Application Developer IV

Application Developer IV, ADIV120424

Department: Information Systems

Type of Position: Full Time, Permanent

Location: 7th Floor, 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Reporting to: Manager, Application Development

Work Model: Hybrid – flexible work schedule (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

Grade Level: K

About Tarion

Since 1976, Tarion has served new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life’s biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. This warranty protection is provided by Ontario’s builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.

How We Make a Difference

A home is one of life’s biggest purchases. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, Tarion provides Ontario’s new home buyers and owners with peace of mind that their purchase is safeguarded through the province’s new home warranty and protection program.

Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. Tarion ensures consumer protection by providing free tools, guides, and resources to help homeowners understand their builder’s warranty and navigate warranty claims with confidence.
If a builder does not meet their warranty commitments, Tarion offers guidance to help homeowners ensure they receive the coverage they’re entitled to, and when necessary, steps in to help resolve warranty claims.

About the Role

The Application Developer is responsible for creating user information solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining defined components and interfaces. Their primary role involves translating business requirements into workable programming code and then developing and maintaining computer software for use at Tarion.

This is a hybrid role requiring working two (2) days in the office and three (3) days remotely, per week. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

What you will be doing:

Software Solutioning

• Work collaboratively with clients to establish requirements
• Architect the solution by defining component structuring
• Complete impact assessment to assess overall solution requirements
• Devise possible solutions to anticipated problems
• Accountable for the development of the entire solution
• Combine all elements of the program design and test it

Software Research

• Work with Architecture and Technical Analysts to evaluate alternative technology solutions
• Research packaged solutions, and prototype solutions that are not too technical
• Keep pace with emerging technology trends
• Implement & trial with the solution options

Client Support

• Act as a change agent for modern approaches to developing solutions
• Assist clients with transformation to new technologies
• Gather feedback from clients for future improvement

Production Support

• Provide rotational on-call responsibilities, investigation, and resolution of questions/problems
• Communicate with the Business, advising on the current status and steps taken to resolve the problems.

What you will need to succeed:

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in ERP consulting
• Experience with leading 2+ full life cycle Workday Finance implementations or other ERP systems
• Experience in implementing various functional areas including: P2P (Procurement, Supplier Accounts), O2C (Customer Management, Customer Accounts, Customer Contracts), R2R (Financial Accounting, Financial Data Model/ Chart of Accounts Design), Business Assets, Banking & Settlement
• Knowledge of Finance, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Revenue Recognition, Professional Services processes, General Ledger
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities as requested by project leaders.
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal

A great candidate for this position will have:

• Community College Diploma in Business, Legal or Finance
• Excellent customer service skills, along with the ability to communicate well orally and in writing.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent negotiating skills with both internal and external clients.
• Strong understanding of Tarion guidelines, Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Owners Warranty Act, and Builder Bulletins.
• Advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, and Access.
• Proven organizational, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
• Must be highly accurate, well-organized, and detail-oriented
• Must be able to work independently and follow through on decisions as appropriate
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic team environment.
• Strong business-related background preferred. The ability to read and understand legal documents and Financial Statements is a definite asset.
• Demonstrated interest in and commitment to continuous learning.

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3 - 5 years overall experience in the IT industry working on Finance applications
• At least 3 to 4 years of experience building and deploying Integrations in Workday, Finance application
• At least 5 years of experience with Relational databases and software methodology
• Strong proficiency in Workday Reports, All Workday Integration tools, Studio, Security Frameworks
• Experience and hands-on knowledge of XML, XSLT, REST/SOAP Web Services in Workday
• Practical problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills, and relationship-building skills
• Service-oriented attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working or leading requirement gathering efforts for multiple large development projects at one time
• Proficient using basic technical tools and systems
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency with project tracking software, such as Jira
• Certification in application development
• Experience working as part of a development team
• Project management experience

Why Choose Tarion?

We believe that Tarion’s employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.

We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.

At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection, and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.

If you are a person with a disability and have questions or would like help with your application, please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

Application Submissions & Deadline:

Please submit a single file with a covering letter and resume with vacancy code ADIV120424 by no later than December 20, 2024.