Financial Applications Senior Developer

Kforce Inc; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Financial Applications Senior Developer to enhance enterprise financial systems, focusing on workflow automation and integrations. This hybrid Tampa-based role requires coordinating with Finance, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Business Operations to improve controls and data integrity.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years developing financial applications, strong workflow design skills, and experience translating business needs into technical solutions, with a proven ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Finance or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing and supporting financial applications.
• Experience designing workflows and implementing process automation.
• Strong understanding of financial systems, integrations, and business processes.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support custom financial applications and integrations.
• Create workflow solutions to automate business processes and reduce operational risk.
• Develop solutions for financial operations, risk assessment, and conflicts management.
• Integrate data across financial systems to ensure data flow and integrity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs.
• Assess feasibility, scope, timelines, and technical requirements.
• Document specifications and process improvements.
• Troubleshoot and optimize existing applications for performance.
• participate in testing, deployment, and production support activities.
• Assist with configuration, automation, and implementation initiatives.
• Serve as SME on financial systems projects and complex issues.
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, IT, Privacy & Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Business Ops.

Skills

Workflow design

Process automation

Financial applications

Systems integration

Requirements gathering

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 technologies

Reporting tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client seeking a Financial Applications Senior Developer to join their team and will play a critical role in the development, support, and enhancement of enterprise financial applications. This position will focus heavily on workflow development, process automation, and system integrations that improve operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and ensure the reliability of key financial systems. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical development experience with a deep understanding of financial applications and business processes. This is a hybrid role with 3 days in office and 2 days remote at their Tampa, FL location. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and support custom financial applications and related integrations
• Create and enhance workflow solutions to automate business processes, improve efficiency, and reduce operational risk
• Develop solutions supporting business intake, conflicts management, risk assessment, and financial operations
• Integrate business intake and conflicts data with financial systems to ensure seamless data flow and data integrity
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements, evaluate solutions, and develop technical designs
• Assess project feasibility, scope, timelines, and technical requirements
• Document technical specifications, business requirements, and process improvements
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance existing applications to improve performance and functionality
• Participate in software testing, validation, deployment, and production support activities
• Assist with system configuration, automation, customization, and implementation initiatives
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert on financial systems projects and complex application issues
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, IT, Privacy & Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Business Operations teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience developing and supporting financial applications
• Experience designing workflows and implementing process automation solutions
• Strong understanding of financial systems, application integrations, and business processes
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex application issues
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting enterprise financial systems within highly regulated environments
• Knowledge of business intake, conflicts management, compliance, risk management, or financial operations workflows
• Experience with workflow automation platforms and low-code/no-code process automation tools
• Understanding of data integrations, APIs, and enterprise application architecture
• Experience working with Microsoft 365 technologies and reporting tools

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to balance technical expertise with business process understanding
• Strong customer-service mindset and collaboration skills
• Experience delivering process improvements and workflow automation initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong documentation and project communication skills

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.