Salesforce Developer

This is an opportunity to jump into one of the largest Salesforce implementations in Canada and make an impact on the organization through this transformational project.

Toronto, Ontario

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario

CPA Ontario protects the public interest by ensuring its members meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. CPA Ontario serves and supports its more than 89,000 members and 19,000 students in their qualification and professional development in a wide range of senior positions in public accounting, business, finance, government, not-for-profits and academe. Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations of all types and sizes for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight, management skills and leadership. http://www.cpaontario.ca

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Mid Level

Overview: <p><strong>The opportunity</strong></p> <p>Reporting to the Business Solutions Manager, CPA Ontario is looking for&nbsp;a highly effective communicator, technical expert and client champion to join our team as a Salesforce Developer. This is an opportunity to jump into one of the largest Salesforce implementations in Canada and make an impact on the organization through this transformational project. Working out of both our Bloor Street and our York Street locations, this is a contract opportunity running until May 2019.</p> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <p>You are a Salesforce Developer with 2+ years hands-on experience configuring or coding Salesforce customizations and setup. You easily amalgamate into a team and can hit the ground running. You take pride in your work and you knock it out of the park on a daily basis. You have a great deal of hands-on technical implementation expertise and you are a champion of Salesforce best practices. You have the knowledge and experience to question customizations over &ldquo;as is&rdquo; choices. You are well spoken and can present complex concepts in an easily digestible manner to internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You are comfortable (pushing back) &nbsp;on ideas and being held accountable for ensuring decisions are in the best interests of the client, which in this case is us.</p> <p><strong>What&rsquo;s in it for you</strong></p> <p>Challenges, impact and professional growth. You want to step into a project where the best practices and processes are aligned and the stakeholders are committed to the deliverables. You want a chance to apply your expertise, work closely with the project team, influence decisions and see the effect of your work. A project of this size and scale is a unique opportunity. You want the chance to be part of it and an opportunity to further expand your skills including exposure to Fonteva.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Support implementation project build and testing activities. <ul> <li>Apply and in-depth understanding of Salesforce and strong configuration skills.</li> <li>Understand the needs of multiple stakeholders and their business processes.</li> <li>Facilitate the negotiation of requirements amoungst multiple stakeholders.</li> <li>Identify the current/future state business&nbsp;processes and the improvement opportunities.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Understand how technical solutions meet the business requirements and the impact of change on the stakeholders. <ul> <li>Assist in the development of user stories.</li> <li>Assess the impact of change requests. Check for alignment to initiative objectives at all stages.</li> <li>Provide documentation and support throughout lifecycle of the project.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Participate in the design and build phases of implementation. <ul> <li>Provide documentation and training.</li> <li>Prepare and update business process documentation for users.</li> <li>Problem solve design defects. Identify root causes of issues and provide solutions in a timely fashion.</li> <li>Assist with testing. Create detailed test cases and strategies as needed to prove the technical solution meets the business requirements Plan and execute quality assurance, unit, intergration and user acceptance&nbsp;testing.&nbsp;</li> </ul> </li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>So, how do we know you are&nbsp;the new Salesforce Developer for us? You have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The education. You have a Bachelor's degree or diploma in Business. Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. A Salesforce Administration Certificate is required. Platform Developer II and App Builder Certification would be a significant benefit. Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP); Project Management Institute &ndash; Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA); or a certificate from International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) would be considered an asset.</li> <li>The experience. You have 2 years of relevant work experience in information technology and Salesforce implementation. You have exposure to designing and developing or configuring Custom Apex classes, Triggers, Visualforce pages and Lightning components. You can recognize the use of standard Salesforce functionality vs. the need to customize as required.</li> <li>The technical expertise. You have proven hands-on experience to a greater or lesser degree using Microsoft Office suite including Project and Visio and web development technologies such as HTML, CSS and Javascript. Knowledge of SOQL Queries and working with REST/SOAP APIs is highly preferred. Experience working with Service Cloud, Community cloud is an asset. Exposure to Source Control and deployment tools are assets.</li> <li>The communication skills. Your written, verbal and presentation abilities are outstanding. You are comfortable talking to teams from the engineering level upwards to C-level executives. You are an effective negotiator and can exert positive influence in order to deliver proposals, gather business requirements and drive dialogue with business partners to understand their underlying needs and requirements while managing their expectations.</li> <li>The collaboration abilities. You have a strong team focus with a genuine interest in working closely with others. You are open to ideas and can defend your own choices. You forge trusting relationships quickly and easily take on the role of subject matter expert.</li> </ul> <p><strong>About the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario</strong></p> <p>CPA Ontario protects the public interest by ensuring its members meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. CPA Ontario serves and supports its more than 89,000 members and 19,000 students in their qualification and professional development in a wide range of senior positions in public accounting, business, finance, government, not-for-profits and academe. Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations of all types and sizes for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight, management skills and leadership. For information on the CPA profession, visit cpaontario.ca.</p> <p>To express your interest in this opportunity, apply&nbsp;<a href="https://cpaontario.applytojob.com/apply/DqPXebmAwV/Salesforce-Developer?source=careers+page">now</a>.</p> <p>CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with &ldquo;Accommodation Required&rdquo; in the subject line to provide your contact information.</p>