Senior Fund Controller — Hybrid, Automation & Oversight

Wellington Management Company; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health and wellbeing

Dental

Vision

Pharmacy coverage

HSA / FSA and commuter

Job summary

Wellington Management Company seeks a Senior Fund Controller to oversee fund accounting and valuation across mutual funds, interval funds, and alternative investments. You will partner with service providers and internal teams to ensure accuracy, governance, and scalable controls.

The role combines accounting expertise with technology-driven process improvements, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to protect shareholder interests and drive operational excellence.

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 environment.
• Progress toward MBA, CFA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Fund accounting

GAAP knowledge

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Alteryx

Python

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree in finance

Bachelor's degree in economics

MBA in progress

CFA candidate

Tools

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Alteryx

Python

SharePoint

Job description

Wellington Management Company seeks a Senior Fund Controller to oversee fund accounting and valuation across mutual funds, interval funds, and alternative investments. You will partner with service providers and internal teams to ensure accuracy, governance, and scalable controls.

The role combines accounting expertise with technology-driven process improvements, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to protect shareholder interests and drive operational excellence.