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About this Financial Accountant (French Speaking) (Fixed Term Contract) role at Vivo Energy

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

Purpose of the Job

To prepare the financial accounting activities for group companies in accordance with IFRS to ensure valid, accurate and complete accounting records.

Who You Are

  • You are a financial accountant – you strive to produce timely accurate reporting.
  • You keep up to date with changes to all accounting standards.
  • You have built capability in others before (formally and informally –through training, feedback, and other means) and you enjoy seeing others succeed.
  • You enjoy analyzing financial data and seek to understand processes and reasons for variances.
  • You have a strong sense of ethics and pay attention to detail.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Review of general ledger on a monthly basis and provide feedback to corporate accountants where required.
  • Work with business to understand account balances and ensure validity and accuracy.
  • Perform quarterly and year end reporting schedules for group accounting submissions.
  • Responsible for segment of business planning - Balance Sheet
  • Work closely with company auditors to complete company audits in a timely manner
  • Manage and supervise assistant accountant.
  • Multi-currency intercompany accounting

Exciting Challenges You Might Face

  • Responsible for implementation of new IFRS standards
  • Accounting and reconciliation of leases (additions, early terminations, modifications) in terms of IFRS 16
  • Statutory reporting: review / compile Annual financial statements for the non-SA entities
  • Explain to business the impact of the new standards on financial results.

Requirements

Baseline

  • NQF Level 7 Degree (Accounting or Relevant)
  • CA (SA) accreditation
  • Latest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Knowledge
  • Caseware experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance function

Advantageous

  • SAP ERP experience
  • Management experience

Applications close: 24th 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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