Lead Fund Controller, Private Markets
wellington · Boston, MA, United States · On-site
Pay: USD 120,000 – 225,000 a year
Posted Oct 6, 2026
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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
This is an exciting opportunity to join Wellington’s private investment-focused fund operations team dedicated to our rapidly expanding private equity business. Fund Control & Operations - Private Funds (“FC&O”) plays a vital role in Wellington’s private funds business and is responsible for fund operations encompassing fund accounting, treasury, and financial reporting. The team supports multiple vintages of Wellington’s private equity, private credit, and co-investment funds with over $9.1 billion in PE assets and growing. We are planning for the next vintages of our flagship private equity while also expanding our private credit offering and designing innovative solutions for the insurance and wealth channels. The experienced Fund Controller will play a crucial role in overseeing various functions for Wellington’s Private Investment Funds, with responsibility over assigned funds’ NAV oversight and annual audits, execution of capital calls and distributions, investor support, and contribution to cross-functional business initiatives. This role requires frequent collaboration with other Wellington teams and external service providers (e.g., Fund Administrators, Auditors, Product Management, Private Investment Deal Teams, Investor Relations). The Fund Controller will report to the team’s Manager of the Private Funds’ Fund Control & Operations team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the quarterly NAV and financial statement process for assigned funds, reviewing work prepared by our third-party administrator, including:
Complex private portfolio company and/or private credit transactions
Waterfall and carried interest calculations
Tiered management fee arrangements
Gross and net IRR calculations
Ensuring accounting and presentation is consistent with U.S. GAAP and Limited Partnership Agreements
- Assist with the funds’ day-to-day operations, including:
Planning and coordination of capitals calls and distributions, including reviewing calculations and notices produced by our third-party administrator
Oversight of fund fees and expenses
Cash and capital management and coordination of deal funding
- Oversee annual audit process for assigned funds, coordinating with fund administrator and auditors
- Contribute industry and operational knowledge to product development and new fund launches
- Help to enhance and expand the internal accounting and finance policies and…