Commercial Analyst - PCN X

Job Description

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is looking to fill a Commercial Analyst exempt position in either Juneau or Anchorage.

• Natural Gas Commercialization Analysis: Develop, maintain, and run advanced models to evaluate natural gas commercialization projects; prepare decision-support materials for the Commissioner’s Office.
• Analyze Oil & Gas Fiscal Systems: Conduct and oversee modeling of Alaska’s oil and gas tax and royalty structures, legislative proposals, commercial terms, and project economics to inform policy decisions.
• Support High-Level Negotiations & Decision Makers: Provide quantitative analysis, scenario evaluation, and expert guidance during negotiations with project sponsors, agencies, and stakeholders; brief executives and legislators on fiscal and commercial impacts.
• Forecast Production, Price, and Revenue: Contribute to the Department’s official forecasts by modeling company investment behavior, production outlooks, prices, and resulting revenues.
• Provide Expert Insight & Mentorship: Serve as a technical resource on oil and gas economics, deliver training and modeling support to staff, and testify as an expert witness in legislative, administrative, or judicial settings.

Our division’s mission is to collect taxes, inform stakeholders, and regulate charitable gaming.

The Economic Research Group advances this mission by delivering clear, objective analysis to policymakers and the public.

We value self-motivated professionals who care about Alaska’s fiscal health, bring strong analytical skills, and work well both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

The Economic Research Group provides objective, policy-neutral analysis to the administration, legislature, and the public. By joining our team, you will gain broad exposure to high-impact state policy issues and play a direct role in shaping a sustainable fiscal future for Alaska.

This position offers hands‑on experience with state financial data, economic modeling, and fiscal policy—particularly in oil and gas—giving you a front‑row seat to some of the most consequential decisions facing the state. You will work in a collaborative environment that values analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and public service.

This position is located in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, or the State Office Building in Juneau.

In person work is completed in a professional office environment, and while fully remote work is not an option, a hybrid telework schedule may be an option once initial training is complete.

• Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well‑informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).

The position in this job class is in the Exempt service in accordance with AS . Employees appointed to exempt positions are exempt from the usual recruitment process and serve at the discretion of the appointing authority.

If interested, please email a cover letter or resume by the closing date of March 23rd at 5 PM to Dan Stickel ckel

the applicant must provide the following:

• Copy of academic transcripts
• Copy of 2 prior evaluations (may substitute 1 or more letters of recommendation if evaluations are unavailable)

If post‑secondary education is…