6 executive director jobs found in Des Moines

What You'll Do: Are you looking for a role where expertise meets impact? Are you passionate about complex tax and financial planning? Do you thrive in a role where your strategic thinking and deep technical knowledge directly support high-value cases and drive business success? Join Principal® as our next Assistant Director or Director of Advanced Solutions and become a trusted expert to advisors, clients, and professionals nationwide.   At Principal, we’re not just helping people plan for their future—we're reshaping what financial security looks like for generations to come. We’re a purpose-led organization that has been helping individuals, businesses, and institutions achieve financial wellness for more than 140 years. Now, we invite you to bring your experience, vision, and insight to help us deliver advanced planning solutions that continue to make a difference.   What You’ll Do As the Assistant Director of Advanced Solutions , you’ll provide...

What You'll Do: We are hiring for an Associate Actuary or Assistant Financial Director in Treasury on the Capital Management and Reporting team. You’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping Principal’s capital deployment, management, and strategy. You’ll provide technical expertise, strategic insights, and forward‑looking analysis to help steward the financial strength of the enterprise. In this role, you will influence capital decisions across business segments, guide executive leadership on capital positioning, and own the development and communication of key capital metrics. Key Responsibilities Lead enterprise capital reporting and analysis , serving as the authoritative source for understanding capital positions across entities and at the total‑company level. Provide strategic guidance to the CFO and Treasurer on both short‑ and long‑term capital positioning, offering recommendations and actions that directly influence financials, shareholder perception...

What You'll Do: We’re seeking a Director, Private Credit – Asset-Backed Finance (ABF) to play a senior role within our Investment Grade Private Credit platform. This individual will be a key contributor to the execution, structuring, and ongoing management of investment-grade private asset-backed finance investments across a broad range of industries and asset types. This role is execution-focused, not origination-driven. You’ll be responsible for implementing sourced opportunities into capital-efficient, regulatory-aligned structured investments, including ABS, ABL, ABF, CLO, and other structured credit strategies—primarily for insurance and long-duration capital.   Additional Responsibilities: You will work across both new and existing transactions spanning sectors such as fund finance, consumer and commercial ABF, mortgage and CRE, and emerging esoteric asset classes.   Key responsibilities include: Leading due diligence and credit underwriting for structured...

What You'll Do: We are actively seeking an Associate Accountant to join our Tax Financial Reporting team, which is responsible for income tax reporting and the preparation of tax returns for our domestic non‑insurance entities. This role is ideal for someone who has a solid understanding of financial statements, can learn and apply technical accounting concepts, and is a motivated self-starter.   Under direct supervision, the Associate Accountant will build technical accounting knowledge, develop familiarity with organizational processes and systems, and contribute to accurate and compliant financial reporting. Key Responsibilities Financial Analysis & Reporting Perform basic accounting analysis and reporting of financial transactions in accordance with GAAP, SAP, and tax or other regulatory guidance Execute transaction processing, exception handling, and month‑end close activities Prepare routine journal entries and ensure accurate, timely financial...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an AVP to join our Corporate Finance team. In this role, you'll be responsible for overseeing financial activities of the Shared Services and partner across Enterprise Finance. This role requires strong leadership skills as it will oversee a team of finance professionals and collaborate with other departments to ensure the financial health of the organization.     You'll have the opportunity to: Provide strategic direction and oversight for the continued maturation of the SCBU FP&A capability, including standardization of processes and deliverables, enhancement of consultative practices, and advancement of visualization and communication techniques to improve decision quality.   This will also include oversight of the SCBU FP&A operating model, including workforce strategy, role clarity, and deployment of global delivery resources, to ensure efficient, scalable, and high‑quality delivery of FP&A services.  Provide...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Senior Internal Auditor- Technology to join our Audit Technology team. You'll support the organization’s business objectives by performing risk-based internal audit and advisory services.   Audit Execution – Complete audits in accordance with professional standards and established audit methodologies. Assess key risks impacting business objectives in alignment with business unit and enterprise strategies. Identify key controls, evaluate design effectiveness and develop test plans to validate the operating effectiveness. Maintain timely and adequate documentation via ongoing use of automated audit tools. Validate adequacy of corrective action taken to address audit issues and mitigate risk. Gain exposure to leading audits and applying data analytics to validate key controls. Communication – Maintain ongoing communication within the audit team regarding status and progress of work. Discuss audit objectives, scope of work, and audit...