[Hiring] Assistant Director, Financial Underwriting - Accounting @Northwestern Mutual

Role Description

Responsible for setting and updating the company’s financial standards and requirements for life and disability insurance underwriting. Collaborates across teams to assure adherence to those standards and requirements. Provides financial underwriting expertise on case consultations. Supplies financial expertise for underwriter training, projects, and committees across the enterprise.

• Responsible for setting and updating the company’s financial standards and requirements for life and disability insurance underwriting.
• Researches, develops, writes, reviews, and implements new and revised standards and requirements.
• Provides the highest level of technical expertise to analyze and resolve complex financial case consultations.
• Communicates directly with NM financial representatives, clients, outside CPAs, and attorneys on complex cases as needed.
• Provides financial expertise to all levels of leadership across the enterprise.
• Provides leadership and technical expertise to committees and projects across the enterprise.
• Delivers training on complex financial topics for underwriter training and development.
• Resolves complex case escalations by providing technical and standard-setter expertise.
• Maintains the highest level of current accounting, business valuation and estate planning knowledge through continuing education and the review of professional publications.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA designation preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of experience
• Superior analytical and decision-making skills that balance flexibility, critical thinking and judgement.
• High degree of personal initiative and the ability to work independently and deliver timely results in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to train, develop and mentor underwriters.

Requirements

• Pay Range - Start: $94,640.00
• Pay Range - End: $175,760.00
• Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
• Structure 110: $104,090.00 USD - $193,310.00 USD
• Structure 115: $108,850.00 USD - $202,150.00 USD

Benefits

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you’re living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable.

Company Description

Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.