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Senior Accounting Analyst-; SOX Controls Coordinator

Job in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50981, USA
Listing for: Principal Financial Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-08
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Compliance, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting
  • Accounting
    Financial Compliance, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110200 - 148200 USD Yearly USD 110200.00 148200.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Accounting Analyst- (SOX Controls Coordinator)
What You'll DoWe’re looking for a Senior Accounting Analyst (SOX Controls Coordinator), to join our cross-functional Integrated Finance Solutions (IFS) team. In this role, you’ll help support the control environment, model governance processes and finance transformation initiatives that enable accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial reporting. You will collaborate closely with accounting, actuarial, IT, risk, audit, and project teams to maintain SOX documentation, coordinate testing and remediation activities, support model validation efforts and offer controls guidance for future-state processes.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across teams, improving processes and translating complex control and governance requirements into clear, actionable steps. The successful candidate will be thorough, collaborative, and comfortable balancing routine compliance responsibilities with broader enterprise transformation work.

Responsibilities Coordinate SOX activities across key IFS processes, including documentation, walkthroughs, testing, evidence requests, deficiencies, and remediation tracking.

Partner with process owners, Corporate SOX, EY, PGS, IT, Risk, PwC, and business unit contacts to support control execution and audit readiness.

Maintain and update risks, controls, process flows, narratives, testing documentation, and related information in Optro.

Support IFS model governance activities, including model validation coordination, annual model inventory review, and tracking of high-risk findings.

Provide controls guidance for Finance Journey including future-state process flows, key report testing, integration testing, and SOC 1 assessments.

Assist with governance, reporting, and enterprise transformation activities that improve control design, documentation, and process effectiveness.

Partner with finance, technology and control owners to redesign manual activities, automate evidence collection, improve monitoring capabilities and identify opportunities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation that support data integrity, governance and regulatory compliance.

Who You Are Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent experience required.
6+ years of experience with SOX controls is required.

Demonstrated experience with audit, accounting, financial reporting, risk, model governance, or finance transformation preferred.

Strong understanding of internal controls, process documentation, testing concepts, and audit requirements.

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders.

Strong communicator who can work effectively across accounting, actuarial, IT, risk, audit, and leadership teams.

Self-motivated, collaborative, agile, and comfortable working in a changing environment.

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU STAND OUT3+ years in leveraging technology, including AI and automation solutions, while ensuring effective technology controls, risk management and regulatory compliance is highly preferred.

CPA or other applicable certification preferred.

Salary Range Information 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.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)$110200 - $148200 / year Time Off Program Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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