Description:
As an Integration Lead, you will own and manage the end-to-end integration of newly acquired operating companies across Banyan Software's UK & EU portfolio. Acting as the primary point of contact for acquired businesses during their onboarding journey, you will lead integration activities from deal close through to final sign-off, ensuring alignment across finance, systems, compliance, and operational processes.
You will work closely with portfolio company leadership, regional finance teams, and key stakeholders to standardize reporting, integrate systems, and ensure compliance with Banyan's operating standards. In addition, you will play a key role in developing and refining integration playbooks, SOPs, and scalable processes that support Banyan's acquisition-driven growth strategy.
This role offers a unique opportunity to build and shape a newly established integration function while gaining exposure to M&A integration, finance transformation, ERP implementation, and cross-border business operations within a fast-growing global software organization.
Job Responsibilities:
- Own and lead end-to-end integration programs from acquisition close through final sign-off, managing multiple concurrent integrations at various stages.
- Function as the primary point of accountability for integration progress, identifying risks, resolving issues, and escalating critical blockers when required.
- Build, maintain, and continuously improve integration playbooks, frameworks, and best practices based on lessons learned from completed integrations.
- Map acquired entity chart of accounts to Banyan group standards and support alignment with group financial reporting requirements.
- Populate KPI dashboards and coordinate timely submission of initial monthly reporting packages.
- Oversee opening balance preparation, reconciliation, and migration into NetSuite.
- Review revenue recognition policies and accounting practices against group standards and identify required adjustments.
- Support the integration of acquired companies into Banyan's multi-entity and multi-book reporting environment.
- Collect, validate, and coordinate migration of master data, including customers, vendors, and products.
- Identify integration gaps between portfolio company systems and Banyan's ERP environment and prioritize remediation activities.
- Ensure acquired entities are correctly established and maintained within Banyan's operational and reporting systems.
- Own integration compliance requirements, including VAT registration, KYC/AML processes, entity filing obligations, and contract continuity reviews.
- Coordinate with legal, tax, and external advisors to resolve compliance matters and ensure timely completion of regulatory requirements.
- Establish reporting calendars, governance structures, and stakeholder communication frameworks for each integration.
- Document key business processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for acquired entities.
- Capture post-integration lessons learned and implement process improvements to enhance future integration cycles.
- Support onboarding, training, and development of future team members as the function scales.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging automation, standardization, and technology-enabled solutions to improve integration efficiency.
Qualifications for Success:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in finance, operations, M&A, post-acquisition integration, consulting, or related disciplines.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CA, ACMA/CIMA), either qualified or actively pursuing qualification, will be preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting principles, ideally including exposure to US GAAP, IFRS, or equivalent accounting standards.
- Experience working within multi-entity and multi-book financial environments, including consolidated reporting structures.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, QuickBooks, or similar platforms; NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, data migrations, or finance systems integrations.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement capabilities.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions, geographies, and time zones.
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
- Experience in a private equity-backed, acquisitive, or software-focused organization is considered an asset.