UK remote
General Accountant
About this role
ABOUT VOLTA Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up.
We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds. ABOUT THE ROLE Volta is a pre-revenue AI infrastructure company scaling rapidly across five countries after a major Series A. Our finance team is small, senior and hands-on - and we need a strong all-round accountant to keep the core running as volume grows. As General Accountant you will handle the day-to-day accounting across our entities: processing, journals, reconciliations, VAT and month-end tasks, currently in Xero and soon in a group ERP.
You will work directly with the VP Accounting and SSC Reporting Manager, with genuine exposure to everything from multi-currency banking to equity accounting. This is an ideal role for someone early in their career who wants breadth, responsibility and a front-row seat to a finance function being built for a US listing. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING - Process supplier invoices, employee expenses and payment runs across group entities, applying the PO and approval policy - Post journals for accruals, prepayments, payroll and intercompany, with supporting documentation - Prepare balance sheet reconciliations (bank, AP, payroll, deposits) to monthly deadlines - Support UK VAT returns and assist with overseas VAT compliance (Germany, Norway, Spain) - Maintain the fixed asset and prepayments registers, including capitalization under group policy - Assist with the month-end close checklist and entity reporting packs - Support external audit requests with clean, well-referenced evidence - Help migrate data and processes from Xero to the new group ERP WHAT YOU BRING - Part-qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) actively studying, or equivalent experience; study support provided - 2+ years in an accounting role covering AP, journals and reconciliations - Solid double-entry fundamentals and genuine attention to detail - Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots; more is a bonus) - Experience with Xero or a comparable ledger system; multi-currency exposure helpful - Organized and reliable against fixed deadlines, with clear written communication - Curiosity and willingness to take on unfamiliar tasks in a fast-changing environment REQ-24 WHAT WE OFFER At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow.