Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader (12-Month FTC - Maternity Cover)Salary: £35,000 - £40,000Location: RedditchWe are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader to join our finance team on a 12-month maternity cover contract.This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership of a high-volume AP function while supporting and guiding a small team-without stepping into a formal management role. You''ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of a busy, well-established finance operation within a growing civil engineering business delivering groundwork services to national housebuilders across the Midlands.Our accounts payable function processes approximately 7,000 invoices per month, supported by modern, AI-enabled systems that help streamline matching and processing against purchase orders.Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader key duties:-In this role, you will take a lead position within the AP team, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and timely processing across all supplier transactions. You will:Support the coordination of day-to-day AP activity to ensure invoices are processed accurately and payments are made on timeTake ownership of supplier account reconciliations and query resolutionSupport month-end close activities, ensuring deadlines are consistently metAct as a key point of contact for supplier queries and invoice discrepanciesHelp maintain accurate financial records in line with company p