Associate Director, Premium Administration

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

$84K — $126K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of managerial experience in Group Insurance
  • Proven track record in continuous improvement and scalable solutions
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities
  • Advanced proficiency in enterprise systems and Microsoft Office suite
  • Strong understanding of insurance products and premium lifecycles
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Experience in independently leading initiatives and team direction

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end Premium Audit function to ensure quality control
  • Ensure audit accuracy and resolve complex audit disputes promptly
  • Establish escalation criteria for audit findings and outcomes
  • Lead cross-functional engagement to identify and escalate audit risks
  • Drive automation to enhance audit capabilities and flag discrepancies
  • Develop premium calculation tools for client education
  • Collaborate with L&D to improve training programs

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay transparency and equity
  • Discretionary annual incentive award based on performance
  • Opportunity for continuous education and professional development
  • Supportive work environment that values contributions
  • Engagement with a talent community for future opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of Premium Administration, this position owns the Premium Audit function end-to-end, leads cross functional initiatives, and delivers the reporting and analytics infrastructure required for data driven decision-making. The Associate Director translates strategic direction into operational outcomes, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across audit, projects, and reporting.

What you will do:

Own the Premium Audit function end-to-end, including audit standards, methodology, scheduling, and quality control.

Ensure audit accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of complex audit disputes.

Establish and maintain escalation criteria for audit findings and outcomes.

Lead cross-functional stakeholder engagement and proactively escalate risks and dependencies to identify audit defects faster and

Drive automation opportunities to increase audit capabilities, flag variances and create guardrails for premium application and reconciliation.

Develop premium calculation tools to assist with client education and partner with L&D to enhance training programs for internal partners

What you will bring with you:
  • 5+ years of managerial experience within Group Insurance
  • Results-driven leader with demonstrated success driving continuous improvement, streamlining processes, and deploying scalable solutions
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and delivering measurable demonstrated business outcomes
  • Proficient in enterprise systems and advanced Microsoft Office tools; strong understanding of insurance products, premium lifecycles, and related accounting impacts
  • Highly effective communicator and people leader with a proven ability to build trust, develop and coach teams, translate complex financial and operational concepts, and influence diverse stakeholders
  • Capable of independently leading initiatives and directing staff in alignment with role scope


At our company, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The salary range for this role is competitive nationwide, and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined based on your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to your base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on your individual performance as well as the overall performance of the business. We are dedicated to creating a work environment where everyone is rewarded for their contributions. Salary Range: $84,200 - $126,300

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Job Category:

Customer Service / Operations

Posting End Date:

05/07/2026

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