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Director of Finance jobs: 1,453 open roles, pay, industries and skills

1,453 open Director of Finance jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as Finance Director, Director, Finance, Senior Director of Finance, Global Director of Finance, Regional Director of Finance. Listings that state pay show a median of $188,000 a year.

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The market for Director of Finance work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Director of Finance jobs
1,453

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$188,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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State with the most openings
California (244)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Technology & Software (20%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that are remote
28%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
20%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a Director of Finance does

Director role in Finance.

A director of finance leads a team inside the function and answers for finance, accounting and planning, and the reporting leaders rely on.

Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • Director of Finance
  • Finance Director
  • Director, Finance
  • Senior Director of Finance
  • Global Director of Finance
  • Regional Director of Finance
  • Director of Financial Planning
  • Director of Accounting

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Director of Finance jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Director of Finance salary

From 425 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$157,500
Median
$188,000
Upper quarter
$220,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for Director of Finance jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where Director of Finance jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills Director of Finance jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 971 Director of Finance listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in Director of Finance listings

  1. 1. fp&a47%
  2. 2. forecasting37%
  3. 3. budgeting29%
  4. 4. audit22%
  5. 5. excel21%
  6. 6. treasury20%
  7. 7. financial modeling20%
  8. 8. gaap18%
  9. 9. erp15%
  10. 10. variance analysis9%

Across all Finance openings

  1. 1. audit11%
  2. 2. excel10%
  3. 3. forecasting7%
  4. 4. fp&a6%
  5. 5. accounts payable6%
  6. 6. budgeting6%
  7. 7. accounts receivable5%
  8. 8. gaap5%
  9. 9. risk management4%
  10. 10. treasury4%

AI skills for Director of Finance jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

20% of 669 open Director of Finance listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 4% of all Finance openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work12%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation4%
  3. 3. AI adoption and change management3%
  4. 4. AI strategy and use cases3%
  5. 5. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)2%
  6. 6. LLM application engineering1%

Do AI skills change director of finance pay?

For Finance roles in general, as of November 11, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for director of finance alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Finance listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +14.6% (about $23.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$171,500
median, from 623 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$117,000
median, from 1,268 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Finance ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

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Job titles under Director of Finance

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for Director of Finance roles

  • Creative Financial Staffing 21
  • LifePoint Health 14
  • Anthropic 13
  • Robert Half 9
  • Axon Enterprise 9
  • Arena 8
  • BridgePoint Associates 8
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings 7
  • Mckesson 7
  • Michael Page 6
  • Databricks 6
  • Anduril Industries 6

Recruiters who place Director of Finance roles

Search firms with live public searches in Finance, counted from their own job postings, not self-described. Each has at least two at this level.

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Finance leadership turnover

Departures and appointments reported in SEC filings and news in the last 120 days, for the finance leadership seat above this role. Each links to its source.

  • StubHub Holdings

    StubHub Holdings's Chief Financial Officer Connie James is departing, and Michael Noonan has been appointed as her permanent successor, effective January 4, 2027. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Nov 10, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Legacy Housing

    Legacy Housing appointed Darren McCallon as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Jon Langbert who retired. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Nov 10, 2026

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  • Albertsons Companies

    Albertsons Companies appointed Andrew Murray as Chief Financial Officer effective January 17, 2027, replacing the interim CFO Cody Perdue who will return to his Treasury role. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Nov 10, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Ashford Hospitality Trust

    Ashford Hospitality Trust's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Justin Coe resigned, and Randy Jones was appointed to succeed him in both roles. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Nov 10, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • COMMERCIAL METALS

    Commercial Metals' Chief Financial Officer Paul Lawrence is retiring effective January 15, 2027, and Kenji Hashimoto will be promoted to the role from his position as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Nov 10, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • NIKE

    NIKE appointed Dan McKenzie as Chief Accounting Officer, and the Chief Financial Officer will cease serving as interim principal accounting officer.

    Nov 9, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Datavault AI

    Datavault AI promoted its Chief Financial Officer to Chief Executive Officer and President, appointed its Chief Accounting Officer as the new Chief Financial Officer, and hired a new Chief Operating Officer from the company's recent NYIAX acquisition. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Nov 9, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Concentra Group Holdings Parent

    Concentra Group Holdings Parent named a new Chief Financial Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Nov 9, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

Conferences for Director of Finance leaders

Events tagged for Finance, with dates, cost and how to speak.

  • Acquire or Be Acquired

    Feb 7 to Feb 9, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $2,695 to $4,595. Early individual $2,695 (to Dec 11, 2026), standard $2,795; group 3+ $2,495/$2,595; non-banker…

  • SuperReturn North America

    Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2027 · Hollywood, FL

    Free expo, paid sessions. Feb 1-3, 2027, Hollywood, FL. Prices shown at package-selection step; 'Free for LPs' offer listed. 20%…

  • Private Funds CFO New York Forum

    Jan 26 to Jan 27, 2027 · New York, NY

    Ticket $4,045 to $4,495. New York Forum Access from US$4,045 (US$4,495 also shown); includes an annual PEI Network membership.…

  • NACUBO Higher Education Accounting Forum

    Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Indianapolis, IN

    Paid ticket. Rates not published on page.

  • Biotech Showcase

    Jan 11 to Jan 13, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Early bird saves up to $400 by Nov 13; prices on the Registration Options page, not read. Digital Partnering Jan…

  • J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

    Jan 11 to Jan 14, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. Invitation only; invitations are not transferable.

Showing 6 of 82 conferences, 82 with dates announced.

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Training for Director of Finance leaders

AI and Finance courses from named providers, with cost shown.

All 8 Finance courses

Podcasts and media Director of Finance leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • CFO Thought Leader

    Podcast · CFO Thought Leader

    Interviews with CFOs about their careers and how they run finance.

  • GrowCFO Show

    Podcast · Kevin Appleby, GrowCFO

    A podcast for current and aspiring CFOs, from a training and community platform for finance professionals.

  • Mostly Metrics

    Newsletter · CJ Gustafson

    A finance newsletter and the Run the Numbers podcast, written by a former tech CFO.

  • CFO Dive

    Publication · Informa TechTarget

    News on corporate finance, accounting, regulation and the CFO role.

  • CFO.com

    Publication · Informa TechTarget

    News and analysis for finance chiefs, including a weekly roundup of CFO moves.

Director of Finance questions

What does a Director of Finance do?
A director of finance leads a team inside the function and answers for finance, accounting and planning, and the reporting leaders rely on. Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.
What else is a Director of Finance called?
The same job is also written Finance Director, Director, Finance, Senior Director of Finance, Global Director of Finance, Regional Director of Finance, Director of Financial Planning, Director of Accounting.
How many Director of Finance jobs are open?
1,453 verified open Director of Finance jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a Director of Finance make?
Among 425 open Director of Finance listings that state pay, the median is $188,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $157,500 and $220,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are Director of Finance jobs?
California (244), New York (155), Texas (113), Massachusetts (66) have the most open Director of Finance listings. About 28% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a Director of Finance the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $239,000.
Which industries hire for Director of Finance roles?
Technology & Software (20%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (17%), Financial Services & Banking (11%), Education & EdTech (10%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do Director of Finance jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Director of Finance listings are fp&a, forecasting, budgeting, audit, excel.
Do Director of Finance jobs ask for AI skills?
20% of 669 open Director of Finance listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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