We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Exeter to assist with the appointment of a Finance Business Partner, on a 6.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay: £310.47 - £398.00 per Day Responsibilities: Collaborate with department heads to understand their financial needs and provide tailored financial advice and support to help them make informed decisions. Lead on the Met Offices quarterly VAT return and the triaging of VAT queries from around the business. Build and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, manage senior managers and stakeholders expectations, and develop a deep understanding of the businesss commercial and operational drivers. Control expenditure in line with budgets/approved expenditure by providing support and challenge to ensure excellent financial management. Facilitate the production of budgets, plans and forecasts to ensure affordability and balanced risk. Qualifications: Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant post qualification experience demonstrating you live and breathe the Accountancy profession. For this particular role you will need evidence of tax (VAT) experience. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills demonstrating your ability to influence and constructively challenge at a senior level demonstrating were better together. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1405523