The posting
About Us
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About the Role
Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management Company, LLP is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in over 60 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies.
As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise. We have a hybrid work environment where both remote work and office play a critical.
Job Overview
Join one of Wellington's most dynamic and collaborative operational teams. Fund Control & Operations (US Funds) sits at the intersection of accounting, investment operations, risk management, technology, and innovation, playing a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of Wellington's Funds and supporting exceptional outcomes for our clients. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated professional to work on complex and evolving investment products while partnering with senior leaders across the firm to drive operational excellence, strengthen controls, and lead transformative initiatives.
The Senior Fund Accountant is a highly skilled accounting, operational, and technology professional responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and control of fund accounting, valuation, performance, and operational activities across mutual funds, collective investment trusts, interval funds, hedge funds, private funds, and other investment products.
This role serves as a subject matter expert and trusted business partner, combining fund accounting knowledge with advanced analytical, operational, and technology capabilities. The Senior Fund Controller independently manages complex issues, leads projects, oversees third-party service providers, and drives process improvement and automation initiatives that enhance scalability, control effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
The position collaborates extensively with Technology, Fund Administrators, Custodians, Transfer Agents, Treasury, Valuation, Security Operations, Security Valuation, Internal Audit, and external auditors to deliver well-controlled, scalable processes that support investment operations and protect shareholder interests.
Responsibilities
Fund Accounting & Operations
- Perform daily oversight of fund accounting activities conducted by third-party administrators.
- Review trial balances, expense accruals, receivables, payables, security positions, and capital activity.
- Investigate and resolve accounting exceptions with limited supervision.
- Serve as an escalation point for accounting and operation matters applying specialized expertise.
- Review pricing exceptions, fair value determinations, stale prices, and valuation-related risks.
- Analyze complex securities, derivatives, structured products, alternative investments, and privates.
- Prepare valuation support materials and participate in valuation governance and oversight processes.
- Monitor portfolio-level valuation trends, identify emerging risks, and escalate concerns when appropriate.
- Review and validate fund and share class performance returns.
Reconciliation & Control
- Oversee cash, position, valuation, and market value reconciliations.
- Analyze exceptions for root causes and implement sustainable remediation solutions.
- Evaluate operational controls and identify opportunities to strengthen oversight processes.
- Maintain high standards of documentation, control evidence, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop dashboards and reporting tools to enhance transparency and monitoring capabilities.
- Support internal audits, external audits, regulatory examinations, and due diligence reviews.
Operational Risk & Service Provider Oversight
- Manage relationships with fund administrators, custodians, transfer agents, and other service providers.
- Monitor service-level performance, key operating metrics, and control effectiveness.
- Lead discussions with service providers to optimize service level standards.
- Identify operational risks and recommend enhancements to improve resiliency and control effectiveness.
Technology, Automation, & Process Improvement
- Design and implement automation solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, and risk management.
- Develop and enhance dashboards and workflows that provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Use data analytics and technology tools to identify trends, monitor risks, and improve decision-making.
- Partner with Technology teams to automate manual processes and modernize fund oversight activities.
- Challenge existing operating models and recommend innovative solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce risk and enhance the client experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, information systems, or related discipline.
- 4+ years of experience in fund accounting, fund administration, or fund operations.
- Baseline knowledge of mutual funds, collective investment trusts, hedge funds, interval funds, and alternative investments.
- Understanding of GAAP and fund accounting principles.
- Baseline understanding of accounting for fixed income and common stock.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a collaborative, team-based, results-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Progress toward MBA, CFA, is a plus.
Preferred Technical Skills
Exposure to some of the following applications:
- SQL and database querying
- Advanced Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, VBA preferred)
- Tableau and data visualization
- Alteryx workflow development
- SharePoint and workflow tools
- Python
Success Profile
The ideal candidate combines the technical rigor of a fund accountant, the analytical mindset of a data professional, and the operational perspective of a business partner. They have a passion to work across accounting, investments, technology, and operations while identifying opportunities to enhance controls, automate processes, and improve the scalability of fund oversight activities.
JOB TITLE
Senior Fund Accountant
JOB FAMILY
Product Management
LOCATION
Needham
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management considers all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected].
At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 80,000 - 150,000
This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).
We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.
