Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer – Business Analysis Focus (Finance)

Contract position

Outside IR35

Remote Role

Overview

This is a contractor assignment for an experienced Senior Software Developer with a strong focus on business analysis and pre-development solution shaping within a finance environment. The role is designed to provide short-term, high-impact support to Finance and Digital teams by ensuring business needs are clearly understood, analysed and translated into actionable requirements before development begins. Key Responsibilities

Engage with Accounting, Controlling and FP&A stakeholders to elicit, clarify and challenge requirements before software development starts.

Analyse current-state and target-state finance processes, identifying inefficiencies, risks and opportunities for simplification.

Translate business needs into clear, prioritised functional and non-functional requirements suitable for delivery teams.

Act as the initial gatekeeper for new requirements and incidents, ensuring they are well-defined, value-driven and technically feasible.

Design pragmatic, sustainable technical solutions aligned to enterprise standards and long-term maintainability.

Provide hands-on senior development input where required, maintaining a solution-level view across the application landscape.

Review existing applications and integrations to assess alignment with business intent and recommend improvements.

Ensure business logic is transparent, documented and testable to support auditability and compliance.

Collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to ensure shared understanding of business context and priorities.

Support release, deployment and governance activities, escalating risks and dependencies as appropriate.

Identify opportunities to simplify finance processes, reduce manual effort and improve transparency through digital solutions.

Provide focused ad-hoc analysis and insight to support prioritisation and decision-making during the assignment.What You Bring

Extensive experience as a senior software developer in complex, enterprise environments.

Strong capability in business analysis within technology-led initiatives.

Proven ability to engage confidently with senior finance stakeholders and translate business problems into technical direction.

Solid understanding of finance, accounting or controlling processes and data flows.

Experience with modern development and delivery practices including cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

An outcome-focused, pragmatic mindset with the ability to deliver value quickly in a time-bound contractor engagement.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients