Fund Operations Lead

Wellington Management•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wellington Fund Services oversees a broad array of funds, including hedge, private equity, offshore, ‘40Act and commingled investment trusts that invest globally across all asset classes. Fund Services is responsible for the accounting, financing, financial reporting and operations for these funds. This role sits within our US Fund Control and Operations Team and is focused on the Transfer Agency (TA) Oversight and Investor Operations function for our `40Act Tender Offer and Interval Funds as well as Collective Investment Trusts. The function is responsible for governing, monitoring, and enhancing the investor cashflow and reporting process, including the performance of the third-party transfer agent. This role ensures that shareholder servicing, transaction processing, and regulatory reporting are executed accurately, efficiently, and in full compliance with industry standards and firm policies.

Requirements

College undergraduate degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or business
7+ years of industry experience
Very strong attention to detail and organizational skills
A natural curiosity and desire to expand one’s knowledge and role
A proactive nature in developing and improving processes
Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, performing multiple tasks and balancing competing priorities
A client service mindset and strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience from an asset manager or fund administrator ideally in a transfer agent related capacity is preferred
Experience with Interval and Tender Offer funds strongly preferred
Advanced business application skills, strong Excel and Access abilities are preferred
Progress towards a CPA, CFA, CAIA or MBA is a plus

Responsibilities

Interacting closely with internal colleagues and external service providers to ensure the timely and accurate processing of client cash flows into Wellington’s commingled funds
Working with the transfer agent and internal client service teams to handle a wide range of client account servicing requests including special handling of transactions and account queries
Expertise operating and supporting the enhancement of internal system applications
Daily and periodic monitoring of service provider delivery and performance
Monitoring position and cash balances across multiple systems, resolving discrepancies as needed
Developing and managing relationships with Wellington’s centralized teams and external service providers
Leading and supporting projects, both large and small, associated with the funds, Wellington’s operational and systems infrastructure, and service providers

Benefits

retirement plan
health and wellbeing
dental
vision
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)