Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

What You'll Do

We’re looking for a motivated individual to join Principal Finance as an Accountant on the Principal Asset Management Revenue Billing team! In this fast-paced and challenging role, you will get to work with fellow team members across different business units who are collectively responsible for a variety of functions, including monthly close, variance analysis, regulatory and management reporting, audits, and a variety of regional and global projects.

You will also have the opportunity to lead and/or support various projects that embrace technology, create process efficiency, mitigate risk and elevate reporting.

In this job you will do the following:

• With minimal guidance, demonstrate awareness and knowledge of applicable professional accounting standards. Review the accuracy and legitimacy of recorded financial transactions and related reports. At this level, incumbents are expected to use existing solutions to solve problems where the impact is broader than the incumbent's own area. Incumbents can independently research and document accounting decisions broader than incumbent's own area.
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
  : using in-depth knowledge and experience to perform accounting analysis and reporting of financial transactions of moderate complexity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), statutory accounting principles (SAP), tax regulations, or other regulatory guidance. This includes but is not limited to: reconciling complex accounts involving inconsistent data from non-integrated systems. Prepare timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are in compliance with reporting requirements.
• Compliance and Controls
  : using knowledge of internal policies, identify, interpret, and apply control guidelines and requirements on new or existing procedures and/or system changes. Actively promote the application of risk management and risk-based approaches to internal controls.
• Management Reporting
  : interpret and provide basic analysis of management information and the link to business unit strategy and operational performance. Evaluate trends, changes in account balances, and identify items requiring escalation. Review variance analyses and account reconciliations and identify significant items requiring the attention of higher-level management.
• Projects
  : work with project owner to ensure accounting and internal control objectives are met through the design and implementation of new products and/or systems. Carry out testing to ensure the system or process is operating as intended. Escalate any findings/variances/issues as needed. Identify and implement operational excellence projects, providing business requirements for new systems or enhancements.
• Perform other duties or essential functions as needed.

Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), managing about $740 billion in assets and over 60 years of experience. Principal Asset Management has been recognized as a “Best Places to Work in Money Management” for 14 consecutive years! Check us out at !

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of relevant experience required
• CPA or other applicable certifications preferred
• This position may require successful completion of a criminal background check

• Tech Savvy: experience with reading and updating SQL, Excel Power Queries, and Bot building; and curiosity to learn and incorporate into job function PowerBI, and AI technology
• Collaboration and Communication: strong skills collaborating and communicating within the team and across various other functional areas
• Optimization and Organization: strong organization and documentation skills and strong desire to optimize processes throughout the team
• Curiosity and Problem Solving: demonstrated independence in investigating and proposing solutions, improvements, or opportunities that impact individual or team success

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus…