The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) is seeking a Risk Analyst to join its three-person Risk & Compliance team. Reporting directly to the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, this position offers an opportunity to gain broad exposure to investment risk management across public and private markets. As part of a small, collaborative team, you will have meaningful opportunities to contribute, expand your knowledge, and develop professionally.
Key Attributes
- Strong analytical aptitude, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative
- Strong commitment to APFC's values of integrity, stewardship, and passion
- Humility, tenacity, and adaptability when approaching challenges
- Collaborative team player who values shared success and contributes positively to a small team environment
Principal Responsibilities
- Ensure comprehensive and timely capture of positions and exposures to identify and measure risks
- Update and maintain risk models and risk tools
- Analysis of portfolio structure and sources of risk versus benchmarks
- Conduct industry and market research; collect, analyze and summarize data
- Develops understanding of risk management approaches of external portfolio managers
- Performs attribution analysis of portfolio risk and returns and compares to active risk sources
- Maintains and develops private equity, infrastructure cash flow and risk modeling
- Monitors portfolio positions, holdings as well as exposure to market, credit, and liquidity risks.
- Regulatory compliance reporting
- Maintains proficiency with key analytical tools including Aladdin, eFront or other Risk Analytics tool; Bloomberg: Burgiss; Microsoft Excel and Office Suite
- Special Risk-Related Research Projects
- Potential asset classes: public equity, private equity, infrastructure, hedge funds, fixed income, distressed debt, and other asset classes as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or a related quantitative field
- No directly related professional experience required
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to analyze information, identify issues, and communicate findings and potential solutions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, master's degree in finance, or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation
- One to three years of related experience in investment management or financial services
- Experience with investment risk analysis, risk reporting, or operational risk management
- Familiarity with investment risk management systems, such as Aladdin
- Experience evaluating existing methodologies and practices and recommending improvements
- Ability to develop clear, user-friendly reports and presentations that communicate risk information to management
Other Duties
Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Application Requirement:
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a complete application. A complete application includes:
- A resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
- A cover letter that clearly outlines how the applicant's experience aligns with the qualifications and responsibilities of the position
- Complete and thorough responses to all application questions
Applications that are incomplete or do not meet these criteria may be disqualified from further consideration.
Compensation & Benefits Information
The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications (DOE). This role is also eligible for Incentive Compensation in accordance with APFC's Incentive Compensation Plan, with a maximum annual bonus of 5% of base salary, tied to total fund performance.
Health
- Medical / Vision / Dental Insurance
- Single or Family Coverage
- Different Cost and Coverage Options
- Employee-funded Health Flexible Spending Account (pre-taxed)
- Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Retirement
- Public Employees' Retirement Program (PERS)
- Matching employer contribution
- Employer contributions vested 100% after 5 years for the Defined Contribution plan
- Alaska Supplemental Benefits System Annuity Plan (SBS-AP) In lieu of Social Security
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Personal Leave
- Personal leave program starts at 21 days per year. Leave is accrued each pay period at a rate of 6:03 hours per pay period with increases to accrual rates at 2, 5, 10, & 15 years of employment milestones.
- 12 Paid Holidays per year
- Flexible work hours based on positional needs
- Generous professional development opportunities
- Free parking
- Relocation assistance may be provided
- Modern Headquarters located in beautiful location
