Council Advisors - Senior Salesforce Developer/Administrator
Senior Salesforce Developer/Administrator
Remote (U.S. Based)
We are seeking a hands-on, proactive Senior Salesforce Administrator / Developer to join our team. This role will be responsible for managing and enhancing our Salesforce platform, including Certinia (FinancialForce), and supporting cross-functional teams across the organization. You’ll work closely with Finance, Sales, and Operations to build automations, dashboards, and process improvements that drive efficiency and insight.
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a critical business system and grow into a leadership role as our organization scales. You’ll be the go-to expert for Salesforce and play a key role in enabling our teams to make data-driven decisions.
You’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven team that focuses on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation. The role also offers significant exposure to cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives, providing the opportunity to influence key business decisions and make a meaningful impact across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary administrator and developer for our Salesforce platform, including Certinia PSA and FFA modules.
- Manage user setup, roles, profiles, permissions, and security settings.
- Design, build, and maintain custom objects, fields, workflows, validation rules, and automations (Screen, Record-Triggered, and Scheduled Flows; existing Apex triggers and classes).
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for Finance, Sales, and other departments.
- Support and lead system upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting in collaboration with Accounting and Finance teams.
- Provide day-to-day support for Salesforce users, resolving issues and responding to enhancement requests.
- Document system configurations, processes, and best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Salesforce solutions.
- Ensure data integrity and system performance through regular audits and maintenance.
- Train users and promote adoption of Salesforce features and best practices.
Qualifications & Skills:
Must Have:
- Salesforce Administrator certification.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience owning and supporting a Salesforce org, ideally as the primary or sole administrator responsible for the platform's day-to-day operation, enhancement, and support.
- Ability to read, troubleshoot, and safely modify existing Apex code.
- Experience in an org with managed package usage.
- Ability to run requirements gathering directly with business stakeholders.
- Strong release management and change control discipline from sandbox through production.
- Prior ownership of a Salesforce platform.
- Comfort with financial concepts like revenue, billing, project accounting, and related business processes.
- Ability to lead business conversations, drive decisions, and work directly with stakeholders, representing the function and moving discussions forward independently.
Preferred (Premium Skills):
- Certinia PSA or FFA experience.
- Advanced Administrator, Platform App Builder, or Platform Developer I certification.
- Ownership and troubleshooting of REST or SOAP integrations.
- Executive-level reporting and dashboard development.
About Council Advisors:
Council Advisors is the trusted partner for C-suite leaders of high performing companies – driving results where it matters most.
At Council Advisors, we partner with CEOs and their teams to tackle their most critical challenges, backed by over 20 years of experience advising top leaders across corporations, investment firms, and non-profits. Through our expert practices – TMG, SSA & Co., and High Lantern Group - we help C-suite leaders turn strategic priorities into winning strategies.
Council Advisors provides a reasonable salary range for our open requisitions. Actual salary is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, education, and other business and organizational needs. The range of starting annual salary for this role is $125,000-$145,000. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Salary is one component of Council Advisor’s total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) with company contribution, generous paid time off, benefits, and wellness program.
Council Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
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