Associate Director, Premium Administration

Sun Life

Associate Director leading the Premium Audit function for Sun Life U.S., ensuring compliance and driving improvements across audit and reporting. Manage cross-functional initiatives and deliver analytics infrastructure.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeWellesley Hills • Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $84,200 - $126,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation and sick time
market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave
medical coverage
company paid life and AD&D insurance
disability programs
partially paid sabbatical program
401(k) employer match
stock purchase options
employer-funded retirement account
flexible, inclusive and collaborative work environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

audit standardsaudit methodologyquality controlpremium calculation toolsautomationcompliancedispute resolutionprocess improvementscalable solutionsenterprise systems

Soft Skills

results-driven leadershipcommunicationteam developmenttrust buildinginfluencing stakeholdersnavigating ambiguitybalancing prioritiesindependent initiative leadershipcoachingcross-functional engagement