Corporate Finance & Assistant Treasurer Leader

NextDecade•Houston, TX

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Treasurer, the Senior Director, Corporate Finance & Assistant Treasurer leads the corporate finance and treasury functions supporting NextDecade and the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) complex. The role supports execution of the company’s financing and capital structure initiatives, project finance administration and debt compliance, liquidity and treasury operations, and banking and credit support. This hands-on leadership role oversees an established team and combines project finance, financial modeling, and treasury expertise with strong controls discipline. The successful candidate advises the Treasurer and CFO on financing, liquidity, and risk decisions, partners closely with Accounting, Legal, Commercial, and Operations, and regularly interfaces with lenders, banks, rating agencies, joint venture partners, and outside advisors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
12+ years of progressively responsible experience in project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, or treasury, including at least 5 years leading teams.
Experience executing debt financings or refinancings for capital-intensive projects or businesses.
Expert financial modeling skills, including building and reviewing project finance models.
Demonstrated experience administering multiple credit facilities in a project finance structure, including borrowing mechanics, accounts agreements and waterfalls, covenant compliance, and lender reporting.
Strong working knowledge of credit agreements, indentures, intercreditor and accounts agreements, and interest rate hedging documentation.
Hands-on experience with cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, and letters of credit.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to present complex financial matters clearly to executive-level stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

LNG, midstream, power, or other energy infrastructure experience.
Experience working with rating agencies, joint venture partners, and institutional investors.
MBA or equivalent; CFA designation is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist in leading execution workstreams for debt financings, refinancings, and capital markets transactions, including project-level bank debt, private placements, bonds, and holding company and corporate financings; coordinate with banks, counsel, and advisors.
Direct lender and investor due diligence, including coordination of consultant reports, CIMs, investor presentations, and data rooms.
Assist with the rating agency process, including model preparation, presentations, diligence, and ongoing surveillance.
Support joint venture partner financing matters, including capital contributions, funding requests, and distribution calculations.
Assist the Treasurer and CFO with financial analyses of cash and liquidity trends, debt and equity alternatives, capital structure, and refinancing opportunities.
Own financing models for project-level, holding company, and corporate financings, including debt sizing, repayment sculpting, debt service coverage, and distribution analysis.
Coordinate model inputs with Strategic Planning, Commercial, E&C, and Operations.
Direct preparation and delivery of monthly borrowing packages, drawdown requests, withdrawal certificates, and funding notices.
Oversee accounts agreement mechanics, including cash waterfalls, reserve accounts, debt service coverage calculations, and distribution and restricted payment conditions.
Supervise debt reporting and covenant compliance across project-level, holding company, and corporate credit and loan agreements, notes, and related financing documents; maintain a compliance calendar for reporting, notice, and certification obligations.
Manage interest rate hedge administration, including settlements, reconciliation of notional profiles to drawdown and amortization schedules, and evaluation of restructurings and unwinds in connection with refinancings.
Oversee daily treasury operations across NextDecade and RGLNG entities, including company-wide cash management and positioning, payment workflows, and wire release.
Supervise cash flow forecasting, liquidity reporting, and working capital optimization in coordination with commercial teams.
Design and implement operating-phase treasury processes, including feedstock and utility payments, account waterfall flows, reserve account funding, and distribution mechanics.
Maintain treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls that meet company objectives and regulatory requirements.
Assist in managing relationships with banks, agents, and other financial institutions, including bank account structure and fees across legal entities.
Oversee interactions with business and financial partners regarding cash management, credit borrowings, and investment accounts.
Manage letters of credit, surety bonds, guarantees, and other credit support for commercial counterparties; optimize facility capacity, collateral usage, and cost.
Lead, mentor, and develop the established corporate finance and treasury teams; set priorities, review work product, and manage workloads across concurrent workstreams.
Advise the Treasurer and CFO and clearly communicate financing, liquidity, and risk matters to executive leadership, lenders, and business partners.
Perform other duties as requested and assigned.