VP, Finance & Controllership

Banyan Software•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is the operational core of our global Finance function. You will own the close, the consolidation, the audit, and the reporting rhythm that turn a growing portfolio of acquired software companies into a coherent whole. Banyan acquires vertical software businesses and holds them permanently. We don’t buy to flip. We buy to grow. That permanence shapes how we build Finance: it rewards investment in process, systems, and people that compound over years. You will inherit a function in motion, healthy and growing, and set the trajectory for the next layer of operational maturity across HQ and the operating companies. You will lead a team across Controllership, Global Payroll, and ERP & Reporting, partner closely with FP&A, Tax, and Treasury at HQ, and work directly with Finance Directors at the operating companies.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive controllership experience, including approximately 5+ years in a senior Controllership role.
Experience in an environment with public-company-grade reporting rigor, including audit, internal controls, and disclosure discipline.
Multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction consolidation experience across 100+ legal entities.
A Big 4 (or comparable firm) foundation.
Software industry experience, either in-industry or as a software-focused practice at a public-accounting firm.
Hands-on NetSuite experience.
Strong technical accounting skills with deep US GAAP applied to software industry topics.
Ability to move from close-cycle detail to implications conversation with the CFO.
Team leadership experience with a track record of empowering and trusting team members.
Humble and collaborative approach.
Execution-oriented mindset.
Intellectually curious about AI and automation.

Nice To Haves

Private equity-backed, holdco, or serial-acquirer environment experience.
Track record leading or supporting Finance systems improvements (NetSuite migrations or expansions, close-management tool implementations, AI-enabled tooling).
Acquisition integration experience.
Experience compressing a close cycle.
Global team experience, including managing or partnering with offshore teams.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close across HQ and operating companies under US GAAP, with a working target of five days.
Manage the external audit relationship and deliver a cleanly run year-end audit, coordinating audit asks across HQ and operating companies.
Bring deep US GAAP fluency, particularly around software industry topics, and translate technical positions into practical, operational outcomes.
Partner with OpCo Finance Directors to align chart of accounts, reporting packages, close timelines, and day-to-day accounting practice as we migrate operating companies onto a common ERP environment.
Lead a team of approximately ten, including a Director of Controllership, a Director of Global Payroll, and a Head of ERP & Reporting, focusing on hiring, development, and fostering a culture of delegation, ownership, and accountability.
Work alongside the VP, FP&A on reporting infrastructure; with Tax on compliance cadence; and with Treasury on cash and FX support.
Identify and introduce automation, AI, and system enhancements that create efficiency as the portfolio scales, utilizing NetSuite as the group ERP.
Integrate newly acquired operating companies into the close and reporting rhythm, making onboarding repeatable.