diff --git a/src/macaron/parsers/pomparser.py b/src/macaron/parsers/pomparser.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..857deff9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/macaron/parsers/pomparser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 - 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/.
+
+"""This module contains the parser for POM files."""
+import logging
+from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element  # nosec
+
+import defusedxml.ElementTree
+from defusedxml.ElementTree import fromstring
+
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def parse_pom_string(pom_string: str) -> Element | None:
+    """
+    Parse the passed POM string using defusedxml.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    pom_string : str
+        The contents of a POM file as a string.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Element | None
+        The parsed element representing the POM's XML hierarchy.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Stored here first to help with type checking.
+        pom: Element = fromstring(pom_string)
+        return pom
+    except defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError as error:
+        logger.debug("Failed to parse XML: %s", error)
+        return None
diff --git a/src/macaron/repo_finder/repo_finder_java.py b/src/macaron/repo_finder/repo_finder_java.py
index 63ff840d5..148c03e1b 100644
--- a/src/macaron/repo_finder/repo_finder_java.py
+++ b/src/macaron/repo_finder/repo_finder_java.py
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 import re
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element  # nosec
 
-import defusedxml.ElementTree
-from defusedxml.ElementTree import fromstring
 from packageurl import PackageURL
 
 from macaron.config.defaults import defaults
+from macaron.parsers.pomparser import parse_pom_string
 from macaron.repo_finder.repo_finder_base import BaseRepoFinder
 from macaron.repo_finder.repo_validator import find_valid_repository_url
 from macaron.util import send_get_http_raw
@@ -168,34 +167,14 @@ def _read_pom(self, pom: str) -> list[str]:
             return []
 
         # Parse POM using defusedxml
-        pom_element = self._parse_pom(pom)
+        pom_element = parse_pom_string(pom)
         if pom_element is None:
             return []
+        self.pom_element = pom_element
 
         # Attempt to extract SCM data and return URL
         return self._find_scm(pom_element, tags)
 
-    def _parse_pom(self, pom: str) -> Element | None:
-        """
-        Parse the passed POM using defusedxml.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        pom : str
-            The contents of a POM file as a string.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Element | None :
-            The parsed element representing the POM's XML hierarchy.
-        """
-        try:
-            self.pom_element = fromstring(pom)
-            return self.pom_element
-        except defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError as error:
-            logger.debug("Failed to parse XML: %s", error)
-            return None
-
     def _find_scm(self, pom: Element, tags: list[str], resolve_properties: bool = True) -> list[str]:
         """
         Parse the passed pom and extract the passed tags.