Senior Accounting Analyst; Accounting Controls Team

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a Senior Accounting Analyst to join our Accounting Controls Team within Principal Asset Management. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring strong internal controls over financial reporting while partnering across investment, finance, and accounting teams. This is a highly visible opportunity to work closely with external auditors, senior leadership, and global stakeholders in a dynamic, project-based environment.

If you have a background in SOX or public accounting and enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative setting, this role offers the chance to broaden your experience across complex investment and finance processes.

• Support SOX compliance efforts and coordinate external audits with EY across Principal Asset Management.
• Act as a liaison between auditors and internal business partners to ensure smooth execution of audits.
• Lead and support walkthroughs and documentation across key SOX processes.
• Participate in annual SOX scoping and risk assessments.
• Manage quarterly certifications and reporting requirements.
• Ensure accounting and internal control requirements are embedded into design and implementation of new systems and processes.
• Conduct system and process testing to confirm proper functionality and elevate issues when needed.
• Monitor and respond to evolving regulatory guidance, including Accounting and Audit (i.e., IT automated controls-ITAC).
• Contribute to process improvements and special projects within the SOX and control environment.
• Partner with global support teams for SOX testing execution.
• Work closely with corporate SOX, finance leadership, and Chief Accounting Officers.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of business areas across Principal Asset Management.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in SOX, internal audit, or public accounting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and audit processes.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Experience with investment or financial services environments.
• Knowledge of IT risk and controls (e.g., ITGCs, ITACs).
• Ability to navigate complex, cross-functional organizations.

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

$110,200 - $148,200 / year

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Yes

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical work week) from Des Moines, IA.

At this time, we’re not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.