Senior Accountant- Expense Reporting - Principal Financial Group

What You'll Do:

We are actively seeking a Senior Accountant to join Principal’s Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) Expense team. The Expense team is responsible for the Expense Forecast and Reporting for all Retirement & Income Solution departments; maintaining allocation systems; benchmarking studies, investment management fees and commissions. This team’s purpose is to assist management with controlling expenses through beneficial reporting.

We are looking for someone with strong technical and analytical skills to assist with creating/utilizing dashboard reports for business unit leadership. The role will focus on analyzing, researching, and presenting financial expense information. The role requires strong analytical and technical skills. Experience with PowerBI, or similar software, is recommended. The ideal candidate will be motivated by challenging the status quo, collaborating with others and generating new insights to continue to advance automation and enhanced reporting.

Key responsibilities:

• Support department and business unit expense management efforts with a focus on providing insightful value-added analysis.
• Commission reporting and forecasting.
• Involved with sales compensation calculations and reporting.
• Deferred acquisition costs
• Maintain business unit metadata.
• Involved in corporate allocations.

Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years!

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or 8+ years equivalent experience
• 5+ years relevant experience required
• CPA or other applicable certifications preferred
• Intermediate technology skills or strong ability to learn (Excel, SAS, SQL, Power BI, etc.)

Skills That Will Help You Stand Out

• Able to work independently and take initiative/ownership of tasks
• Strong collaborator
• Excellent communication skills

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:$77350 - $147600 / yearTime Off Program: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.Pension Eligible:YesAdditional Information:

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

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. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Posting Window:We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.Date First Posted (TTF):4/24/2024Latest Post Date: Careers - US:4/24/2024