Data for data update.

Fixed Assets: (In collaboration with GBS)

  • In collaboration with GBS monitors the creation of internal order & AUC based on approved IPs.
  • Load CAPEX Budget in the ERP based on the approved IPs
  • Follow up on CAPEX Budget spent.
  • Collect necessary information for the Capitalization of completed project.
  • Monitor the Processing of Assets disposal based on Asset custodian request.
  • Run AUC report, and reconcile all movements (Addition, Disposal, sales etc )
  • Run FA Register on a Monthly basis, and reconcile vs the GL.

Pre Payments

  • Run various GL's, check movement, identify prepayment
  • Compile Monthly recon
  • Upload mass journals for additions & reclass

Management Information Reporting

  • Based on margin report (KE24) and after review, analysis and reconciliation with MI Pack, submit Lubes Volumes and sales comments via SAC by WD+2.
  • Analyse P&L variances M vs M-1, and monitor the necessary adjustments
  • Complete LOB Allocation
  • Check MI Validation and submit the MI Check pack.
  • Analyze with comment the Gaps Actual vs Plan and submit MI Reporting Pack.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experiences:

  • Finance Diploma, Economic Diploma or relevant qualification
  • Some commercial sense and understanding of procurement
  • Strong knowledge of ERP systems (SAP s/4hana is preferred )
  • Well organized and able to manage competing priorities
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently
  • Good communications and interpersonal skills
  • Good team player with a flexible approach
  • Customer focused
  • Good multitasking skills
  • 5 Years similar experience

Application Closing Date: 10 July 2026

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About Vivo Energy

We are Vivo Energy, the company that operates and markets its products in countries across North, West, East, Southern Africa and in the Ocean Islands.

We have a network of over 3,900 service stations in 28 markets operating under the Engen and Shell brands and we export lubricants to a number of other African countries. We employ around 6,000 people.

Our retail offering includes fuels, lubricants, card services, convenience stores, restaurants, and other non-fuel services. We provide fuels, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and chemicals to business customers across a range of sectors.

Our vision is to be Africa's leading and most respected energy business in Africa.

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