Financial Accountant (6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Vivo Energy; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivo Energy in Cape Town is seeking a Financial Accountant to prepare the group’s IFRS-compliant financial accounting activities, ensuring accurate and complete records. You will lead IFRS 16 lease accounting, maintain the general ledger, and support quarterly and year-end reporting while supervising the assistant accountant in a multi-currency intercompany environment.

Ideal candidates have CA(SA) accreditation, a minimum of 5 years in finance, strong ethics, and the ability to train others.

Qualifications

• IFRS knowledge is up-to-date and applied in daily accounting.
• CA(SA) accreditation required or in progress.
• Minimum of 5 years in a finance function.
• Experience with CaseWare.

Responsibilities

• Accounting and reconciliation of leases (IFRS 16).
• Review general ledger monthly and provide feedback to corporate accountants.
• 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.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

NQF Level 7 Degree (Accounting or Relevant)

CA (SA) accreditation

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

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

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

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: 23 October 2026