Reconciliation Accountant (French Speaking) (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Vivo Energy; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivo Energy in Cape Town seeks an experienced accounting professional to perform reconciliations and support month-end and year-end processes. You will ensure timely journal entries, daily bank activity, and SLA-compliant query handling while coordinating with stakeholders to maintain accurate records.

The role requires a Diploma in Accounting (NQF6) with 5 years of reconciliation experience and SAP FI proficiency; a degree (NQF7) is advantageous. Overtime may be required during close periods.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Accounting (NQF Level 6) with at least 5 years of reconciliations experience.
• Experience using SAP FI for financial reconciliations.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and follow up on reconciling items.
• Execute month end and year end activities and ensure deadlines are met.
• Process journal entries accurately and timeously.
• Capture, reconcile and clear daily bank accounting transactions.
• Log and resolve queries within the set SLA.
• Monitor daily collections and follow up with stakeholders.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Month end close

Journal entries

Education

Diploma in Accounting (NQF6)

Degree in Accounting (NQF7)

Tools

SAP FI

Job description

Purpose of the Job:

Perform bank reconciliations by ensuring that reconciling items are followed up on and resolved on time thereby ensuring accurate financial records enabling informed business decisions

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Perform Reconciliations

• Ensure that bank reconciliations are performed monthly and that reconciling items are followed up on and resolved enabling accurate accounting records

Perform Month End & Year End Activities

• Ensure that the month end and year end activities and processes are followed, and deadlines are met enabling a smooth period end close and audit process.

Accounting Activities

• Ensure that all accounting journal entries are processed timeously and accurately.
• Ensure daily bank accounting activities are timeously captured, reconciled and cleared.

ACB Monitoring

• Monitoring daily collections, ensuring all collections are actioned and follow up with stakeholder

Query Logging & Resolution

• Ensuring that all queries are logged and resolved within the set SLA

Minimum

• NQF level 6 - Diploma in Accounting
• 5 years' experience performing accounting reconciliations
• SAP experience (FI module)

Advantageous

• NQF level 7 - Degree in accounting
• Previous experience with bank, customer, vendor or GL recons

Working Conditions:

• Month end and year end overtime may be required

Applications Close: Thursday, 29th October 2026

Should you not receive feedback within 2 weeks of your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful