Sr Associate Investment Accountant
- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Salary
- $0 – $0 / year
About the job
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Senior Associate, Investment Accountant to j oin our private debt fund reporting team within Principal Asset Management and play an important role in financial oversight and reporting of third-party commercial real estate debt funds. You’ll gain exposure across fund accounting, investment and investor reporting, audits, tax, and the broader financial lifecycle of alternative fun d investments. This role offers something a little different from traditional accounting. You’ll gain visibility into the underlying commercial real estate investments, understand how funds are performing and how investors generate returns, and partner across investment teams, fund administrators, auditors, tax professionals, and other stakeholders . What You’ll Do
- Prepare and review fund-level financial statements, investment reporting, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Support monthly fund close activities and investigate accounting or reporting variances.
- Coordinate with external auditors, tax providers, fund administrators, and internal business partners.
- Support investor reporting, including capital activity, allocations, statements, and related deliverables.
- Help manage audit requests, workpapers, reporting deadlines, and other fund accounting activities.
- Take increasing ownership of accounting and reporting processes as you develop within the role.
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 www.principalam.com!
Who You Are
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of relevant accounting experience is required
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP is required
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, reconciliations, and analysis of large datasets
- Financial reporting and audit coordination experience
- Experience with fund or investment accounting, including NAVs, capital activity, accruals, and financial reporting
- Experience supporting tax coordination and investor reporting
- Public accounting or audit experience
- Strong reconciliation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and controls mindset
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Posted 30 Oct 2026 · checked 1 Nov 2026 · Report this job