European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is looking for a Chief Financial Officer (French-speaking)

ROLE SUMMARY

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is a Swiss-law, non-profit association serving public service media through a member-led governance model.

Reporting to the Director General, the CFO is responsible for the Finance & Administration of the EBU. The successful candidate will lead financial stewardship, planning, control, and decision support across EBU’s multi-entity footprint, and partner with senior leaders on transformation priorities.

The role balances governance-grade financial integrity with business partnering across major value pools (Sport, News, Live Events) and shared services, including treasury/risk, procurement discipline, and real estate value stewardship.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting; deliver decision-ready insights to leadership and governance bodies.
• Ensure robust financial controls, audit coordination and compliant multi-entity reporting across EBU’s footprint.
• Own treasury activities including liquidity planning, investment income oversight, and management of material FX and credit exposures.
• Strengthen capital allocation and investment governance for major platform and transformation initiatives (e.g., News and Live Events technology programs).
• Partner with business leaders to improve unit economics and reduce value leakage in significant commercial/technology/vendor deals (data/IP/TCO discipline).
• Advance procurement and supplier relationship management practices to deliver savings and reduce rework/friction.
• Provide stewardship for real estate and facilities value plans, including scenario-based decision support (e.g., leasing strategy and workspace consolidation).
• Support enterprise risk framing and transparent escalation (“no surprises”) in a member-led governance environment.
• Lead, coach and develop a lean finance organization and ensure scalable processes across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and record-to-report.
• Build strong relationships with Members and relevant external stakeholders (auditors, advisors, financial institutions).

Required experience & qualifications

• 20 years of senior finance leadership experience covering FP&A, controllership, audit, controls and multi-entity reporting.
• Strong treasury/risk capability, including FX exposure management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead procurement governance and deliver measurable savings.
• Experience governing complex vendor/technology programs with disciplined investment logic (TCO/stage-gates).
• Ability to operate effectively in a governance-rich, multi-stakeholder environment (General Assembly/Executive Board).

Key relationships

• EBU Director General; Executive Board bodies including Finance Group and Audit Committee.
• EBU Senior Leadership team.
• External auditors/advisors; banks/insurers; key partners and suppliers.

What success looks like

• Forecasting and governance materials are trusted, timely, and decision-ready.
• Capital allocation decisions on platform initiatives are transparent, staged, and value-based.
• Treasury/FX risks are actively managed and well communicated; reserves are stewarded with discipline.
• Procurement and deal governance reduce value leakage and avoid late-stage rework.
• Real estate plans are executed with clear scenarios and downside protection.
• The finance team operates as a pragmatic business partner while maintaining strong controls.

Location / travel / language notes

• Location: Role preferably Geneva-based given HQ.
• Travel: 10-15%.
• Languages: English and French a must.

The EBU is being supported by Odgers in this recruitment, who will be assessing all candidates in confidence. To submit your interest or for any additional information please contact David Webber: [email protected]

We will not accept any applications after the closing date (31st May 2026) and we will contact only the candidates who correspond to the requirements.

ONLY APPLICATIONS VIA ODGERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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