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What You’ll Do
MOSERS is searching for an individual to fill a senior investment risk and operations officer role to round out an investment team that implements a forward-thinking pension portfolio. The primary responsibilities of this position are to lead the management of the private equity portfolio, including conducting research, due diligence, and modeling for prospective and existing managers; and providing oversight of external private equity manager relationships within this portfolio. This position works in our office in Jefferson City, Missouri.
About MOSERS
MOSERS has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments magazine for 2024 and 2025. Our investment program manages a portfolio of over $10 billion held in trust for the payment of pension benefits to our members, utilizing a sophisticated asset allocation strategy with explicit leverage. Visit our Investments page for more information. MOSERS offers competitive pay and benefits, including financial support for certifications such as the CFA and CAIA, as well as a tuition reimbursement program. Click here to learn more about our benefits package.
How You'll Spend Your Time
- Lead due diligence and ongoing monitoring of MOSERS' external private equity managers, including operational and compliance reviews of both prospective and existing relationships.
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate private equity manager performance, fees, and expenses — including incentive fees, carried interest, and capital call/distribution activity.
- Calculate and track limited partnership contributions, distributions, unfunded commitments, and internal rates of return.
- Review general partner financial statements (audited and unaudited) for accuracy, reconcile them against custodial bank records, and follow up on any discrepancies.
- Prepare investment performance reports and custom benchmark calculations, reconciling results against external market data sources.
- Record and reconcile custodial transactions, derivative positions, and manager fee/expense activity to ensure accurate valuation and reporting.
- Coordinate with the custodial bank on cash transfers, wire transfers, capital call notices, and new account setup.
- Analyze risk management issues across the portfolio and help implement controls that mitigate operational risk.
- Contribute to investment accounting and risk management materials for the annual report, board meetings, and internal reporting requests.
- Partner with the broader Investments team to improve workflows, reduce duplication of effort, and strengthen operational efficiency.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What we're looking for an ideal candidate
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or closely related field. Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Experience in investment or banking environment with accounting responsibility (7 or more years of relevant experience preferred).
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation or progress towards the designation(s) is strongly preferred.
- Requires an advanced knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with MOSERS staff, members, outside vendors, and other customers.
- Ability to demonstrate integrity and a high degree of ethics.
- Dedication to the task at hand and commitment to exceeding expectations.
What You’ll Love About Us
- Our Team – Our staff consistently ranks “co-workers” at the top of their lists of things they love about MOSERS in our annual employee satisfaction and engagement surveys.
- Our Culture – Our staff also ranks our leadership and our “team” culture highly on our surveys.
- Access to world-class money managers.
- Our balanced investment approach between performance and risk.
- MOSERS commitment to funding and maintaining your CFA, CAIA, or other professional designations or educational degree.
- Knowing you are working to provide financial security for our members.
- Competitive Pay
- Career Ladder - Clearly defined, multi-rung career ladder.
- Remote Work - Option to work from home on Fridays upon eligibility.
- Our Benefits – MOSERS benefit package includes:
- Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Cafeteria Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
- 13 Holidays Per Year
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Parental Leave
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter by August 31, 2026, to ensure full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
What You’ll Do
MOSERS is searching for an individual to fill a senior investment risk and operations officer role to round out an investment team that implements a forward-thinking pension portfolio. The primary responsibilities of this position are to lead the management of the private equity portfolio, including conducting research, due diligence, and modeling for prospective and existing managers; and providing oversight of external private equity manager relationships within this portfolio. This position works in our office in Jefferson City, Missouri.
About MOSERS
MOSERS has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments magazine for 2024 and 2025. Our investment program manages a portfolio of over $10 billion held in trust for the payment of pension benefits to our members, utilizing a sophisticated asset allocation strategy with explicit leverage. Visit our Investments page for more information. MOSERS offers competitive pay and benefits, including financial support for certifications such as the CFA and CAIA, as well as a tuition reimbursement program. Click here to learn more about our benefits package.
How You'll Spend Your Time
- Lead due diligence and ongoing monitoring of MOSERS' external private equity managers, including operational and compliance reviews of both prospective and existing relationships.
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate private equity manager performance, fees, and expenses — including incentive fees, carried interest, and capital call/distribution activity.
- Calculate and track limited partnership contributions, distributions, unfunded commitments, and internal rates of return.
- Review general partner financial statements (audited and unaudited) for accuracy, reconcile them against custodial bank records, and follow up on any discrepancies.
- Prepare investment performance reports and custom benchmark calculations, reconciling results against external market data sources.
