25 financial analyst jobs found in Des Moines

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Assistant Actuary or Financial Analyst V to join the Integrated Finance Solutions team. This role will act as an Actuarial Model Consultant you will own and manage centralized MG-ALFA/Integrate models and Integrate processes to serve Business Unit modeling needs across a variety of actuarial functions. Collaboration and communication with Actuaries, Accountants, and IT professionals across the Enterprise is essential. In this role, you'll be the key contact to synthesize business needs into actionable steps and develop appropriate model solutions while adhering to industry best practice development standards. Talent and passion for actuarial modeling are a requirement to be successful! Meet modeling needs through deep model expertise, including but not limited to: End-to-end model process knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities, ALFA/Integrate development skills and feature engineering, Accountability for technical components of all...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Equity Analyst to join the Aligned Investors team. Aligned Investors has a very successful long-term track record running two US equity strategies with $68 billion in assets under management!   Aligned Investor's primary funds are the Principal MidCap Fund and Principal Blue Chip Fund. The Aligned investment process involves long-term ownership of high-quality businesses with competitive advantages that are led by owner-operators. The process relies completely on fundamental company research. Our team is made up of passionate analysts who all work to deliver outstanding returns for our clients over full market cycles.   You will have the opportunity to direct and conduct fundamental research on US companies, monitor portfolio holdings and make recommendations to the Portfolio Managers. More specifically you will be able to:   Conduct fundamental, primary research on individual companies. Analyze the impact of competitive,...

What You'll Do: As a Strategic Client Group Analyst, you’ll contribute to the team’s collaboration with sales, marketing, product development and others to maximize the firm’s ability to generate interest across capabilities by providing analytical support, internal reporting and sales idea logistics for the team.  This role will be highly integrated into our key account team representing our largest strategic relationships and will offer you a robust experience within asset management.   Here are a few examples of the types of things you’ll do: Utilize various analytical tools, including Morningstar, Evestment, Dakota Live, and Cerulli to source and research investment opportunities at strategic relationships. Support and maintain Monthly & Quarterly sales reporting, as well as assist with strategic planning and budgeting. Coordinate deliverables for key relationships, including investment proposals, key performance indicators, activity reporting, and investment...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an experienced fixed income credit analyst to join our Investment Grade team. In this role, you’ll cover the TMT and Industrial sectors!  Conduct independent fundamental research and analysis on assigned companies/sectors, develop financial models, and provide investment recommendations, credit ratings and outlooks Analysis includes economic and competitive analysis, financial modeling, and relative value assessment Respond to inquiries from various stakeholders and represent research function in client meetings Monitor financial markets, current events, and economic trends to identify opportunities and risks Build and maintain industry relationships to ensure consistent information flow Assist with staff development through coaching, mentoring, and training team members About Principal Asset Management Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG),...

What You'll Do: The Calculation Automation Analyst I is responsible for completion of software and desktop coding related to calculation automation, utilizing programing/coding to drive pension customer experience, drive scalability, and mitigate risks for the organization. Use defined benefit or pension risk transfer calculation experience to provide recommendations for improvements and automation. Provide data, analytical and calculation services, and support. Serve as an expert for internal contacts. Assist with analyzing and fixing defects within pension calculation automation systems. Deliver the solution to the production environment and provide ongoing support for defects/fixes and any client requested enhancements as necessary. Partner and support onboarding team to assure that the calculation system is set up according to specifications and request clarification as necessary when interpreting plan specifications. Follow firm and line of business processes,...

What You'll Do: The Real Estate Equity Portfolio Management team is currently recruiting for a Portfolio Analyst II.   In this role, you will provide analytical support to the U.S. Property Portfolio Team including sensitivity and variance analysis of annual operating budgets and business plans, asset valuation models, portfolio diversification, performance returns and attribution and other asset/portfolio metrics as directed by the team In addition, you will assist portfolio managers with external communication to clients and consultants. You will also support the following: Portfolio Analysis: Develop extensive knowledge of the assets within the portfolio. Provide analytical support regarding business plans and investment strategies including portfolio performance, diversification measures, sensitivity analysis, variance analysis, attribution, and other relevant financial analysis. Address less complex consultant and client questions regarding portfolio analysis....

