Special Entities Manager

Agency

Dept of Insurance

Division

Administration

Job Classification Title

Insurance Company Examiner Manager (NS)

Position Number

60013332

Grade

NC23

About Us

The mission of the North Carolina Department of Insurance is to promote a stable insurance market through unbiased regulation and to protect the lives and property of every citizen in all 100 counties while fostering superior, user-friendly service, courtesy, and respect. Our agency licenses insurance agents, adjusters, bail bondsmen and more, along with investigating fraud matters involving insurance consumers and any entity or individual regulated by the Department. In an ever-changing environment, it is the vision of the Department of Insurance to maintain the stabilization of the insurance industry in order to provide more products, competitive prices and consumer protection.

Description of Work

Salary Recruitment Range: $81,620 – $95,000
Salary Grade: NC23
The posting will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the closing date.
This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and up to one remote workday per week. The NC Department of Insurance trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.
Job Description Summary:
This is a key position in the Financial Oversight & Special Entities Division (“FOD”). This employee will manage and direct the operations of FOD, which licenses and regulates Continuing Care Retirement Communities (“CCRCs”), Professional Employer Organizations (“PEOs”), and individual employers who self-insure their workers’ compensation liabilities (“SIWCs”). This employee has a key role in developing, implementing, and maintaining the procedures and systems utilized by FOD to enforce the insurance laws of North Carolina. This employee supervises a five-person financial analyst team.
This employee will have the opportunity to interact with people at all levels within the regulated entities as well as within the Department of Insurance. The work is guided by State laws and regulations and Departmental policies and procedures.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification. The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the vacancy announcement should be used as management preferences and be used to screen for the most qualified pool of applicants.

Management Preferences:

• Advanced knowledge of the insurance industry; generally accepted accounting principles; statutory accounting principles; financial analysis procedures and guidelines; and State laws and regulations.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply laws and regulations to properly assess a regulated entity's compliance with such laws and regulations.
• Ability to directly evaluate, supervise, and make regulatory oversight decisions for complex transactions.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct various functions and persons, ensuring timely evaluation of the financial condition and various requests of regulated entities and other stakeholders.
• Excellent decision-making skills, including the ability to be decisive in formulating and executing those skills, and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Other Management Preferences:

• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Financial Examiner.
• Prior supervisory experience.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited college or university, with the appropriate courses in accounting as defined in 21 NCAC 8A.0309 and other courses required to qualify as a candidate for the uniform certified public accountant examination, based on the examination requirements in effect at the time of graduation and four years of experience in auditing insurance company operations or closely related accounting or auditing work; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Recruiter:

Carlie Grace Perry

Recruiter Email:

[email protected]