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Vivo Energy

Pan-African fuel retailer and distributor

GA & AP Data Controller

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeConakry, GuineaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A BAC+4 degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
  • Three to five years of professional experience.
  • Knowledge of taxation and SYSCOA accounting standards.
  • Knowledge of office software, particularly strong proficiency in Excel.
  • Knowledge of SAP, especially the Fixed Asset and Accounts Receivable modules.
  • Ability to work under pressure and respond to requests within the required timeframe.
  • Strong organizational skills, analytical rigor, and command of financial data.
  • Ability to handle a high volume of data accurately and manage workloads proactively to prevent backlogs and maintain data quality.
  • Knowledge of the Order-to-Cash cycle, including ensuring the reliability, monitoring, and consistency of sales, invoicing, and cash collection data.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting principles, including standards, cut-off, and reconciliations, and ability to ensure compliant accounting entries.
  • Knowledge of monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, including preparation, review, adjustments, and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to reconcile accounts, ensure accurate balances, and identify discrepancies promptly.
  • Ability to analyze receivables, monitor aged balances, anticipate customer risk, and optimize collections.
  • Ability to ensure completeness, consistency, and reliability of financial information.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines during high-activity periods such as financial close.
  • Ability to contribute to continuous process improvement through standardization, automation, and internal controls.
  • Ability to supervise team activities, develop employees’ skills, and monitor team performance.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and oversee collaborators’ activities across general ledger accounts, excluding banks and taxes.
  • Monitor and deploy section performance indicators in coordination with the Financial Controller.
  • Support the Financial Controller in preparing financial statements for VEG and its special-purpose vehicles.
  • Conduct analytical account reviews at each close and monitor section integrity reports daily.
  • Organize account-reconciliation committees and ensure all balance-sheet accounts are analyzed, justified, and validated.
  • Ensure accounts are signed off by the Financial Controller and Finance Manager, and that meeting minutes are complete and sent to the Finance Manager on time.
  • Track actions from reconciliation committees, follow up with responsible teams, remove blockers, and ensure actions are completed within agreed deadlines.
  • Ensure accounts are regularly reconciled in the designated tool according to internal processes and group requirements.
  • Maintain reconciliation quality, data consistency, and availability of supporting documentation.
  • Ensure discrepancies are thoroughly analyzed and documented with relevant supporting evidence, their age is monitored, and resolution plans are defined.
  • Improve reconciliation processes and internal controls by identifying recurring anomalies, proposing corrective measures, and strengthening financial-information reliability.
  • Monitor departmental key performance indicators and ensure they are above targets.
  • Review and capitalize investment expenditure according to company policies and applicable accounting standards, including IAS 16 and IFRS; verify cost eligibility and supporting documentation.
  • Maintain an accurate, current fixed-asset register containing asset descriptions, locations, useful lives, depreciation methods, and asset-tag tracking; ensure assets are correctly classified.
  • Reconcile the fixed-asset register with the general ledger, identify and explain differences, and resolve them promptly.
  • Ensure reports in the GOAL ZERO integrity checklist are clean and compliant; regularly inspect them, identify irregularities, and ensure timely correction.
  • Ensure entries are recorded in the correct accounting periods according to cut-off rules, and that identified differences are analyzed, reconciled, and cleared before monthly close.
  • Document unresolved discrepancies through the Application Helpdesk and track them through final resolution.
  • Reconcile accounts receivable aging balances against general ledger accounts, open accounts payable against general ledger accounts, and goods received not invoiced against general ledger accounts; submit results to the Financial Controller for review and approval.
  • Reconcile the unapplied cash account daily, match receipts, and maintain a minimal balance to avoid impacts on cash flow and financial statements.
  • Review and validate cash-paying customer account reconciliations and communicate results to the Financial Controller for approval.
  • Ensure all customer and supplier accounts are reconciled at each month-end, and identify, document, and resolve discrepancies promptly.
  • Reconcile electronic-services accounts by checking electronic-system transactions against the general ledger for accuracy, consistency, and traceability.
  • Document reconciliations, report significant discrepancies, set resolution plans, and track open actions to closure.
  • Analyze operating expenses by class of business, compare actual costs with budget and prior periods, and identify and explain significant variances.
  • Review Maintenance and Services expenses for consistency, justification, and correct period allocation; verify bank charges and commissions against bank statements and ensure correct classification and allocation.
  • Check expense-account coding and correct cost-center and class-of-business attribution; identify coding errors and propose reclassifications.
  • Review requisitions and purchase orders for consistency with invoices and validated amounts, and review committed expenses not yet invoiced.
  • Ensure monthly expenses are completely recorded and comply with cut-off; identify accrued expenses and prepaid expenses.
  • Provide supporting evidence for significant expenses, document variances and corrections, and prepare materials for Financial Controller approval.
  • Produce a concise operating-expense report covering variances, areas of concern, and corrective actions, and provide assurance that expenses are reliable before monthly close.

About the Company

Vivo Energy

Pan-African fuel retailer and distributor

Vivo Energy is a pan-African petroleum retailer and distributor that sells Shell- and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants. It runs about 4,000 service stations in 28 African markets and also serves commercial customers by supplying fuels, lubricants, and LPG to industries like mining, aviation, and marine. The company stands out by holding exclusive rights to market Shell-branded products in its markets and by combining a large retail network with Engen assets. Its goal is to grow its footprint, expand services, and strengthen its leadership in Africa’s downstream petroleum market.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2011

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