Director of Finance
Coda Search│Staffing
Chicago, IL · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Chicago, IL ranks
Where Chicago, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for government pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest684 jobs · of 51
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes684 jobs · of 36
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest1,140 openings · of 59
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Great Lakes1,140 openings · of 48
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest80 / 100 · of 20
Rankings about finance jobs
- Best cities for finance jobs #1 New York (1,932 openings)
- Best cities for finance pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($162k)
- Most requested AI skills in finance jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.3%)
- AI tools named most often in finance jobs #1 Claude (0.55%)
- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open director of finance listings that state pay, the middle half runs $133,500 to $190,000 and the median is $161,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among financial managers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for financial managers: 39% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Our client, a high-growth, early-stage B2B SaaS company looking for an ambitious, hands-on, and strategic Head of Finance to serve as our foundational finance hire. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the entire finance and accounting function—building the financial...