Finance Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience in project finance or infrastructure finance, including ratings, banking, advisory, investing, or credit roles.
• Demonstrated understanding of infrastructure project structures and documentation, including PPP agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, and offtake or availability-payment frameworks.
• Strong financial analysis expertise, including cash flow modeling, ratio and covenant analysis, and accounting fundamentals.
• Ability to lead and deliver high-quality credit analysis across a wide variety of asset classes.
• Ability to train and coach junior analysts through structured feedback and quality review.
• Experience mentoring or managing analysts and building team capability and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, including adoption of AI and automation.
• Practical experience using generative AI, advanced data analytics, or automation tools to improve research, monitoring, and workflow efficiency while maintaining validation and analytical discipline.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills, including the ability to present complex insights credibly to issuers, investors, and market participants while maintaining analytical independence.
• Disciplined portfolio risk oversight, including identifying emerging risks, escalating appropriately, and operating within governance frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Indefinite right to work in the United States.
• Willingness to work from the office at least two days per week and attend at least one in-person interview at the final stage.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Professional certification such as CFA.
• Academic background that supports innovative and critical thinking, including backgrounds outside traditional finance disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop analysts, building credit expertise and capability in digital and AI-enabled tools.
• Embed generative AI, advanced analytics, and automation into monitoring, drafting, research, and workflows while preserving human judgment and accountability.
• Lead high-quality credit and capital markets analysis across assigned issuers and sectors for ratings, monitoring, risk assessments, and rating committee discussions.
• Translate issuer and sector developments into clear, decision-ready analytical perspectives that integrate scenario analysis and forward-looking risks.
• Identify and implement workflow improvements with Data, Technology, Compliance, In-Business Control, and Methodology teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with issuers, investors, and market participants through credible, insight-led engagement.
• Communicate complex, data-informed analysis clearly while maintaining analytical independence and objectivity.
• Ensure strong analytical execution, clear documentation, high-quality outputs, and adherence to governance and regulatory standards.
• Oversee portfolio risk, identify emerging risks early, and escalate them appropriately.
• Oversee AI and automated outputs to ensure transparency, explainability, and appropriate controls.

Benefits

• Annual incentive plan eligibility.
• Health care coverage for mind and body.
• Generous time off.
• Access to career development and learning resources.
• Competitive pay and retirement planning.
• Continuing education program with company-matched student loan contribution.
• Financial wellness programs.
• Family-related perks and benefits.
• Retail discounts.
• Referral incentive awards.
• Additional S&P Global benefits.