Join a Finance Function That's Evolving At Saint-Gobain Professional Services, we're on a journey of transformation-moving away from transactional finance and embracing digitalisation to add true value and collaboration across our brands. We're looking for a proactive and strategic Accounts Payable and Expenses Team Leader to ensure best-in-class service for our internal teams, employees, and vendor partners. You will have experience in people management and will be able to draw on your experience to identify and solve problems, and find solutions to limit issues rising in the future, Saint Gobain Professional Services are part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland who are worldwide leaders in sustainable construction. This role can be worked on a hybrid basis with a minimum of two days in the office required per week What we're looking for: As a person you'll be resilient, knowledgeable and a team player, with the want and ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve the best results for the management of Saint Gobain's cash flow A strong leader - experienced in managing teams in Finance or Shared Services teams A problem solver - forward-thinking and able to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Tech-savvy - confident using digital finance systems such as SAP, Concur, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or QAD. Resilient and adaptable - thriving in a fast-paced, evolving finance function. A team player - working collaboratively to achieve shared goals and ensure financial accuracy.What you will be doing: Lead the AP team to ensure accurate and efficient processing of invoices and expenses. Drive process improvements, increasing automation and touchless processing rates. Manage and develop a high-performing team through coaching, appraisals, and recruitment. Ensure compliance with internal controls, audits, and fiscal deadlines. Collaborate across departments to optimise cash flow management and financial operations. Solve complex problems, implementing solutions that improve efficiency and prevent recurrence. Are Saint-Gobain inclusive employers? Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world. We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us. And what about flexibility? The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. Our standard working pattern is 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm Monday to Friday - though if you need some flexibility- we'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting. But we do promise to listen. If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you