Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (TeleworkHybrid)

Position Title:

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced) English (Speaking - C - Advanced) English (Writing - B - Intermediate) French (Reading - C - Advanced) French (Speaking - C - Advanced) French (Writing - B - Intermediate)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada we create content that informs entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values which include creativity integrity inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting ever-changing industry Whether it be in front of the camera on air online or behind the scenes you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

:59 PM

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Your role

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking a Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide enterprise-wide financial leadership for Canadas national public broadcaster. Reporting to the President and CEO and serving as a member of the Senior Executive Team the Vice-President and CFO will act as a strategic advisor financial steward and transformation leader ensuring that financial resources systems controls and insights support the Corporations public mandate long-term sustainability and evolving digital future.

The role provides oversight of the Corporations financial strategy planning budgeting forecasting reporting internal controls financial risk management and governance obligations. The Vice-President and CFO also plays a key role in advising the Board of Directors and Audit Committee maintaining trusted relationships with federal partners and external oversight bodies and enabling sound enterprise decision-making in a complex highly visible and publicly accountable environment.

Ideal candidate profile

• The successful candidate is a seasoned finance leader with deep financial expertise strong strategic acumen and a proven ability to operate in complex publicly accountable environments.
• They provide trusted advice at the CEO Board and Audit Committee levels balancing stewardship transparency innovation and long-term sustainability.
• A transformation-oriented leader they bring experience modernizing finance functions advancing data-driven decision-making and leading large teams through change while effectively navigating government oversight bodies unions and diverse stakeholders.
• This role requires full bilingual proficiency in English and French and is based in Ottawa Montréal or Toronto.
• This role requires regular travel approximately 3040% both domestically and potentially internationally depending on the Corporations needs.

Experience and qualifications

• Extensive (approximately 15 years) senior executive experience in financial leadership roles of increasing scope and complexity.
• Experience leading financial strategy planning budgeting forecasting reporting controls and risk management in a large complex organization.
• Experience providing strategic advice to a CEO Deputy Head Board Audit Committee or senior executive table.
• Experience leading major transformation modernization restructuring or enterprise improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing significant financial resources and leading large multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a complex governance environment.

Considered an asset

• Experience in a Crown corporation public-sector regulated media digital technology telecommunications cultural or public-interest organization.
• Experience working with or within the federal government including central agencies or parliamentary appropriation models.
• Experience modernizing finance systems reporting analytics ERP platforms procurement shared services or enterprise planning processes.
• Experience supporting digital transformation AI-enabled finance data governance cybersecurity risk ESG/sustainability reporting or enterprise risk management.
• Experience in a bilingual unionized geographically distributed organization.

Education and Professional Designation

• Degree in accounting finance business administration economics or a related field.
• CPA designation is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French is required.

Competencies

• Strategic vision and enterprise thinking.
• Persuasive communication.
• Accountability.
• Critical thinking.
• Empathy.

Important information

If you have any questions about this career opportunity you can contact Joanne McMullin (Odgers) at directly.

All candidates interested in submitting an application may do so via the Odgers website: may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our countrys diversity. Thats because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. Thats why we as an employer value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canadas public broadcaster. For more information visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of the event that you become an employee it will be important to inform us as quickly as possible of any situation that because of your hiring constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

1000 Rue Papineau Montreal Quebec H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

Required Experience:

Chief

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1