Chief Financial Officer; ACPE)(PCN

Job Summary

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) is seeking a strategic and experienced financial leader to serve as Chief Finance Officer for both ACPE and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation (ASLC). The CFO reports to the Executive Director and leads the Finance Division, overseeing accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, contracting, investment performance evaluation, banking activities, and financial liaison duties.

• Lead the Finance Division, including supervising professional, technical, and support staff; establishing priorities; evaluating performance, and supporting staff development.
• Provide strategic financial leadership to the Corporation; including identifying opportunities for revenue growth, cost minimalization, and long-term financial sustainability.
• Lead the preparation of ASLC Financial Statement reports and annual audit.
• Manage cashflow and liquidity.
• Develop, implement, and direct accounting policies, procedures, and financial controls to ensure compliance with GASB, GAAP, bond documents, and other legal or regulatory requirements.
• Propose annual interest rates for ASLC loan products based on analysis of internal finances, economic and market conditions, management goals, and mitigation of financial and operational risks.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts, models, and projections to support management objectives, in consideration of legislative, regulatory, or policy changes.
• Assess and recommend strategic opportunities for increased revenue, investment policy amendments, monitoring national models of non‑profit state education lenders.
• Plan, develop, and oversee operating and capital budgets for ACPE and ASLC, coordinating with other state departments as needed.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new or amended education loan programs.
• Coordinate Corporation financing activities, which include, but are not limited to: collaboration with financial advisors and legal counsel, investment proceeds outcomes, and debt issuance.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison with state agencies, financial institutions, and other external financial stakeholders.
• Testify before legislative committees on financial and budget matters as requested or in the absence of the Executive Director.
• Serve on agency senior management teams and participate in agency‑wide strategic planning initiatives in coordination with senior management to support continued advancement and evolution of ACPE and ASLC.
• Serve in acting status in the absence of Executive Director when needed.

• Financial Statement preparation including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cashflows, footnotes and Management Discussion and Analysis.
• Financial analysis techniques and applications.
• Accounting & Budgeting theories and practice.
• Finance and investment concepts.
• Investment management.
• Procurement management.
• Cashflow and liquidity management.
• Personnel management/Management theories, principles, and techniques.
• Board (FASB) rulings and pronouncements.
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Financial Accounting Standards.

• Interpret and comply with state statutes, regulations, rules, procedures and practices.
• Interpret and comply with federal Internal Revenue Service regulations.
• Applying accounting and management theories, practices and techniques.
• Gathering facts and information; conducting research and analysis; developing recommendations.
• Writing business correspondence, testimony, executive summaries, reports, requests for proposals and contracts.
• Negotiating and administering contracts.
• Strategic planning and goal setting.
• Evaluating program effectiveness.
• Strong interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co‑workers, supervisors, the general public, etc.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, including the ability to articulate complex financial information to the Corporation Board of Directors, the Commission, the Legislature, and with the Governor’s Office in a manner that is clear, concise, informative and professional.
• Basic office equipment, computers, word processing, and…