Senior SOX Controls Analyst — Finance Governance

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension eligible

Job summary

Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst (SOX Controls Coordinator) to support the control environment, coordinate testing and remediation, and guide governance for finance transformation initiatives.

You will collaborate with accounting, actuarial, IT, risk, audit, and project teams to maintain SOX documentation and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent experience required.
• 6+ years of SOX controls experience.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and audit requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate SOX activities across IFS processes, including documentation and remediation.
• Partner with process owners and audit teams to support control execution.
• Maintain risks, controls, narratives, and testing docs in Optro.
• Support model governance, validation coordination, and high-risk findings tracking.
• Provide controls guidance for finance journey and future-state processes.
• Assist governance and automation initiatives to improve data integrity.

Skills

SOX controls

Audit & risk

Governance

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent experience

Tools

Optro

Job description

Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst (SOX Controls Coordinator) to support the control environment, coordinate testing and remediation, and guide governance for finance transformation initiatives.

You will collaborate with accounting, actuarial, IT, risk, audit, and project teams to maintain SOX documentation and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in a hybrid office setting.