# Services Accountant

**Company:** [Vivo Energy](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/wCNYwVKnbPnxuLiagWi6zM.md)
**Location:** Cape Town, South Africa
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Finance

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## Description

Job Overview

Responsible for end-to-end accounting, financial control, treasury, statutory compliance, reporting, forecasting, and business support activities across VEAS and SVLAS, ensuring accurate financial management, strong governance, and timely decision-support reporting.

Principal Accountabilities

Financial Accounting

-   Lead the delivery of accurate and timely financial accounting and reporting activities, ensuring compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, and company policies.
-   Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including journals, accruals, provisions, and reconciliations.
-   Review accounting transactions processed through shared service providers and resolve accounting matters with key stakeholders.
-   Support group reporting, statutory reporting, consolidations, and dividend management activities.

### Controls, Compliance & Regulatory

-   Maintain a strong financial control environment and ensure the integrity of financial records and transactions.
-   Support external audits, regulatory reporting, tax compliance, and interactions with relevant regulatory authorities.
-   Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and assurance processes, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items.
-   Manage intercompany balances and support VAT and tax compliance requirements.

### Accounts Payable

-   Oversee accounts payable processes to ensure timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and payments.
-   Review accounts payable reports, accruals, and reconciliations to ensure completeness and accuracy.
-   Maintain vendor master data and support effective supplier management practices.
-   Monitor and reconcile intercompany transactions across group entities.

### Treasury Management

-   Manage daily treasury and banking activities, ensuring accurate recording of cash transactions.
-   Review bank reconciliations and maintain effective relationships with banking partners.
-   Resolve banking queries and support efficient cash management operations.
-   Prepare cash flow forecasts and provide recommendations to optimise liquidity and working capital.

### Fixed Assets Management

-   Manage fixed asset accounting and controls, including assets under construction, capitalisation, and disposals.
-   Monitor capital expenditure budgets and track project spend against approved budgets.
-   Ensure the accuracy and completeness of the fixed asset register and related reconciliations.
-   Support effective governance and reporting of capital investment activities.

### Management Reporting, Forecasting & Planning

-   Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reporting packs.
-   Provide insightful financial analysis, including variance reporting and performance commentary.
-   Deliver accurate management information and reporting in line with corporate deadlines.
-   Support budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes to enable effective business decision-making.

## Requirements

**Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience**

-   Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, or a related discipline, coupled with a recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent.
-   Minimum of five years' experience in financial accounting, reporting, controls, and compliance within a multinational environment, with exposure to multiple legal entities and jurisdictions. Experience in the downstream energy, oil & gas, manufacturing, distribution, or FMCG sectors is advantageous.
-   Strong technical accounting knowledge with a sound understanding of IFRS, local statutory requirements, financial controls, taxation principles, balance sheet management, and month-end close processes.
-   Advanced proficiency in ERP systems, with hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA essential, together with strong Microsoft Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
-   Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data, identify risks and trends, resolve accounting issues, and provide insights that support effective business decision-making.
-   Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
-   Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across finance teams, shared service centers, external service providers, auditors, regulators, and banking partners.
-   Self-motivated and capable of working independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment, demonstrating flexibility, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset.
-   Effective communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information into clear, concise, and actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
-   Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, complex business environment, managing multiple workstreams while delivering high-quality financial reporting, compliance, and operational support.

## Benefits

Suitable candidates who meet the requirements of the role are encouraged to submit their **CV and cover letter** by **close of business on 20 November 2026**.