Director Corporate Finance

UHY-US; Northville (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

UHY-US is seeking a Director of Corporate Finance to lead sophisticated financial modeling, capital-structure analysis, and strategic financing initiatives. The role supports IPO readiness, debt and equity transactions, and interactions with lenders and investors.

The position is hybrid with four in-office days and requires executive communication, cross-functional collaboration, and strong leadership across Treasury, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, IR, and Legal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 8–12 years of experience in investment banking, leveraged finance, debt capital markets, strategic finance, corporate finance, corporate development, or related field.
• Strong financial modeling expertise, including integrated three-statement models, valuation analyses, debt models, and scenario planning.
• Deep understanding of financial statements, corporate finance principles, capital structures, and financing alternatives.
• Experience supporting complex financing transactions, capital markets activities, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills and experience developing executive-level presentations.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively.
• Executive presence and sound business judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic decision-making, financing activities, capital allocation, and enterprise valuation.
• Maintain and enhance external financial models used by lenders, rating agencies, investors, and other capital markets participants.
• Translate internal operating forecasts into financial projections and market-facing analyses.
• Analyze financial performance, liquidity, leverage, debt capacity, valuation, cash flow generation, and capital structure alternatives.
• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity analyses, and strategic recommendations for executive leadership.
• Support debt and equity financing transactions, including IPO readiness, secondary offerings, refinancing, M&A, and other capital markets initiatives.
• Prepare financial analyses and materials for investment banks, lenders, rating agencies, and investors.
• Evaluate financing alternatives and opportunities to optimize the company's capital structure.
• Develop lender presentations, executive presentations, financing materials, and due diligence documentation.
• Monitor capital markets activity, financing trends, peer performance, and industry developments.
• Prepare presentations and financial analyses for the Board of Directors, executive leadership, and finance committees.
• Translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Review and enhance presentations from cross-functional teams to ensure analytical accuracy, consistency, and executive-level quality.
• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects involving Treasury, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Investor Relations, Legal, HR, IT, and Operations Finance.
• Develop project plans, monitor milestones, identify risks, and drive accountability across stakeholders.
• Coordinate initiatives related to financing activities, IPO and public company readiness, governance improvements, and other strategic priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior finance leadership, independently developing analyses, recommendations, presentations, and action plans.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining strong execution and attention to detail.

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Strategic leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

M&A experience

IPO readiness

Ability to influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA

CFA designation (preferred)

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

A great UHY client is seeking a Director, Corporate Finance. The ideal candidate will have extensive financial modeling and corporate finance experience, expertise supporting complex financing and capital markets transactions, and strong executive communication and strategic leadership skills.

The Director, Corporate Finance is hybrid position with 4 days in office. This is a client direct hire position.

Director, Corporate Finance Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic decision-making, financing activities, capital allocation, and enterprise valuation.
• Maintain and enhance external financial models used by lenders, rating agencies, investors, and other capital markets participants.
• Translate internal operating forecasts into financial projections and market-facing analyses.
• Analyze financial performance, liquidity, leverage, debt capacity, valuation, cash flow generation, and capital structure alternatives.
• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity analyses, and strategic recommendations for executive leadership.
• Support debt and equity financing transactions, including IPO readiness, secondary offerings, refinancing, mergers and acquisitions, and other capital markets initiatives.
• Prepare financial analyses and materials for investment banks, lenders, rating agencies, and investors.
• Evaluate financing alternatives and opportunities to optimize the company's capital structure.
• Develop lender presentations, executive presentations, financing materials, and due diligence documentation.
• Monitor capital markets activity, financing trends, peer performance, and industry developments.
• Prepare presentations and financial analyses for the Board of Directors, executive leadership, and finance committees.
• Translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Review and enhance presentations from cross-functional teams to ensure analytical accuracy, consistency, and executive-level quality.
• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects involving Treasury, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Investor Relations, Legal, HR, IT, and Operations Finance.
• Develop project plans, monitor milestones, identify risks, and drive accountability across stakeholders.
• Coordinate initiatives related to financing activities, IPO and public company readiness, governance improvements, and other strategic priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior finance leadership, independently developing analyses, recommendations, presentations, and action plans.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining strong execution and attention to detail.

Director, Corporate Finance Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required.
• 8–12 years of experience in investment banking, leveraged finance, debt capital markets, strategic finance, corporate finance, corporate development, or a related field.
• Strong financial modeling expertise, including integrated three-statement models, valuation analyses, debt models, and scenario planning.
• Deep understanding of financial statements, corporate finance principles, capital structures, and financing alternatives.
• Experience supporting complex financing transactions, capital markets activities, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills and experience developing executive-level presentations.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively.
• Executive presence, sound business judgment, and strong commercial awareness.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build effective relationships across an organization.
• Highly self-directed, accountable, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting debt refinancing, leveraged finance transactions, or capital markets activities preferred.
• Experience with IPOs, public company readiness initiatives, or sponsor-backed companies preferred.
• Experience interacting with rating agencies, lenders, investment banks, and investors preferred.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, capital goods, or diversified industrial sectors preferred.
• MBA and/or CFA designation preferred.