Accounts Receivable Assistant

ABOUT VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most iconic British fashion brands, renowned for its heritage, innovative design, and commitment to culture and activism. We care deeply about our people and the environment, and our core values — Gaia, Quality not Quantity, Activism, Culture & Heritage — guide us daily. If you share our passion for creativity, sustainability, and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join one of the most iconic English fashion brands on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an opportunity for someone to develop their accounting and reporting skills while gaining valuable work experience within a professional environment.

The successful candidate will be based in our Head Office in London with the Finance Team and will report directly to the Finance Controller

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Receivable Management

• Raise core and non-core invoices, proformas and credit notes.
• Ensure financial information is set up correctly on the integrated ERP system.
• Ensure UK sales operations are completed within deadlines.
• Assist with month-end closing procedures.
• Send seasonal deposit requests to wholesale customers.
• Post payments received.
• Letter of credit management.
• Liaise with other internal departments (Customer Care, Showroom, Marketing, Licensing, Couture, etc.) to gather the necessary information required to raise financial documents.
• Liaise with Customer Care regarding queries from wholesale customers and department stores.
• Liaise with the Logistics team and external logistics companies regarding exportation.
• Process commissions, consultancy fees and royalty invoices.
• Review customer payment terms for new season selling campaigns.

Credit Control Management

• Issue monthly statements to customers.
• Liaise with Customer Care regarding customer remittances.
• Ensure the timely collection of balances to minimise the risk of bad debts and proactively manage slow and late payers by chasing deposits, proformas and aged invoices.
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts.

(Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to perform additional duties to fulfil the requirements of the role)

PROFILE & KEY SKILLS

• 1-2 years’ experience in an Accounts Assistant role or similar
• Excellent computer skills, able to work with Word and Excel at an advanced level
• Experience with SAP desirable
• Great communication skills and have an eye for numbers
• Extremely organised and able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Able to work independently where required with initiative
• An interest working in the fashion and retail sector.

BENEFITS

• Staff discounts
• Health & Wellbeing support (includes Private Medical Health Insurance, EAP, Gym Discounts, Access to Financial Planning Service, etc.)
• Perkbox Discounts and Wellness Hub
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Training and hands‑on experience
• Opportunities to build new skills and gain valuable industry knowledge

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we recommend applying early to avoid missing out.

Vivienne Westwood is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local government laws. For our privacy statement please visit this link