Supply Accountant

Job Purpose:

Accounts Payables - ensure the accurate recording of purchases, payments to suppliers, debit and credit notes, accruals, adjustments, and administration of all accounts effectively and efficiently

Accounts Receivable - ensure the recording of sales, receipt of funds from customers and administration of all accounts effectively and efficiently

General ledger – management of the general ledger to achieve accurate, complete and timely reporting of results, including reconciliation of certain Balance Sheet Accounts

Stock Accountant

Treasury Assistant – support payments execution and follow up with customers on overdues.

Planning – assist the FC for planning activities and reports

Reports to: S&R MI Business Partner

Requirements

Principal Accountabilities:

Accounts Payables

  • Check incoming invoices for completeness and correctness according to legal requirement
  • Accurately match incoming invoice with Purchase orders
  • Ensure all supplier’s invoices are correctly and timely processed
  • Match payment with relevant invoices
  • Monthly check of subledger and suppliers GL reconciliation as well as reconciliation of GRNI/IR accounts
  • Well-controlled and accurate processing of all expense claims via Concur and payment processed timely
  • Support supplier input VAT reporting.
  • Follow up on refunds and VAT BS recon
  • Support month end activities (creation of accruals and provisions for outstanding invoices)
  • Ad hoc invoices to suppliers when relating to credit/debit notes 

Accounts Receivable

  • Creates Customers Debit and Credit notes
  • Book and match all incoming payments to customer invoices
  • Matching bank statement against General Ledger
  • Monthly Intercompany balance confirmations with related parties
  • Support month end activities (creation of accruals and provisions for obligations performed but not billed to customer)

Master Data KYC Administrator

  • Supplier Master data maintenance in line with the company’s policy (including creation of new suppliers, approving and updating changes to supplier data in case of fiscal changes and bank details
  • Customer Master data maintenance in line with the company’s policy (including creation of new suppliers, approving and updating changes to supplier data in case of fiscal changes and bank details
  • Update all payment terms based on agreement.

Treasury Assistant

  • Support on time execution of treasury payments (automatic and manual payment runs for incoming invoices)
  • Fully Process all LC and direct debit payments
  • Match all LC and DD payments with relevant invoices
  • Weekly cash forecast and other periodic account receivables reports
  • Accurate control and documentation of relevant supporting documents from bank
  • Process LC charges via JE
  • Accurate application of all incoming payments from customers
  • Responsible for extracting and processing daily/Monthly bank statement reconciliation of treasury and financial transactions
  • Process Bank Charges and Interest etc.
  • Follow up with customers on Overdue and charge late payment interest where necessary

General Accounting/Closing Activities:

  • Ensures quality and accuracy of all accounting entries
  • Determination and posting of accruals, deferrals, provisions, Payroll journals etc
  • Complete accounts and balance sheet reconciliations and justifications
  • Manage Fixed Assets and lease accounting
  • Monthly FX revaluations and reconciliations
  • Prepare files for and validate VAT returns
  • Support with Audit process of company financial statement.
  • Intercompany reconciliations and clarifications of differences
  • Completely Clear/reconciled aging balance sheet accounts (Including Bank GL accounts etc.)

Group Reporting:

  • Management Information Reporting MI Pack (Pack, Check Pack, LOB reallocations)
  • Monthly sales reporting (revenue and COGS to assist group Intercompany balance elimination and consolidations)
  • Monthly volume reporting
  • Goal Zero Reporting
  • Monthly FTE Reporting
  • Statutory Reporting/Audit:
  • Timely provide audit working papers and supporting documents for audit review process (interim and year end).
  • Provide answers to audit queries related to Treasury/AP/AR/GL

Planning And Forecasting:

  • Coordinate at OUs level the annual financial forecasts
  • Support in Managing the Planning and Control Cycle
  • Coordinate Quarterly Forecast exercise
  • Prepare and align forecast versus actuals on monthly basis

Key Challenges:

  • Support the business for a successful scorecard

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

  1. Finance Degree, economics degree or relevant qualification
  2. Commercial sense and understanding of procurement / trading activities
  3. Strong knowledge of SAP System
  4. Well organized and able to manage competing priorities
  5. Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently
  6. Good communications and inter-personal skills
  7. Good Team player and a flexible approach
  8. Customer focused
  9. Microsoft Office experience
  10. Ability to learn quickly 

We are Vivo Energy, the company that distributes and markets Shell and Engen branded fuels and lubricants to retail and commercial customers in Africa.We operate in 23 countries across North, West, East and Southern Africa where we have a network of over 2,000 service stations. We also export lubricants to a number of other African countries.Focused on fuelling Africa’s future we make our customers’ lives easier and their experience with us more convenient, enjoyable and rewarding.We offer high-quality products and services to our customers, setting new standards for safety, innovation and service, wherever we operate.Our vision is to become the most respected energy business in Africa.

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