- Record and reconcile custodial transactions, derivative positions, and manager fee/expense activity to ensure accurate valuation and reporting.
- Coordinate with the custodial bank on cash transfers, wire transfers, capital call notices, and new account setup.
- Analyze risk management issues across the portfolio and help implement controls that mitigate operational risk.
- Contribute to investment accounting and risk management materials for the annual report, board meetings, and internal reporting requests.
- Partner with the broader Investments team to improve workflows, reduce duplication of effort, and strengthen operational efficiency.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What we're looking for an ideal candidate
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or closely related field. Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Experience in investment or banking environment with accounting responsibility (7 or more years of relevant experience preferred).
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation or progress towards the designation(s) is strongly preferred.
- Requires an advanced knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with MOSERS staff, members, outside vendors, and other customers.
- Ability to demonstrate integrity and a high degree of ethics.
- Dedication to the task at hand and commitment to exceeding expectations.
What You’ll Love About Us
- Our Team – Our staff consistently ranks “co-workers” at the top of their lists of things they love about MOSERS in our annual employee satisfaction and engagement surveys.
- Our Culture – Our staff also ranks our leadership and our “team” culture highly on our surveys.
- Access to world-class money managers.
- Our balanced investment approach between performance and risk.
- MOSERS commitment to funding and maintaining your CFA, CAIA, or other professional designations or educational degree.
- Knowing you are working to provide financial security for our members.
- Competitive Pay
- Career Ladder - Clearly defined, multi-rung career ladder.
- Remote Work - Option to work from home on Fridays upon eligibility.
- Our Benefits – MOSERS benefit package includes:
- Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Cafeteria Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
- 13 Holidays Per Year
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Parental Leave
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter by August 31, 2026, to ensure full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote risk operations specialist jobs.
- Experience with fraud detection, transaction monitoring, or credit risk workflows
- Proficiency in SQL for querying and analyzing large datasets
- Familiarity with risk tools such as Salesforce, Kount, or proprietary case management systems
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field
- Knowledge of AML, KYC, or regulatory compliance frameworks
- Strong written communication skills for documenting case findings and escalations
Tips for Your Remote Risk Operations Specialist Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote risk operations specialist openings from across the U.S. in one place. Check it regularly and apply directly to roles that match your skills, since remote positions at distributed teams fill fast when the fit is clear.
Prove async communication in your application
Remote risk operations teams run almost entirely through written communication. Submit a cover letter or work sample that shows you can document a risk finding, escalate a case, or summarize an investigation clearly and concisely without a back-and-forth meeting.
Highlight tools remote risk teams actually use
Call out your hands-on experience with fraud detection platforms, case management systems, and identity verification tools in your resume. Remote employers scan for these specifics because distributed risk operations teams can't afford a learning curve on core tooling.
Prepare for asynchronous remote interview formats
Many remote-first companies use recorded video screens or written scenario assessments before a live interview. Practice walking through a fraud or operational risk case in writing, explaining your reasoning step by step as if your interviewer isn't in the same time zone.
Remote Risk Operations Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote risk operations specialist job?
Target remote-first companies and distributed financial services teams, where risk operations specialists are embedded in fully remote workflows from day one. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and hands-on skills like fraud detection, case management, and compliance tooling. A portfolio of resolved cases, process improvements you owned, or documentation you wrote for a distributed team will set you apart from candidates who only list job titles.
Which companies hire remote risk operations specialists?
Employers currently hiring remote risk operations specialists include UNFI, Airbnb, and GE Vernova, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote-first fintech platforms, digital banking companies, and distributed insurance operations teams make up the bulk of remote hiring for this role.
Can you get a remote risk operations specialist job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level risk operations roles are harder to land because you must work independently from the start without in-person coaching. Fintech startups and digital payments companies are more likely to hire entry-level remote candidates than traditional banks. You can open the door by showing completed coursework in fraud or compliance, familiarity with case management tools, and any project where you identified and resolved a risk-related problem on your own.
Do you need a degree for remote risk operations specialist jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated skills and real work output over a formal degree for risk operations specialists. Proficiency with fraud detection platforms, clear documentation of cases you've managed, and a record of catching or resolving operational risk issues often carry more weight than a diploma, particularly at remote-first fintech and digital payments companies that evaluate candidates on practical output.
Which industries hire the most remote risk operations specialists?
Remote risk operations specialist roles concentrate in Hospitality & Tourism, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors rely on distributed operations teams to monitor, flag, and resolve risk issues across digital platforms without requiring staff on-site.
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