Accounts Payable Specialist

Volta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Volta

Retirement plan

Health & insurance benefits

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to manage day-to-day AP for the group, ensuring timely payments and accuracy across multiple entities and jurisdictions. The role requires meticulous attention to detail, experience in AP, and proficiency with accounting software to support fast growth.

You will own supplier invoicing, payment runs, vendor record management, and month-end close tasks while upholding internal controls and VAT compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounts payable or broader accounting role is essential.
• Strong attention to detail in a high-volume environment.
• Working knowledge of accounting software and AP/invoicing systems.
• Comfortable managing multiple supplier relationships and resolving queries professionally.
• Good understanding of basic accounting principles and internal controls.
• Organised and able to manage deadlines, particularly around month-end and payment run cycles.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices accurately and on time, matching to purchase orders and approvals.
• Own the end-to-end payment run process, ensuring suppliers are paid correctly and within agreed terms.
• Maintain accurate vendor records, including banking details, tax documentation, and compliance information.
• Reconcile accounts payable ledgers and resolve discrepancies with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Respond to supplier queries professionally and resolve payment issues promptly.
• Support month-end close activities relevant to accounts payable, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Ensure AP processes comply with internal controls and relevant tax requirements (e.g. VAT) across jurisdictions.
• Identify opportunities to improve AP processes and reduce manual effort as transaction volume grows.
• Support audits by providing accurate documentation and responding to auditor queries.

Skills

Accounts payable

Vendor management

High-volume processing

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP software

VAT knowledge

Job description

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. The Accounts Payable Specialist owns the day-to-day accounts payable function across Volta's group - making sure suppliers, vendors, and partners get paid accurately and on time as the company scales across multiple entities and jurisdictions. From invoice processing through payment runs, you will be the point of accuracy and control in a fast-moving finance function. This is a hands‑on role at a company where AP volume and complexity are growing quickly - you will help build the processes that let the function scale cleanly, not just keep pace with it.

What You Will Be Doing

• Process supplier invoices accurately and on time, matching to purchase orders and approvals
• Own the end-to-end payment run process, ensuring suppliers are paid correctly and within agreed terms
• Maintain accurate vendor records, including banking details, tax documentation, and compliance information
• Reconcile accounts payable ledgers and resolve discrepancies with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Respond to supplier queries professionally and resolve payment issues promptly
• Support month-end close activities relevant to accounts payable, including accruals and reconciliations
• Ensure AP processes comply with internal controls and relevant tax requirements (e.g. VAT) across jurisdictions
• Identify opportunities to improve AP processes and reduce manual effort as transaction volume grows
• Support audits by providing accurate documentation and responding to auditor queries

What You Bring

• Experience in an accounts payable or broader accounting role is essential
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in a high-volume environment
• Working knowledge of accounting software and AP/invoicing systems
• Comfortable managing multiple supplier relationships and resolving queries professionally
• Good understanding of basic accounting principles and internal controls
• Organised and able to manage deadlines, particularly around month-end and payment run cycles
• Experience working across multiple entities or jurisdictions is a plus

What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of. As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
• Retirement/pension contributions
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Generous number of vacation days each year

Background Checks

All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Accessibility

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