We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support core accounting operations for a multi-entity environment in Johnston, Iowa. This role is ideal for someone in finance who can manage monthly close activities, strengthen reporting accuracy, and contribute to budgeting and financial analysis. The position also partners closely with internal stakeholders to improve processes, maintain strong controls, and support key compliance and audit-related activities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the month-end close process across four entities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and ensuring financial records are completed accurately and on schedule.<br>• Oversee cash activity by monitoring daily balances, supporting payroll and accounts payable funding needs, and helping manage disbursement-related tax obligations.<br>• Produce internal financial reports for leadership that highlight operating results, trends, and other key performance insights.<br>• Analyze margin performance and research meaningful variances between budgeted and actual results to support informed decision-making.<br>• Partner with department leadership on the annual budgeting process and contribute to broader forecasting efforts within the finance team.<br>• Gather and organize financial information needed for annual tax filings, insurance renewals, and other recurring compliance requirements.<br>• Maintain fixed asset, construction in progress, depreciation, prepaid, and amortization schedules while ensuring related records remain current and accurate.<br>• Evaluate internal controls, recommend process improvements, and support the implementation of more effective accounting policies and procedures.<br>• Coordinate with accounts payable on invoice review and approval workflows and assist with preparation for external and state audit activities when needed.<br>• Serve as a knowledgeable resource on the financial reporting system by supporting current staff and helping train new team members.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support external reporting and complex financial accounting activities in Iowa. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting specialist with a strong background in public accounting and public company reporting who can manage technical accounting matters while meeting strict filing deadlines. The role will work closely with internal teams and corporate stakeholders to deliver accurate financial statements, regulatory filings, and audit support.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and review quarterly and annual external reporting filings, including Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, to ensure timely and accurate submission<br>• Execute technical accounting evaluations and translate accounting conclusions into clear, compliant financial statement reporting<br>• Oversee consolidated financial reporting activities, including intercompany eliminations, variable interest entity considerations, and cash flow statement preparation<br>• Interpret and apply U.S. GAAP and external reporting disclosure requirements, including the adoption of newly issued accounting standards<br>• Investigate reporting fluctuations and account variances by performing detailed financial analysis and documenting key conclusions<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional business partners and parent company contacts to gather information and meet reporting timelines<br>• Develop financial statement analytics and maintain compliance with disclosure checklists and supporting documentation requirements<br>• Support external audit and regulatory review processes by preparing workpapers, responding to inquiries, and providing analysis as needed
<p>Position: Software Engineer (MULTIPLE open permanent positions, VARYING LEVELS)</p><p>Location: Des Moines, IA -- HYBRID weekly (NO REMOTE candidates)</p><p>Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 base + exceptional benefits</p><p><br></p><p>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please APPLY and EMAIL YOUR RESUME to MEREDITH CARLE . My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***</p><p><br></p><p>Multiple Openings | Hybrid | High-Growth Product Technology Company | Des Moines, IA</p><p>This isn't another corporate software engineering job.</p><p>If you're looking for endless meetings, layers of approvals, rigid processes, and years of waiting for your ideas to matter, this probably isn't for you.</p><p>If you're looking for the opportunity to build, influence, innovate, and directly impact customers while working alongside other high-caliber engineers, keep reading.</p><p>We're partnering with a rapidly growing technology company entering its next major phase of expansion. With a strong foundation, proven market success, and ambitious product roadmap, the company is adding multiple Software Engineers to its product and engineering organization.</p><p>This is a rare opportunity to join a company that blends the energy and autonomy of a startup with the stability, customer adoption, and momentum of an established software business.</p><p>Why Engineers Are Excited About This Opportunity</p><p> • Build products that customers actually use and depend on</p><p> • Work alongside smart, driven, entrepreneurial engineers</p><p> • Have a voice in architecture, design, and technical decisions</p><p> • Work in a culture that values ownership over bureaucracy</p><p> • Contribute directly to product strategy and innovation</p><p> • Collaborate with leaders who genuinely care about engineering excellence</p><p> • Help shape the future of a rapidly scaling software platform</p><p> • Be recognized and rewarded for ideas, impact, and results</p><p><br></p><p>This organization believes great engineers should be empowered to solve problems, challenge assumptions, and help drive the business forward.