Senior QA Engineer (Finance and Data), B2B Contract

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for testing ledger and financial processes to ensure transaction accuracy and data integrity. This involves using SQL to investigate data discrepancies and writing clear, actionable bug reports for the engineering team.

Requirements

The role requires senior-level QA experience with a focus on financial systems, ledgers, and accounting data. Candidates must be proficient in SQL and possess strong analytical skills for reconciling figures between systems.

Skills

• QA Testing
• Financial Systems
• Ledger Reconciliation
• SQL
• Data Analysis
• Manual Testing
• Test Automation
• Bug Reporting
• E-commerce
• Playwright
• JavaScript
• TypeScript

About this role

Senior QA Engineer (Finance and Data), B2B Contract
Length: 3 months initially, with an extension likely
Start date: ASAP
Location: Remote, within 80km of Iași, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest
Hours: 9am to 5pm UK time (11am to 7pm in Romania)

Why this role
You're the tester people go to when the numbers don't add up.
In a lot of QA roles that work gets squeezed in around regression testing. Here, it's the main job.
What's in it for you
You'll work on the financial side of a busy UK online marketplace, where getting the data right really matters.
You'll have time to investigate problems properly, trace them back to the cause and see them fixed.
You'll work alongside experienced QA engineers at hedgehog lab, so you won't be on your own.

Who you'll be doing it for
hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp with 20 years of experience. We help public and private sector clients across retail, health tech and financial services with their digital transformation.
You'll be placed with one of our clients, a UK online marketplace, in a product team of engineers and QA.

What you'll be doing
Testing ledger and financial processes to make sure every transaction is recorded correctly.
Checking reports against source data and finding where they don't match.
Using SQL to dig into data issues and work out what's causing them.
Writing clear bug reports that engineers can act on quickly.
Mostly manual testing, with some automation where it saves time.

What you get
A fully remote contract on UK hours, starting with 3 months and an extension likely.
A clear focus on financial data quality, with the support of a wider QA team.

What you'll need
Senior QA experience, with a good amount of it spent testing financial systems, ledgers or accounting data.
Confidence writing SQL queries to investigate data.
Experience reconciling figures between systems and checking reports for accuracy.
A methodical way of working out why data is wrong.
Some test automation experience, or a willingness to build it.
Fluent English, written and spoken.
Availability now or at very short notice.

Nice to have
Playwright, JavaScript or TypeScript.
Experience in ecommerce or online marketplaces.

How to apply
Apply with your CV. If your experience matches what we need, we'll be in touch to arrange a call.

About hedgehog lab

Business Consulting and Services · 51-200 employees · headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · founded 2007