Overview
Software Engineer (IT Finance)
This position is hybrid working from our Legacy West Support Center located in Plano, Texas
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
We are seeking an Entry-level Software Engineer to join our IT Finance team. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong foundation in Software Engineering and an academic or practical background in Information Technology and exposure to Finance and Accounting processes. The successful candidate will be involved in large-scale transformation programs and enhancements/maintenance of existing finance applications. The candidate will work on designing, building, enhancing and maintaining financial applications like Oracle ERP, EPM, Sales Audit etc. The candidate will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and cross-functional IT teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable technology solutions that support critical financial processes.
Responsibilities
60%
Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications supporting Finance IT systems
Assist in building and enhancing financial applications, reports, and data integrations
Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code following development standards
Participate in system upgrades, enhancements, and bug fixes for finance-related platforms
Follows company development standards specific to the team.
Responsible for unit testing their codes, involved in code review process and documenting their development work
25%
Collaborate with finance users to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Support data validation, reconciliation, and audit requirements for financial systems
Contribute to automation of finance processes (reporting, controls, reconciliations, workflows)
10%
Individuals should be able to collaborate with the team and proactively work with the Dev Lead and Architect to identify areas for optimization
5%
Comply with existing documentation requirements required for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems. Exposure to Finance, Accounting, or a related field
Basic understanding of software development principles and SDLC
Academic or practical exposure to finance concepts such as: Financial statements, accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript)
Basic understanding of databases and proficiency with SQL
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to:
Competencies & attributes
Analytical skills- interpret and report on market and consumer data
Working conditions & physical requirements
The work environment generally involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and occasionally requires carrying, moving and setting up of computers, for example desktops, monitors, printers, and other small hardware in the testing lab.
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in-house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!
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