Investment Jobs in Iowa

What You'll Do:

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Investment Accountant to join 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 fund 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.

Who You Are:

• 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
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with Yardi or other real estate/fund accounting systems is a plus

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: $73150 - $99750 / year Time 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: Yes Additional Information: 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): 10/30/2026 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 10/30/2026