# Financial Business Analyst X2

> Vivo Energy · Cape Town, South Africa · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-22

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Finance

## Description

**Purpose of the Job**

The role is responsible for providing accurate financial analysis, reporting, and commentary to support informed decision‑making and effective course correction.

## Requirements

### What you have done before:

Baseline:

-   NQF Level 7 (Degree in Accounting/ Finance) .
-   6 years' experience in Accounting/ Finance/ Reporting/ Analytics.
-   Experience in Costing/ Internal Controls/ Risk Management/ Data Analysis & Visualisation & Recons.
-   Power BI Analysis.
-   SAP / SAC Experience.

Advantageous:

-   CA (SA), CIMA
-   Advanced Excel skills
-   2 years in Petroleum Retail

### What you'll be doing:

Financial / Management Reporting:

-   Monitor and analyse financial performance, identifying variances and trends, and provide clear commentary on results against budget and forecast, including volumes, margins, and expenses.
-   Perform and review month‑end and year‑end closing activities, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial records in line with accounting standards.
-   Prepare, review, and post month‑end and year‑end journals, including accruals and reclassifications, and identify and correct errors or misstatements.
-   Complete monthly reconciliations, including but not limited to non‑fuels income, utilities and related recoveries, rentals, loans, and grants.
-   Review balance sheet movements, investigate significant or abnormal fluctuations, and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items.
-   Manage RAS master data, including record creation and maintenance, recovery build‑ups, variance analysis, rate change calculations, and system updates.
-   Liaise with internal stakeholders and external auditors, supporting audit processes and ensuring timely closure of annual and interim audit requirements.
-   Analyze operating expenses and provide insightful commentary on performance against plan, highlighting risks, opportunities, and recommended corrective actions.

Business Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:

-   Support the annual business planning process by assisting with the development of divisional budgets and financial inputs, ensuring alignment with divisional strategy and business objectives.
-   Collaborate with divisional departments to prepare calendarized views of the approved business plan, translating strategic and operational plans into accurate monthly financial forecasts.
-   Ensure the approved business plan and calendarized budgets are accurately reflected and consistently maintained across all financial reporting and planning platforms.

Business Support:

-   Support identified financial initiatives and projects, contributing from planning through execution to successful completion.
-   Liaise with internal stakeholders to follow up on business processes and deliverables, providing financial support and guidance to ensure deadlines are met in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLAs).
-   Support effective work delivery by collaborating closely with the team, assisting with analysis, reporting, and operational priorities as required.

**Closing date: 29th June 2026**

## Apply

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