Senior Finance Associate - Business Development Company

Bain Capital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Bain Capital seeks a finance professional in Boston to support capital reporting and financial oversight. You will handle SEC filings, weekly performance reports, and board materials, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance across funds.

Responsibilities include NAV reconciliation, earnings decks, and cross‑functional collaboration with Investor Relations, Portfolio Management, and Accounting to deliver timely, reliable information.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree required; CPA or equivalent is a plus.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings.
• Produce weekly performance reporting, returns, positioning, and attribution.
• Prepare weekly dividend estimates.
• Review and reconcile NAV package from external Administrator.
• Create materials for BDC Board of Directors.
• Collaborate with Investor Relations for decks and earnings releases.
• Analyze quarterly balance sheets and income statements.
• Coordinate with outside accountants and internal controls teams.
• Address ad hoc requests and interact with deal staff and portfolio teams.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Financial analysis

Multitasking

Strong communication

Education

Four-year college degree

CPA or equivalent qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Overview

Bain Capital Specialty Finance ("BCSF") is a business development company utilizing the significant experience and expertise of Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group, which has over 20 dedicated professionals around the world who exclusively focus on middle-market investments. This scale enables the team to remain focused on sourcing and analyzing a large opportunity set, while remaining highly selective in approving credits. Our approach facilitates detailed focus on structuring, monitoring, and managing each of its current and prospective portfolio company investments.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Overview

Bain Capital Specialty Finance ("BCSF") is a business development company utilizing the significant experience and expertise of Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group, which has over 20 dedicated professionals around the world who exclusively focus on middle-market investments. This scale enables the team to remain focused on sourcing and analyzing a large opportunity set, while remaining highly selective in approving credits. Our approach facilitates detailed focus on structuring, monitoring, and managing each of its current and prospective portfolio company investments.

Bain Capital Credit Overview

Bain Capital Credit is a leading global credit specialist with $58.2 billion in assets under management. We invest across the credit spectrum and in credit-related strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, structured products, private middle market loans, bespoke capital solutions, distressed securities and assets, non-performing loans, hard assets, and equities. Since inception, we have made a cultural commitment to investor alignment. We are a private partnership and invest a significant amount of our own capital alongside our limited partners. We have approximately $956 million of employee co-investment committed across Bain Capital Credit funds as of June 30, 2025. Bain Capital Credit’s investment professionals are dedicated to sourcing, analyzing, documenting, and executing attractive credit opportunities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific and are supported by robust operational and technical resources.

Bain Capital Overview

With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.

We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential.

Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights.

Our people are the heart of our advantage.

Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings
• Weekly performance reporting including returns, positioning, and attribution analysis
• Weekly dividend estimate
• Review and reconciliation of outside Administrator’s NAV package
• Materials for BDC Board of Directors
• Work with Investor Relations to prepare investor decks and earnings release
• Analytical review of quarterly balance sheets and income statements
• Close interaction with outside accountants to assist in their audit work

• Close interaction with third party service provider to document evidence of internal controls operating effectively
• Close interaction with legal team to ensure BDC’s remain in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Capital reporting to investors of Joint Ventures
• Frequent /Challenging / Unique Ad hoc requests

• Application of provisions described in complex legal documents for Joint Ventures (e.g. PPMs/LPA/IMAs) including:
• Capital Call Provisions
• Capital Allocations
• Carried Interest Allocations
• Distribution Provisions
• Management Fees
• Expenses (ability to charge as well as expense cap provisions)
• Investment Restrictions/Compliance
• Close interaction with Portfolio Management team to address issues surrounding investment objectives and constraints within each fund’s investment mandate. Responsible for having an understanding of asset classes owned within each fund, which may include bank loans, equities and structured products.
• Close interaction with deal staff to address any question that arises as part of the financial reporting process. Responsible for understanding the nature of their question and addressing accordingly either through providing additional information as needed or developing new solutions to address their needs.
• Close interaction with Operations and outside Administrator when issues are discovered as part of the financial reporting process. Responsible for determining the root cause of the issues encountered, determining effective solutions, and then overseeing the implementation of those solutions.

General Qualifications

• 2 – 4 years of public accounting, (financial services preferred), or other relevant work experience in a rigorous environment. BDC experience a plus.
• Strong ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and work under tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with initiative. Ability to work unsupervised.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with capacity to interact with outside parties and personnel across all levels of the firm.
• Ability to decipher complex legal documents.
• Dedicated team player with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through skills
• Detail-oriented, conscientious and energetic professional.
• Strong Excel skills including the ability to develop efficient Excel templates from scratch. Experience with macros not needed.
• Strong ability to think outside the box to develop solutions to Frequent /Challenging / Unique Ad hoc requests in order to deliver the desired result/information when quite often starting from a blank slate.

DESIRED BACKGROUND/EDUCATION

• Four-year college degree with a strong academic background.
• Major in accounting (preferred), finance and/or related degree.
• CPA or equivalent qualification a plus. Work toward or an interest in pursuing a CFA charter a plus.

Compensation

Expected Annual Base Salary $95,000 – 110,000

Actual base salary will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to role, function, level, experience, qualifications and geographic location. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based upon factors such as individual impact, team and firm performance. Bain Capital offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, family needs, and overall well-being.

Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.