[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":85},["ShallowReactive",2],{"job-geneva-european-broadcasting-union-ebu-chief-financial-officer-french-speaking-2026-05":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"employer":6,"created_at":7,"organisationid":-1,"expiry":8,"languagesrequired":9,"salarymonthlymin":11,"salarymonthlymax":11,"link":12,"description":13,"employmentType":14,"job_area":16,"employer_domain":18,"organisation":11,"featuredJobs":19,"normalPosts":20,"organisationsPosts":84},"geneva-european-broadcasting-union-ebu-chief-financial-officer-french-speaking-2026-05","Chief Financial Officer (French-speaking)","European Broadcasting Union (EBU)",["Date","2026-05-05T07:04:42.385Z"],"2026-05-31 23:59",[10],"French",null,"https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4406476623/?skipRedirect=true","## ROLE SUMMARY\n\nThe European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO).\n\nThe European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is a Swiss-law, non-profit association serving public service media through a member-led governance model.\n\nReporting 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\n## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting; deliver decision-ready insights to leadership and governance bodies.\n- Ensure robust financial controls, audit coordination and compliant multi-entity reporting across EBU’s footprint.\n- Own treasury activities including liquidity planning, investment income oversight, and management of material FX and credit exposures.\n- Strengthen capital allocation and investment governance for major platform and transformation initiatives (e.g., News and Live Events technology programs).\n- Partner with business leaders to improve unit economics and reduce value leakage in significant commercial/technology/vendor deals (data/IP/TCO discipline).\n- Advance procurement and supplier relationship management practices to deliver savings and reduce rework/friction.\n- Provide stewardship for real estate and facilities value plans, including scenario-based decision support (e.g., leasing strategy and workspace consolidation).\n- Support enterprise risk framing and transparent escalation (“no surprises”) in a member-led governance environment.\n- Lead, coach and develop a lean finance organization and ensure scalable processes across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and record-to-report.\n- Build strong relationships with Members and relevant external stakeholders (auditors, advisors, financial institutions).\n\n## Required experience & qualifications\n\n- 20 years of senior finance leadership experience covering FP&A, controllership, audit, controls and multi-entity reporting.\n- Strong treasury/risk capability, including FX exposure management.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead procurement governance and deliver measurable savings.\n- Experience governing complex vendor/technology programs with disciplined investment logic (TCO/stage-gates).\n- Ability to operate effectively in a governance-rich, multi-stakeholder environment (General Assembly/Executive Board).\n\n## Key relationships\n\n- EBU Director General; Executive Board bodies including Finance Group and Audit Committee.\n- EBU Senior Leadership team.\n- External auditors/advisors; banks/insurers; key partners and suppliers.\n\n## What success looks like\n\n- Forecasting and governance materials are trusted, timely, and decision-ready.\n- Capital allocation decisions on platform initiatives are transparent, staged, and value-based.\n- Treasury/FX risks are actively managed and well communicated; reserves are stewarded with discipline.\n- Procurement and deal governance reduce value leakage and avoid late-stage rework.\n- Real estate plans are executed with clear scenarios and downside protection.\n- The finance team operates as a pragmatic business partner while maintaining strong controls.\n\n## Location / travel / language notes\n\n- Location: Role preferably Geneva-based given HQ.\n- Travel: 10-15%.\n- Languages: English and French a must.\n\nThe EBU is being supported by Odgers in this recruitment, who will be assessing all candidates in confidence. 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