Senior Finance Associate - Business Development Company (Boston)

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 $215 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

Work directly in the preparation and/or review of various Business Development Companies’ (“BDCs”) reporting requirements which include some or all of the following:

• 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,