Vacancy for Assistant Accountant (part-time)

August 2026

We are looking for a talented person to work with the Finance Team Lead as part of a small team to take on various accounting tasks. You will need to be numerate, methodical and organised with excellent attention to detail. You must be a team player building and maintaining excellent working relationships internally and also be able to communicate personably and professionally with customers. This role is part time 4 days a week, Tuesday to Friday.

See Job description for details

If you are interested in this role, please include your cv and a covering letter about why your skills and experience are a good fit for us. Please include your availability for the following:

· Initial Teams interview 7th to 10th September

· Final interviews onsite 14th and 15th September

Deadline for applications: 4th September 2026

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Job Title Assistant Accountant (part-time 4 days a week)

Reporting to Finance Team Lead

Job purpose To provide essential administrative and entry-level accounting support to the company’s finance team, as directed by the Finance Team Lead, ensuring daily financial operations run smoothly by handling tasks such as processing invoices, maintaining ledgers, and assisting with payroll, ultimately ensuring accuracy and compliance in financial records. To support and assist in the office management

Job duties

Sales/Purchase invoices
· Verify and check production job sheets, report any errors, providing accurate, consistent numbers on all paperwork and prepare for invoicing on the system.
· Inputting Additional costs such as Transport Charges for invoicing
· Prepare, process and send invoices to customers, collate and file.
· Transfer data to accounting system.
· Purchase invoice reconciliation and entry.

Receivables/Payables
· Check Aged Debtors and Send Statements to customers
· Follow up with any customer queries, ensuring they are resolved promptly and professionally
· Raising credit notes to limit as agreed with line manager following process for agreeing credits.
· Keep debtor days to agreed targets.
· Check creditor report and allocated payments against sales/purchase invoices.

HR/Payroll support
· Processing Absence and Holiday Requests into Infotime System
· Producing Absence Notification reports as needed
· Assist with gathering data on overtime/SSP for Sage Payroll
· Assisting Finance Team Lead with weekly and monthly staff payroll
· Audit data entries as required.

Admin support
· Assist with fabric stock reconciliation as directed.
· Other admin and accounting support for line manager and directors as needed.

Reception cover duties (adhoc)
· Provide cover when receptionist is unavailable.
· Being the first point of contact to meet and greet visitors at reception, ensuring they are made welcome and looked after.
· Ensure visitors read and follow any health and safety instructions.
· Take calls and messages accurately, transferring calls and managing the switchboard
· Organise post
· Handle deliveries and collections of small items at reception and ensure they are forwarded to the relevant person
· Liaise with warehouse for larger deliveries and collections
· Manage the front of house function ensuring a clean and organised reception desk
· Monitor incoming emails and manage or redirect to the appropriate department.
· Filing as needed.
· Carrying out any other tasks commensurate with role as requested by management according to business needs.

Qualifications and experience
· Educated to degree level
· Relevant accounting qualification ie. Bachelors in Accounting
· Able to use computer based software including MS Outlook, Word, Excel to the Basic Level, Sage
· Minimum 3 years’ experience inputting critical data that require accurate inputting and cross checking

Competencies
· Attention to detail and accuracy
· Numerically confident
· Fluent in English with a clear speaking voice
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Professional, friendly and helpful manner in all communications
· A team player able to build and maintain positive working relationships internally and externally
· Presentable appearance
· Organised and able to multitask
· Able to prioritise workloads

Job location IVO Textiles Limited, Southall UB2 5LF

Working hours 8.00am to 4.00pm Tuesday to Friday. 30 minutes for lunch. Overtime by arrangement.

Annual leave 28 days including bank holidays

Probation period The first 3 months of employment will be a probationary period, during which performance and suitability will be monitored. We reserve the right to extend this probationary period by a further period of up to 3 months if performance is not to the required standard. Employment is not confirmed until written notification is received that probation has been successfully completed.

Terms on notice 1 week’s notice during probation period, thereafter one month.