Vice President, Finance & Operations

Banyan Canopy Group is the Excellence Centre for Banyan Software providing world-class operational support to drive the success of enterprise software businesses worldwide. Based in Karachi Pakistan Banyan Canopy Group plays a critical role in Banyan Softwares long-term buy-and-hold strategy delivering exceptional services that enable sustainable growth and operational excellence. At Banyan Canopy Group we are committed to fostering talent streamlining operations and upholding the highest standards of accuracy and integrity.

Vice President Finance & Operations (Banyan Canopy Group)

Role Overview

The Vice President Finance & Operations (Banyan Canopy Group) will serve as the senior finance and operational leader for the BCG Finance Team responsible for financial governance treasury oversight systems discipline and scalable operational infrastructure across the Pakistan role includes direct leadership and development of the BCG Finance team fostering a culture of accountability professional growth and performance excellence.

Reporting to Corporate Finance leadership and partnering closely with the General Manager this role ensures strong alignment with Banyans global financial standards while enabling operational excellence at the platform level. The VP will contribute to strategic planning capital allocation discussions and long-term scalability initiatives to support BCGs continued growth and increasing complexity while ensuring strong alignment with Banyans global finance standards operating principles and governance expectations.

The mandate is to strengthen governance maturity formalize systems and processes and build durable operational infrastructure - while preserving platform stability and enabling disciplined growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Controllership

• Lead all financial reporting month-end close and balance sheet governance for BCG and related entities.
• Ensure high standards of reporting accuracy accrual discipline reconciliation integrity and variance transparency.
• Oversee budgeting forecasting and financial planning processes in partnership with the General Manager.
• Support platform EBITDA performance through cost governance and financial insight.
• Maintain and continuously enhance internal control frameworks aligned with Banyan global standards.
• Serve as senior advisor on complex accounting and financial matters.

Strategic Planning & Performance Management

• Partner with the General Manager in developing annual operating plans and multi-year strategic roadmaps.
• Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis to inform capital allocation and investment decisions.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators across financial health working capital efficiency and cost management.
• Contribute to executive-level discussions regarding platform growth operational scaling and performance optimization.

Statutory Tax & Regulatory Oversight

• Ensure timely and accurate statutory filings including SECP FBR SRB EOBI and related filings.
• Manage relationships with external advisors tax advisors and regulatory bodies.
• Oversee payroll tax compliance and employee-related financial obligations.
• Maintain audit readiness and documentation discipline across the platform.
• Lead response coordination for regulatory inquiries and audit matters.

Treasury & Financial Infrastructure

• Oversee cash forecasting and monthly funding coordination with Corporate Finance.
• Maintain strong governance over banking relationships remittance documentation and FX oversight.
• Ensure disciplined signatory controls and payment authorization frameworks including cross-border transactions.
• Support capital prioritization discussions with data-driven analysis.

Systems Process & Operational Discipline

• Establish and maintain scalable financial and administrative infrastructure that enables efficient platform operations and sustainable growth.
• Design formalize and continuously improve policies controls and standard operating procedures that strengthen governance maturity while preserving operational agility
• Ensure integrity reliability and disciplined use of ERP payroll expense management and reporting systems.
• Identify automation and process-improvement opportunities that reduce manual dependency and enhance operational resilience.
• Partner with functional leaders to implement infrastructure enhancements that support execution effectiveness without disrupting day-to-day operational ownership.
• Provide financial and governance perspective on cross-functional initiatives that carry fiscal regulatory or risk implications.
• Ensure documentation continuity and process transparency to support audit readiness and organizational scalability.

Cross-Functional & Platform Leadership

• Serve as a strategic partner to local leadership contributing to enterprise-wide coordination and decision-making across Finance HR Operations IT and Compliance.
• Collaborate closely with the General Manager to align financial governance with operational priorities.
• Provide structured oversight of hiring plans compensation governance and cost discipline.
• Lead mentor and develop the BCG Finance team fostering accountability and professional growth.
• Promote a culture of integrity transparency and performance discipline across the platform.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 12 years of progressive leadership experience in finance controllership operational finance or related executive roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams including direct people management responsibility and talent succession planning.
• Experience spanning controllership and operational or platform-level leadership
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance treasury governance and risk management
• Demonstrated experience building scalable systems policies and operational frameworks
• Proven ability to operate effectively in high-growth evolving environments
• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite
• High integrity strong judgment executive maturity and ability to serve as a stabilizing presence

Why This Role Matters

Banyan Canopy Group is a critical and growing platform within Banyan. As complexity increases the organization requires disciplined financial governance and scalable infrastructure to support sustainable growth.

The Vice President Finance & Operations will play a foundational role in strengthening governance maturity enabling operational resilience and supporting long-term platform scalability while partnering closely with leadership to ensure alignment between local execution and global standards.

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