Senior Business Controller

About CANAL+Group

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. On 22 September 2025, CANAL+ confirmed it is in effective control of MultiChoice Group and beginning the integration process. MultiChoice is Africa’s leading entertainment platform, offering a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Together, the new combined group has 40 million subscribers worldwide, operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees.  

CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. It is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetization; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and distribution company specializing in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; and telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.   

CANAL+ also has significant equity stakes in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia), Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern Asia) and UGC, a leading French cinema group.  

From the CANAL+ office in Luxemburg the activities for Austria, Belgium, Czech, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and SPI are being coordinated.

Job Objective

Considering a centralized operating model and having commercial presence in multiple countries, the Business Unit Controller will support specific country management as well as certain centralized functional areas from a financial perspective. She/he will work in a true international team, while having close contact with several countries within the Canal+ Benelux Central Europe footprint

The position is based in Luxembourg and reports to the Canal+ B&CE’s VP Finance & Data.

Your responsibilities

• Business planning coordination and support (LongTermPlan/budget/Latest estimates)
• Business case analysis and support in the context of TV content.
• Preparation of monthly business/financial performance report including risk and opportunities
• Content costs controlling and analysis
• Contribution to products margin analysis across countries and platforms.
• Participation in monthly closing process
• Contributing actively in business development and business improvement projects
• Investment analysis and financial assessments
• Ensure proper systems and processes are implemented for accurate and timely reporting
• Make suggestions for improvements to the monthly and weekly reporting processes
• Support in annual audit processes
• Actively advice management on business improvements and assist in execution Propose best-practice improvements within business controlling team

Skills and Experience

• Master in Finance or Economics and/or relevant experience in financial controlling and business analysis.
• Minimum 5 years’ to 7 years’ experience in business controlling, preferably in media sector
• Proven track record in data management and developing reporting platforms (BI preferred)
• Full proficiency in Excel, including Power Query
• Strong analytical skill sets and fast learner
• Accurate and quick
• People oriented and Team player
• Able to communicate transparently both verbally as well as in writing (English fluently, all other European language will be considered as an asset)