</p><p>They're looking for engineers who think like builders.</p><p><br></p><p>What They're Looking For</p><p> • Experience developing modern software applications using technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, .NET, AWS, APIs, and cloud-native architectures</p><p> • Passion for building products and solving customer problems</p><p> • Strong problem-solving and engineering fundamentals</p><p> • Experience or interest in modern development practices including CI/CD, observability, testing, and AI-assisted development</p><p> • Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment</p><p> • Engineers who take ownership and accountability for outcomes</p><p> • Curious learners who enjoy exploring new technologies and approaches</p><p><br></p><p>Most importantly, you want your work to matter.</p><p>You want to build software, influence decisions, learn from strong teammates, and help create products that customers love.</p><p>If you've been waiting for a chance to join a successful technology company at exactly the right stage of growth, this may be the opportunity you've been looking for.</p><p><br></p><p>***</p>
Position: Senior Software Engineer -- JAVA<br>Location: Des Moines, IA - Hybrid<br>Salary: up to $145K + excellent benefits<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***<br><br>Looking for one of the best mid-sized organizations around within the most financially sound industry. Our client company is uniquely positioned in the market and hires and retains the area's top talent. You will have the opportunity to join the best leaders and teams and do what you love to do, where agility and continuous innovation are cherished.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br> • Collaborating with the development team to create bespoke software solutions.<br> • Offering technical leadership on development initiatives.<br> • Providing mentorship and support to other developers.<br> • Directly collaborating with business partners to ensure quality solutions.<br> • Gain expertise in various technologies and applications to act as the SME.<br><br>Qualifications:<br> • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or 8+ years equivalent work experience.<br> • Proven experience in leading teams and managing personnel.<br> • Proficiency in Java EE, XML, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular 11, Bootstrap, Foundation, Typescript, NodeJS.<br> • Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles, application architecture, and SDLC.<br> • Familiar with automation tools such Gitlab and experience with Agile methodologies.<br> • Financial Services industry experience is a plus.<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-303-4654 or mobile: 515-771-8142. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. ***
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Network Engineer to join a contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role, supporting a life insurance organization in West Des Moines, Iowa. This role focuses on building and advancing enterprise and internet peering capabilities across a complex network environment, while shaping scalable standards for performance, security, and reliability. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise with Cisco-based infrastructure, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to guide engineering teams through implementation and operational best practices.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the architecture and rollout of advanced network peering solutions that support secure, resilient, and high-performing connectivity across the enterprise.<br>• Design, implement, and maintain complex routing, switching, and transport environments spanning Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 network services.<br>• Create technical standards, detailed diagrams, and supporting documentation for network, telephony, video, and connectivity solutions.<br>• Evaluate network hardware, software platforms, and monitoring technologies, then coordinate adoption and deployment based on business and technical needs.<br>• Provide senior-level engineering guidance to network team members, including knowledge sharing for configuration, troubleshooting, and operational support.<br>• Drive the development of secure network architectures by implementing controls such as segmented environments, DMZ frameworks, web filtering, and intrusion prevention capabilities.<br>• Assess the impact of new services and infrastructure changes by producing network designs and architectural recommendations aligned with long-term strategy.<br>• Contribute technical leadership in balancing traditional networking approaches with software-defined and cloud-connected solutions to deliver cost-effective services.<br>• Proactively identify service risks and performance issues, then lead resolution efforts with clear communication and strong technical ownership.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Sr. Program Manager to guide the creation and launch of a new voluntary benefits offering in Iowa. This contract position has the potential to become permanent and will lead a complex, cross-functional initiative that brings together business strategy, product readiness, regulatory coordination, distribution support, marketing execution, and technology delivery. The ideal candidate is comfortable building structure in evolving environments and can turn high-level objectives into a practical roadmap for launch.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the full program lifecycle for a new voluntary benefits business, moving the initiative from early planning through market launch and operational readiness.