Olympic Games Finance Manager

Vor 4 Tagen

Lausanne, Schweiz INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Vollzeit

Department: Finance Department

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Open-ended

Activity Level: 100%

Application end date: 20.09.2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement. A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including the athletes, the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the International Sports Federations (IFs), Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), the Worldwide Olympic Partners and Media Rights-Holders. It also works with public and private authorities, including the United Nations and other international organisations.

**Main responsibilities**

Commercial financial management
- Proactive Business partner to the commercial team, working closely with the commercial team on the TOP (Partner) programme focused primarily on Technology partners.
- Support the wider team in the financial management of the delivery of existing commercial contracts in relation to goods and services (value-in-kind and cash) and support the negotiation of new ones, working closely with ITMS (IOC Television and Marketing Services),other IOC relevant departments and the relevant external stakeholders (incl. OCOGs).
- Create and maintain relevant reporting, reconciliation and modelling of KPIs on a monthly basis to monitor cash, Value in Kind, Marketing in Kind and other considerations.
- In collaboration with the legal team, act as arbitrator between the Commercial Partners and the Olympic parties in dispute resolution and liaise, when necessary, with technical consultants in the assessment of the fair market value.

Project management
- Ensures the smooth communication, coordination and management of the OCOGs/YOGOCs financial aspects across the various departments of the IOC (including within the Finance department)
- Lead IOC project management business partner responsibilities relating to Technology and Artificial Intelligence activities.
- When necessary create and maintain updated tools, templates and formats as needed to facilitate the project management of the different areas under responsibility.

Planning, coordination & activity follow-up
- The role will be responsible for the following areas, among others: OGOC/YOGOC Financial Planning, VIK Management, Financial Systems, Procurement & Contract Management, Rate Card, Insurance, Finance Games-Time operations and Dissolution Phase.
- Provide support, guidance and share expertise to the OCOGs/YOGOCs teams in their financial planning and execution phases.
- Be a liaison between the wider IOC Finance team (Financial Planning, Accounting, Commercial Finance, Taxes, Procurement, Insurance) and other IOC teams through streamlining needed information, coordinate and provide assistance in the management of the bilateral financial tasks and/or obligations between the IOC and OCOGs/YOGOCs throughout the whole lifecycle of operations until the final financial reconciliation post-Games.
- Drive operations linked with the internal IOC monitoring and coordination mechanisms (and tools) of the OCOGs/YOGOCs (meeting support, documentation, yearly budgeting process, etc -utilising tools and systems like SAP and Ariba.

**Our requirements**
- Advanced university degree and master’s degree or equivalent qualification in business/finance.
- 3-5 years financial management with an emphasis on planning and commercial analysis for Technology clients.
- Good understanding of sport events financial planning and management.
- Fluency in English (written and oral).
- Excellent Command of key MS Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc). Advanced command of Excel.
- Familiarity with SAP and Microsoft Power BI is an advantage.
- Ability to travel.

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA, and which focuses on what unites us - a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you will become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport, with the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.

We are a value driven organisation. Our values help bring out the best in us. We strive for excellence and encourage people to do the best they can. We promote respect in many different ways, respect for yourself, for the rules, for your opponents, for the environment and for the public. We celebrate friendship, which is the hallmark of the Olympic Games. There is more that unites than divides us.

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