What You'll Do: As a Claim Analyst 3 on our individual disability team, your day will be anything but routine. This is a small team with a collaborative environment, every single day offers new challenges and the ability to use your excellent analytical, communication and customer service skills to assist with our client’s disability claims - all during a time in which they may be facing major changes in life.   Here are few examples of the kinds of things you'll do:   Review, analyze, manage, and make appropriate and accurate decisions on Life and/or Disability claims in accordance to policy and state/federal law and regulations. Mentor, counsel, and provide feedback and assistance to others. Analyze, investigate, and adjudicate disability claims after determining information needed and acquiring all appropriate information. Analyze medical, vocational, and financial information to make effective and timely claim decisions. This includes having an in-depth...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join our General Account Investments team! In this role, you will support the management of the General Account investment portfolio, monitor Alternative Assets and an ICOLI program, make investment recommendations, enhance the modernization of portfolio reporting and risk monitoring, contribute to performance attribution analysis, and assist with additional projects as assigned. Investment Strategy: Support the investment strategy process through the creation and maintenance of reports tied to the various strategic objectives. Spend time with asset class teams to learn the underwriting process, improve investment knowledge, learn about General Account portfolio management strategy, and understand drivers of return and risk. Assist in developing attribution tools to help explain performance for single asset class. Make investment and portfolio recommendations to portfolio managers regarding their asset class coverage....

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Analyst, Investment Solutions to join our team! In this role, you'll be responsible for providing operational investment support to Client Portfolio Managers that provide Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) solutions to clients.   Responsibilities Include:   Implement Asset Allocation Changes: Execute ad-hoc allocation adjustments for OCIO clients, including updating internal systems and CRM, rebalancing portfolios, allocating new deposits, and preparing client communication. Calculate and Review Returns: Compute plan rates of return for client reports and perform initial accuracy checks before distribution. Manage OCIO Revenue: Partner with Finance to calculate and collect quarterly fees, review invoices, process payments, and resolve billing issues. Client Onboarding & Termination: Update internal systems and coding for new and terminating clients, ensure accurate fee calculations, and coordinate final...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Configuration Analyst to join our Distribution Partner Support Team within RIS (Retirement Income Solutions- Annuities). This is a multi-functional role working directly with business, IT teams and vendors to craft, build and maintain critical processes within configurable systems. This role will be responsible for providing technical solutions, configuration, and consultation for purposes of designing, developing, testing, and implementing products within a wide range of configurable systems.   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! What You’ll Do Configure and support various systems to support our distribution...

What You'll Do: We are seeking an Associate Portfolio Manager to join our Private Real Estate Debt team, with a primary focus on managing and supporting the General Account portfolio. In this role, you will partner closely with senior Portfolio Managers to help develop and execute portfolio strategy, evaluate risk and return across investments, and support the ongoing management of real estate debt portfolios. Key areas of responsibility: Support a Sr Portfolio Manager in the development and execution of portfolio strategy and tactical plans aligned with client and General Account risk/return objectives, including product type, geography, leverage, and tax considerations. Manage smaller or less complex portfolios independently and provide analytical and strategic support on larger or more complex portfolios and funds. Monitor portfolio performance and risk metrics; conduct sensitivity, variance, and scenario analyses; and recommend adjustments to holdings as...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an AVP- Enterprise Business Transformation to be on our Transformation team. In this role you'll be The Assistant Vice President – Business Transformation is an enterprise leader responsible for setting the strategic direction, governance model, and operating framework for how the expense management discipline operates and scales, accelerates efficiency initiatives, and help mature the capability for the future. This role shapes and oversees the enterprise-wide efficiency optimization agenda, ensuring alignment to long-term financial aspirations, and organizational strategy. The AVP partners closely with the Vice President, ELT/SLT, and transformation champions, functional and business leaders to establish transformation principles, guardrails, prioritize enterprise opportunities, and drive decision-making across business units and corporate functions for key transformational initiatives. This leader oversees the portfolio, enables capability...

What You'll Do: Play a key role supporting one of the largest and most sophisticated pension funds in the United States.  This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of strategy, investment management, and real estate operating company (REOC) oversight—partnering directly with senior leaders of the client, internal senior management, and operating company executives across the US.   In this role, you’ll shape enterprise-level strategy for a multibillion-dollar real estate platform, support the creation and governance of new operating companies, evaluate entity-level performance, and help drive major initiatives such as recapitalizations, option exercises, and strategic growth opportunities.    Key areas of responsibility:   Enterprise & REOC Strategy   Provide strategic and analytical support across a portfolio of existing and prospective REOCs—helping evaluate performance, enterprise value, governance structures, and long-term entity...

