Junior Deal Accounting

In this accounting role you will work both on financial and business-related control activities and in general on accounting tasks.

As a key focal point, you will work closely together with various colleagues in the Netherlands and abroad, including the Front (trading) and Back/Mid Office teams (operations, treasury and accounting). For training purposes and meetings, you will occasionally travel abroad (short business trips within Europe). 

In this challenging and broad position, you will be responsible for financial (including the responsibility for the month-end closing for a number of product groups) and operational analysis of the trade Profit & Loss (P&L) of commodities in which Vitol trades on a daily basis. These include a wide variety of commodities such as crude oil, distillates, LPG, natural gas and oil related products, but also renewables, carbon, carbon capture and storage, EVs, biogas and hydrogen. Our sustainable solutions leverage our financial strength and market expertise to build integrated sustainable energy solutions for our customers and our business worldwide.

The main responsibilities are:

• Research and analyse records in order to answer questions from the business and resolve issues 
• Perform various accounting activities around the Trade P&L, including analytical review of balance sheet and P&L trade related accounts, reconciliation and month end closing
• Ensure transactions are recorded, documented, reviewed and supported in accordance with Vitol policies and controls 
• Prepare for and participate in annual audits and financial reporting (IFRS, statutory accounts and management accounts)

In the mid-term you will also be involved to:

• Help the business in decision making by providing them with meaningful analyses (forex exposure, mass balance controls, cost controls)
• Support with various IT improvement processes