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Accountant

Vitol


Job Location:

Shanghai - China

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 12 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Accounting

Job Summary

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.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelors 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.

Additional Information :

  • 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 Compacts 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.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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We are a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum; from oil through to power, renewables and carbon credits. Every day we use our expertise to distribute energy around the world. We source from producers, refiners and intermediaries and deliver to refineries, ut ... View more

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