Accountant

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business of trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $10+billion invested in long-term assets.

Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2024 were $331bn.

For more information: vitol.com

1. Trade P&L & Accounting

• Owning the month-end

  close process for a range of product groups and legal entities

• Reviewing and

  analysing Trade P&L, inventory valuations, accruals and balance sheet

  accounts

• Performing

  reconciliations between the trade capture system and accounting/tax

  declaration systems

• Regularly engaging

  with commercially-focused teams (operations, commercial analysts) and

  middle/back-office teams (IT systems, treasury, settlements, contracts) to

  understand commercial activity captured in the trading system

• Ensuring all

  transactions are recorded, documented and supported in line with company

  policies

2. Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Preparing financial

  statements in accordance with IFRS and Chinese GAAP, including statutory

  accounts and management accounts

• Supporting the

  annual external audit process

• Assisting with

  tax-accounting reconciliation and identifying key tax-accounting

  differences

3. Settlements & Operations

• Coordinating and

  executing daily deal settlements and VAT special invoice flows

• Ensuring timely and

  accurate processing in collaboration with relevant internal teams

4. Process Improvement & Projects

• Contributing to adhoc projects, including integrating new business developments and supporting IT system improvement initiatives
• Continuously

  assessing and improving accounting processes and controls

5. Finance Manager Support

• Assisting the

  Finance Manager with ad hoc tasks and projects as directed

• Other duties as

  assigned

Successful Candidates will:

• Demonstrate strong

  accountability, self-motivation and ownership of deliverables, with a

  proactive approach to ambiguous problems.

• Bring a strong

  learning ability - picking up new concepts, systems and workflows quickly

  in a fast-paced environment.

• Manage time

  effectively, prioritising competing tasks across multiple workstreams and

  meeting tight deadlines.

• Build relationships

  across global teams and communicate clearly and openly with colleagues

  across offices and departments.

• Continuously assess,

  improve and optimise processes and controls.

Job Skillset / Knowledge:

• Accounting: Solid knowledge of China accounting standards (China GAAP) and IFRS, with strong bookkeeping skills and

  hands-on experience in financial statement preparation. Candidates with

  group reporting experience

  are preferred.

• Taxation: Working knowledge of major Chinese tax categories

  (VAT, CIT, etc.), with the ability to independently perform tax-accounting

  reconciliations, identify key differences, and support tax declaration

  processes.

• Tools: Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, functions,

  and building auxiliary working papers). Experience with BI analysis

  software is preferred.

• Language: Good English reading and writing

  skills, with the ability to use English as a working language.

• Bachelor’s degree or above, majoring in

  finance, accounting or related field. CPA License is preferred

• 5-8 years of experience in accounting

  (subject to adjustment based on market conditions)

• Experience of Big Four accounting firms

  and/or a background in commodity trading, retail, manufacturing, or

  complex supply chain enterprises are preferred.

• Please use the message to the hiring team to explain how your skills, experience, and interests make you a strong fit for this role.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure trading environment.
• Have a strong sense of accountability and ownership of key deliverables
• Be comfortable undertaking new concepts and ideas associated with a fast-paced, dynamic business
• Demonstrate the ability to both understand the ‘big picture' and have a willingness to ‘dig into the details'
• Demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate accounting concepts to senior management and translate them in terms of the commercial business
• Continually assess, challenge, and improve processes
• Earn the trust of others by continuously demonstrating the ability to follow-through
• Be curious, creative, and up for a challenge
• Effectively communicate with other departments/ external counterparties (written and verbal)

Vitol Asia is committed to providing equal opportunities to all staff. Globally, Vitol seeks to conduct its business in accordance with the UN Global Compact’s ten principles, including those on human rights, one of which is to “Ensure a diverse and inclusive work place, where possible, free from discrimination regardless of age, gender, race, cultural heritage, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.”

Only successful candidates will be contacted.