Accounts Assistant in Bristol

Location: Bristol, UK

Working pattern: Hybrid

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Build your finance career in renewable energy. Aura Power is a progressive and ambitious independent power producer developing, building and operating renewable energy projects across solar and battery energy storage. As the business continues to grow, we are looking for an accurate, organised and motivated Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day operation of our finance function.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical transactional finance experience who wants to join a commercially focused, purpose-led business and develop their finance career over time. You will join a collaborative and supportive environment where accuracy, ownership, continuous improvement and personal development are valued. The role will provide exposure to the financial operations behind a growing portfolio of solar and battery energy storage projects.

The role

As Accounts Assistant, you will support a broad range of transactional finance activities, helping to ensure that supplier invoices, employee expenses, payments, reconciliations and finance queries are processed accurately and on time. This role will suit someone who is comfortable managing a busy workload, takes ownership of their responsibilities and follows tasks and queries through to completion.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes and employee expenses accurately and efficiently
• Preparing supplier, employee and stakeholder payment runs
• Supporting accounts payable and accounts receivable activities
• Completing bank, supplier statement and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate ledger postings and supporting documentation
• Managing activity within the shared finance mailbox
• Ensuring finance queries are acknowledged, progressed and resolved
• Liaising professionally with suppliers and internal stakeholders regarding invoices, payments and account queries
• Maintaining payment schedules, trackers and finance records
• Supporting landowner, lease and other scheduled stakeholder payments
• Assisting with monthly drawdown submissions and project-related finance administration
• Providing documentation for audits, due diligence and internal reviews
• Identifying opportunities to improve transactional finance processes
• Supporting the wider finance team as the business and project portfolio continue to grow

What we are looking for:

• Experience across accounts payable, accounts receivable, expenses, payment processing and reconciliations
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail in ledger postings, reconciliations and supporting documentation
• The ability to manage a high volume of finance activity and prioritise effectively
• Experience managing a shared finance mailbox or similar query-led administration
• Ownership of finance tasks from receipt through to completion
• Experience processing supplier invoices, employee expenses, credit notes and payment runs
• Clear and professional communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• The ability to work consistently within structured processes and expected turnaround times
• Experience within construction, property, infrastructure, energy or another project-based or asset-backed environment would be advantageous. Exposure to landowner or lease payments, project drawdowns, audit support or due diligence documentation would also be beneficial.
• You may already be studying towards AAT or be motivated to begin a relevant finance qualification as your career develops.

Why join Aura Power?

Aura Power offers the opportunity to join a growing renewable energy business at an important stage of its development. You will benefit from:

• Support for relevant professional development and qualifications
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Comprehensive, private medical insurance through Vitality
• Twenty-eight days of paid holiday in each calendar year for full-time positions, plus public holidays
• Death in Service benefit
• Vibrant and positive work culture with regular team socials and volunteering days
• Flexible working options
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Additional Annual Leave scheme

Application process

Please apply by uploading your CV here: https:///v/accounts-assistant-47948 with a short explanation of your interest in the role and Aura Power. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Aura Power is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.