</p><p>• Align cross-functional teams across product development, sales and distribution readiness, marketing, legal, compliance, and technology to keep priorities, timelines, and deliverables on track.</p><p>• Create and maintain program governance practices, including milestone planning, status reporting, risk monitoring, issue escalation, and decision management.</p><p>• Oversee implementation activities tied to core technology solutions, including benefits or policy administration platforms, mobile enrollment and claims capabilities, and system integrations.</p><p>• Translate strategic business goals into coordinated execution plans with clear ownership, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.</p><p>• Manage internal and external contributors across multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring resources, schedules, and budgets are used effectively.</p><p>• Partner with stakeholders to support product launch preparation, including readiness activities related to regulatory filings, broker or distribution enablement, and go-to-market execution.</p>
We are looking for a senior-level software engineer to join a contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role, supporting life insurance technology initiatives in West Des Moines, Iowa. This role will guide technical direction across policy administration and connected enterprise platforms, helping deliver resilient, secure, and scalable solutions that support both customer and operational needs. The ideal candidate brings deep Java engineering expertise, strong integration experience, and the ability to influence architecture, delivery, and modernization efforts in a complex distributed environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Provide technical leadership for solution design and implementation across policy administration applications and interconnected enterprise systems.<br>• Build and enhance software components using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, and integration technologies to support business-critical insurance capabilities.<br>• Drive end-to-end architecture decisions by assessing dependencies, integration points, and system impacts across upstream and downstream platforms.<br>• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver APIs, data flows, and middleware integrations that connect customer-facing tools, operational systems, and reporting environments.<br>• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to promote maintainable engineering standards and sound architectural choices.<br>• Support deployment and delivery practices through CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, Kubernetes, and modern DevSecOps approaches.<br>• Investigate and resolve complex production issues spanning applications, APIs, databases, middleware, and enterprise support systems.<br>• Recommend solution placement across application, integration, and data layers to ensure capabilities are implemented in the most effective technology domain.<br>• Contribute to technical roadmaps, modernization planning, and engineering improvements that strengthen long-term platform performance and scalability.
<p>Seeking a Senior IT Support Analyst to provide advanced technical support, endpoint management, and troubleshooting in an enterprise environment. This individual will serve as a senior escalation resource while supporting modernization and automation initiatives.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Annuity Business Analyst/Consultant to join a contract opportunity with permanent potential based in Iowa. This role is 100% remote. This role will guide annuity product implementations by turning product and actuarial concepts into practical business and system requirements that support successful delivery. The position works closely with cross-functional teams to align product intent, operational needs, testing expectations, and technical execution across the full annuity lifecycle.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Act as the lead annuity subject matter expert, advising teams on product setup, implementation planning, and operational preparedness for new offerings and enhancements.</p><p>• Collaborate with actuarial, product, operations, technology, and vendor partners to convert annuity designs into detailed business rules, workflows, calculation logic, and data requirements.</p><p>• Define end-to-end requirements covering illustrations, application processing, suitability review, policy issuance, administration, billing, commissions, servicing, withdrawals, claims, correspondence, and reporting.</p><p>• Evaluate product variations, state-specific rules, premium structures, rider selections, value calculations, surrender activity, beneficiary events, and compliance considerations to ensure complete requirement coverage.</p><p>• Provide direction to IT business analysts, developers, and quality teams so user stories, specifications, mappings, and acceptance criteria accurately reflect annuity product intent.</p><p>• Develop and review business validation scenarios, expected outcomes, calculation checks, exception handling cases, and regression considerations to strengthen testing quality.</p><p>• Participate in planning sessions, design discussions, backlog refinement, sprint activities, demos, defect reviews, and release readiness efforts to support timely and accurate delivery.</p><p>• Review configuration documents, product rules, data mappings, conversion assumptions, and third-party deliverables to confirm alignment with business objectives and implementation standards.</p><p>• Identify process gaps, operational risks, dependency issues, and control needs that could affect launch success, and recommend solutions before release.</p><p>• Support product validation and implementation activities related to system changes or organizational transition efforts when needed.</p>