Emerging Finance Leader – 18-Month Development Program

CSX Corporation; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CSX Corporation invites high-potential graduates to join its 18-month Leadership Development Program, designed to expose associates to CSX operations, business functions, and leadership. The program offers structured learning, mentorship, field experiences, and networking to build leadership and financial decision-making skills.

Participants will be placed in one of three core Finance areas—Commercial, Operations, and Corporate Finance—completing analyses, informing decisions, and presenting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science; required to be completed by June 2027.
• GPA of at least 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) overall.

Responsibilities

• Work with business partners to analyze marketing, operating, and capital projects to understand economic tradeoffs and help make real-time business decisions.
• Provide analytical support for operations reviews, resource allocations, and financial valuations.
• Communicate analyses through presentations to senior management in the department and business partners from other departments.
• Miscellaneous activities and responsibilities as assigned by manager.

Skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CSX Corporation invites high-potential graduates to join its 18-month Leadership Development Program, designed to expose associates to CSX operations, business functions, and leadership. The program offers structured learning, mentorship, field experiences, and networking to build leadership and financial decision-making skills.

Participants will be placed in one of three core Finance areas—Commercial, Operations, and Corporate Finance—completing analyses, informing decisions, and presenting