General Accountant - Multi-Currency & Growth Finance

Volta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in Volta

Retirement/pension contributions

Comprehensive health, wellbeing and保险

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta is a pre-revenue AI infrastructure company scaling rapidly and hiring a General Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting across our entities. The role covers 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, gaining exposure to multi-currency banking and equity accounting.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant actively studying ACCA/CIMA/ACA, or equivalent experience; study support provided.
• 2+ years in an accounting role covering AP, journals and reconciliations.
• Strong double-entry bookkeeping fundamentals with excellent attention to detail; advanced Excel (LOOKUPs, PIVOT).
• Experience with Xero or a comparable ledger system; multi-currency exposure helpful.
• Well-organized and reliable, able to meet fixed deadlines with clear written communication.
• Curiosity and willingness to take on unfamiliar tasks in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Excel

Written communication

Attention to detail

Organized

Curiosity

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA (part-qualified)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Volta is a pre-revenue AI infrastructure company scaling rapidly and hiring a General Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting across our entities. The role covers 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, gaining exposure to multi-currency banking and equity accounting.