What You'll Do: We’re   looking for an Equity Portfolio Management Associate to join   the Principal Equities team . In this ro le,   yo u’ll   provide trading, reporting, and ad-hoc support to the Portfolio Management team!     Portfolio Management Support:   Provide analytical support to Portfolio Managers by   monitoring   cash, entering   trades   and   assisting   with compliance monitoring.   Operations Oversight:   Act as operational liaison with Principal Asset Management operations & compliance teams to address issues and ensure operational consistency with firm practices.   Marketing Support & Data Analysis : Provide   accurate   information to   our   client   f or marketing needs.   Performance : Act as subject matter expert for data analysis and reporting, including risk/return metrics and performance attribution.   Provide input on projects to improve reporting...

What You'll Do: We're looking for a Strategic Portfolio Manager to join our enterprise IT management area leading the enterprise data & analytics (EDA) portfolio. In this role, you'll partner with portfolio leaders, IT teams, and enterprise stakeholders to influence and ensure the EDA portfolio is in alignment with enterprise strategy. This includes setting clear priorities, manage dependencies, and lead effective trade-off decisions to optimize business outcomes within resource constraints. You'll serve as a trusted collaborator and advisor to the portfolio leadership team, share, communicate and promote the portfolio vision to ensure visibility of products/services across the enterprise, foster change leadership consensus to continuously improve portfolio management outcomes, and leverage effective portfolio management tools and techniques which complement the operating model. You’ll have a focus on: Execution of Strategy - Ensure alignment of the EDA portfolio to...

What You'll Do: Do you love digital marketing and data?   If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Principal! We're looking for a Journey Activation Engineer, Marketing Operations to assist with the development and implementation of digital marketing journeys. You'll work in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) and Data Cloud to build audiences, as well as technically implement customer engagements across channels in Salesforce Marketing Cloud. A working knowledge of Salesforce CRM, Salesforce Data Cloud, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Personalization is a plus. Here is how you'll spend your day: Build and manage target audiences using Data Extensions, Filters, and SQL Queries. Create and optimize Customer Journeys using Journey Builder and Automation Studio. Execute and monitor email and cross-channel marketing campaigns. Perform quality checks and troubleshoot issues related to campaign deployment and data flow. Collaborate with cross-functional...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Associate to join our team !  This role is responsible for providing comprehensive operational support to the Corporate Private Placements and Infrastructure Debt teams, including trading support , portfolio credit reporting tracking, client portfolio servicing, RFP responses and client reporting, portfolio valuation, and ensuring timely execution of internal workflows.   Key responsibilities:   Monitor portfolio holdings for financial reporting and covenant compliance tracking   Ensure timely execution of internal trading workflows and coordinate with operational/accounting teams   Support coordination with client requests and ad hoc portfolio monitoring and reporting   Support inquiries from marketing, RFP, product, distribution, clients, and client reporting   Develop knowledge of financial markets, current events, laws and regulations, tax and accounting...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Sales Manager to join our Individual Solutions team. In this role, you’ll lead a team of Retirement Education Specialists who will deliver education to retirement plan participants through both on-site and virtual education sessions.    Here are a few examples of the types of things you'll do: Build and influence strategic partnerships with our plan sponsors, consultants, sales team and relationship managers Lead and handle the day to day responsibilities of a team with the priority of maintaining and strengthening a foundation based in strong culture, flexibility, nimbleness and results/outcome based mentality within a highly regulated environment Use a strategic lens to leverage data to inform business decisions and priorities 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...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Product Manager 2 to join our Pension Risk Transfer team. You will serve as a strategic liaison between business strategy and technology teams. This role is responsible for defining product vision, creating roadmaps, and ensuring seamless collaboration across business and technical stakeholders. The ideal candidate will manage complexity, drive critical initiatives, and ensure alignment between business needs and technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Develop and articulate product vision and strategy aligned with business goals. Develop and maintain detailed product roadmaps that guide development and delivery. Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels—from AVPs to individual contributors—to drive alignment and execution. Apply modern product management methodologies to deliver value efficiently. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business and tech teams. Maintain comprehensive documentation of...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Sr Product Consult to join our retirement product Investment team.  In this role you’ll lead strategic initiatives and high-visibility investment projects to successful completion. Manage and strengthen internal and third-party relationships that support Principal Financial Group’s investment products and services. Drive development and implementation of new investment offerings while providing training, clear communications, and support to sales teams, financial professionals, retirement plan clients, participants, and other stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Manage third-party, and internal, relationships to deliver product efficiency for managed accounts. Oversee workflows to ensure quality and timeliness. Serve as primary liaison and escalation point between vendors and internal business partners. Track and analyze vendor performance, providing leadership with insights and recommendations for improvement. Drive...