Finance Leadership Development Associate

IMPORTANT: This program will have a start date of Summer 2026

Job Summary

CSX is a Fortune 500 transportation company seeking future business leaders to help foster growth, efficiency, and innovation. Leadership Development Associates identify solutions and influence business decisions based on sound financial analysis and communication. The Associate will rotate through high-value projects across the three core areas of the Finance Department - Commercial, Operations, and Corporate Finance - prior to entering a longer-term position on the Finance team. The program also provides a structured orientation to CSX, Finance, and the Railroad industry as well as training focused on developing future leaders within the company. Many of our Leadership Development Associates go on to serve in leadership positions within Finance and across the company.

Primary Activities and 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science from an accredited institution; required to be completed by June 2026
• Grade point average of at least 3.2 (based on a 4-point scale) overall

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution to be completed by June 2026
• 1 or more years of corporate finance-related experience or 1 or more corporate finance-related internships
• Grade point average of 3.5 or higher (based on a 4-point scale) in the related major field of study for your highest degree

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to deliver presentations to senior level audiences
• Ability to analyze complex business issues and make sound business decisions
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office skills
• Knowledge of corporate financial principles and practices

Job Requirements

• Work schedule may vary in length and schedule (may include a nonstandard workweek)
• Work inside an office environment with some travel and exposure to field operations
• Successfully complete a background check and drug test