Associate, Funds Financial Services

Location – London

About Federated Hermes; Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $911.6B AUM in assets under management, as of June 30th, 2026. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed income, alternative/private markets, multi asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide. Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide.

Main Function of the role: The jobholder will be an associate in the Funds Financial Services Team for unitised funds. This team oversees the fund administration processes for the Federated Hermes unitised funds, ensuring the appropriate oversight and financial controls are in place, and liaising with the relevant internal and external stakeholders. The jobholder would primarily assist the Director, Funds Financial Services in his role as Designated Person (DP) for Financial and Capital Management for the Irish Management Company.

Key task and responsibilities:

• Coordinate and liaise with various internal teams in the UK and US to collate reports and Management Information regarding the oversight of the Capital and Financial management for the Irish Management Company.
• Attend meetings and produce minutes and action logs with internal teams in the UK and US regarding the oversight of the Capital and Financial management for the Irish Management Company.
• Coordinate policy and procedure reviews for the Funds Financial Services team.
• Build and maintain relationships with the third-party suppliers that are utilised by Federated Hermes, to include input to the Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).
• Provide support for the Funds Financial Services team for queries.
• Produce monthly investor and transaction analysis for senior management.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the team making regular tasks as streamlined and effective as possible.

Minimum Experienced Required:

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a number of activities concurrently.
• The ideal candidate will possess academic credentials, preferably with a degree.
• Experience of working in the Financial Services industry is preferred.
• They will be able to communicate clearly and succinctly in both written and oral form.

Previous Candidate Profile:

• A self-starter, with ability to take the initiative.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Deadline and results focused; able to work and deliver solutions under pressure.
• Ability to co-ordinate functions with many stakeholders.
• Ability to interact appropriately with clients, service providers and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with external suppliers.
• Ability to present and interpret clear and relevant Management Information to a high standard.
• Collaborative team player.
• Willingness to learn and develop in the role.

Diversity, Inclusion and Flexible Working: We believe in genuine opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability. We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working.

Please raise these with your Recruitment contact to discuss what type of arrangements can work for you and the role for which you are applying. We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services sector.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and participate in the “Offer of Interview” scheme, intended to actively encourage applications from people with a disability or long-term condition and offer an interview to those who meet the minimum criteria set out within this job description. You will need to let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme by contacting Jessica Sheehan at Jessica.sheehan@federatedhermes.com or +44 207 702 0888. You do not need to share details of your disability or long-term condition. If you would benefit from alternative methods of applying or for workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please also let us know by contacting Jessica Sheehan at Jessica.sheehan@federatedhermes.com or +44 207 702 0888 to discuss the support you need.