Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader (6-Month FTC – Maternity Cover)
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000
Location: Redditch
We are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader to join our finance team on a 6-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 time
  
  
• Take ownership of supplier account reconciliations and query resolution
  
  
• Support month-end close activities, ensuring deadlines are consistently met
  
  
• Act as a key point of contact for supplier queries and invoice discrepancies
  
  
• Help maintain accurate financial records in line with company policies and controls
  
  
• Work closely with Procurement to support efficient end-to-end purchasing and payment processes
  
  
• Provide guidance and informal support to team members to help maintain high standards and consistency
  
  
• Report into the Finance Manager and support continuous improvement within the AP function
  
  

The successful Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Team Leader will have the following skills and experience:-

• Strong previous experience in Accounts Payable, ideally in a high-volume environment
  
  
• Confident with supplier reconciliations and financial record-keeping
  
  
• Comfortable using accounting systems and financial reporting tools
  
  
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
  
  
• Clear communicator with strong problem-solving ability
  
  
• Experience within construction or civil engineering is beneficial but not essential
  
  
• AAT qualification (or equivalent) preferred
  
  

If you think you have the skills and experience my client is looking for then please do not hesitate to call me on [phone removed] or alternatively click APPLY with your updated CV