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

We are seeking a Tax Compliance & Operations Manager to own the group's day-to-day tax compliance and operations as the structures scale.

Reporting to the VP of Tax and working closely with finance, people/payroll, and external advisors, this is a hands-on, build-it-from-scratch role with broad exposure across the UK, US, Norway, and Spain.

It is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-growth environment and is comfortable building as well as operating.

What You Will Be Doing

Run the group tax compliance calendar across the UK, US, Norway, and Spain (and further jurisdictions over time), tracking obligations and deadlines, preparing and/or reviewing filings, and coordinating local advisors
Prepare and review corporate tax computations, including claims and incentives such as R&D credits and capital allowances, and support the tax provision / ASC 740 process feeding group reporting
Support indirect tax (e.g. VAT / sales taxes) and withholding tax compliance across jurisdictions
Support the US tax workstream alongside external advisors, including federal and multi-state filings, entity classification, IRA / energy tax credits, and data gathering for GILTI / FDII / BEAT and Pillar 2
Support US sales-and-use tax and nexus compliance as US revenue comes online, including nexus monitoring, registrations, taxability, and exemption-certificate management
Own option / ESOP / ESPP tax, payroll-tax interactions, and the related reporting obligations
Support operational transfer-pricing compliance, including intercompany documentation, data, and cost-plus frameworks
Support the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) regime and help stand up tax processes and documentation from a blank sheet, working alongside the internal controls function
Maintain the tax side of the entity tracker as new SPVs and entities are formed, and manage day-to-day external advisor relationships and audit workstreams

What You Bring

Professional qualification (ACA / CTA / ACCA or equivalent), Big 4 or strong in-house trained
Corporate tax background with genuine multi-entity exposure and a solid UK corporate tax compliance foundation
Demonstrable experience owning a full compliance cycle end-to-end with genuine autonomy
Comfortable independently owning a compliance calendar and managing advisor relationships
Highly organized and process-oriented, with a builder's mindset — happy creating structure and documentation where little exists
Clear communicator who can work across finance, people/payroll, and external advisors

Nice to Have

US tax exposure (federal and/or multi-state), or broader cross-border / inbound-outbound experience
Equity / employment tax experience (options, ESOP, etc.)
Tax provision experience (ASC 740 or IAS 12)
Awareness of controls frameworks (SOX / internal controls) sufficient to work alongside the internal controls function
Experience in a high-growth, infrastructure, or technology environment, and exposure to ERP / tax system implementation
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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

Additional Information

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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