Python Developer

Job Profile

Our client is looking for a Senior Finance Systems Developer to bolster their inhouse development team as they move into a new phase of systems development. As they continue to roll out Dynamics 365 Business Central as their core finance system, they continue to build out new modern applications that feed into this to allow the business to enhance its finance system portfolio. At present they have 5 new modern applications feeding into D365 BC that are written in Python (Django/Flask). You will be responsible for the continued development of these. They also have a number of legacy applications that are written in C#, you will be responsible for the maintenance of these whilst a long term plan is made on how to proceed with these.

Alongside the core applications, our client is keen on investing into AI/LLM to aid the future growth of both business operations and business technology. Due to the sensitive nature of the legal services they provide, a cautious approach needs to be taken for the continued protection of the customer data. You will be responsible for the development of the technology strategy in this area, in collaboration with the Finance Systems Manager.

Finally, you will also be responsible for the mentoring and management of 2 staff, a Developer and a Reporting Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across bespoke finance applications, integrations and AI/ML solutions
• Line manage and mentor two technical members of the Finance Systems team
• Act as the first technical escalation point for issues coming through the support desk
• Work across the full development lifecycle, from requirements and design through to development, testing and deployment
• Develop and maintain integrations between internal and third-party systems
• Develop into our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central / AL environment
• Skills
• Python, ideally with Flask or a similar web framework
• SQL / T-SQL, C# / .NET, HTML / CSS
• REST APIs and JSON integrations
• Previous team leadership or mentoring experience

Desirable

• D365 BC / AL Development
• LLM / AI integrations
• Azure / BI - Tableau/Power BI
• Professional / Legal Services experience