Accounts Assistant

5 days ago


Bristol UK, South West England, United Kingdom Aura Power Full time

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an organized and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join our finance team, assisting with essential financial operations for our solar and battery storage developments in the UK and Ireland.


What you’ll be doing

As an Accounts Assistant, you’ll support our team by:


Regular Tasks

· Posting invoices

· Drafting and executing payment runs

· Managing landowner payments

· Uploading and reconciling bank statements

· Assisting with compliance reporting and drawdown creation

Ad-Hoc Tasks

· Handling vendor queries

· Monitoring finance mailbox

· Supporting due diligence information requests

· Assisting in annual accounting tasks, including audit and financial statement drafting


Is this the job for you?

We are looking for someone with experience of the tasks outlined above. Industry experience, construction, or project finance experience is desirable but not required. You will need good organizational skills, communication and a proactive approach.


What we expect from you

At Aura Power we have a core set of values that act as a guideline to outline the beliefs and behaviours that underpin our success. These values can be seen in our everyday conversations and interactions and help build a culture of belonging where anyone with these core values can thrive and feel valued.


You must therefore be able to embrace these values:

Motivational Fit: the individual, role and business have a mutually beneficial and engaging fit.

Collaborative: involves the right people at the right time and communicates well.

Responsible: takes ownership and delivers.

A Force for Good: a positive influence for colleagues, community and the planet.

Impactful: insightful, shows initiative, prioritises and works smart.

Curious: adaptable, innovative and encourages growth.


Why you’ll want to work for us

At Aura, we prioritise Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We understand the detrimental impact of discrimination and strive to create an environment where everyone feels safe. Our goal is to ensure that no individual feels marginalised, silenced or bullied because of their individual characteristics and we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can thrive.


We are proud of our unique culture at Aura Power and that is down to the talented bunch of individuals that work for us. Many of the Aura team are empowered simply by contributing directly to the energy transition in the fight against climate change but we believe in offering a number of other benefits to keep our team motivated. These currently include:


•Comprehensive, private medical insurance through Vitality.

•Twenty-eight days of paid holiday in each calendar year for full-time positions, plus public holidays. One additional day is given for every two years of service up to a maximum of 32 days each year.

•Competitive, Equalised Parental Leave

•Career Break allowance

•Death in Service benefit

•Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice

•Cycle to Work Scheme

•Vibrant and positive work culture with regular team socials and volunteering days.

•Flexible working options.

•Pension Scheme.

•Our recently refurbished office is in a beautiful, central location in Bristol and has bike storage, shower rooms, and a small gym room.


Promoting a healthy work-life balance

We take pride in offering a flexible working model at Aura Power so that our employees can enjoy a healthy work/life balance. If you need to work around childcare, doctor’s appointments or even some time to yourself or with family and friends, we encourage you to do so. We entrust all of our staff to deliver their outcomes in their own working pattern and believe that by doing so, our outputs are of a consistent high quality.

We recognise that people have different ways of working and want our employees to flourish in a flexible working environment.


The important stuff


You must have the right to work in the UK.


Applications close: 29/11/2024

Potential Start date: flexible - immediate

Location and type: Central Bristol office, hybrid working.

Salary range: £28k-32k p.a., negotiable on experience.

If this sounds like a fit for you and you’d like to know more, please click to apply and tell us why you’d like to join the team, with a CV and a covering note.


***Please, no recruiters***




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