Finance Head jobs in United Kingdom

Location – London

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $871.2B in assets under management, as of October 31, 2025. 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. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com

• Provide detailed research reports and models on potential investments.
• Maintain models and reports on existing holdings.
• Investigate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) factors.
• Present and discuss ideas with members of the team.

The candidate will have proven analytical experience in equity research. The role will suit a highly motivated self‑starter who will prepare material that will contribute to stock selection within the portfolio. They should be a strong team‑player and highly effective at communicating ideas. They will be able to demonstrate clarity and independence of thought and research, generating their own stock models and be able to source ideas from screens and independent thought rather than from broker recommendations.

They should show strong initiative. They should also be aligned with the philosophy of the desk which is long‑term oriented and incorporates ESG. We anticipate the successful candidate is required to have a minimum of 4 years’ post graduate experience with a minimum of 2 years’ equity research from either the buy or sell side. Asian & GEM equities related experience is preferred but also open to consider other geographies.

The candidate will be highly proficient at writing detailed investment analysis and constructing financial models on companies. They will have experience of monitoring the performance of investments and will be able to demonstrate this.

• Excellent academic qualifications, educated to degree level, preferably with an advanced degree, proficient in accountancy and ideally have a professional qualification such as a Chartered Accountant.
• CFA qualified or level 2+ candidate.
• Advent at constructing financial models on companies.
• Able to communicate clearly and succinctly in both written and oral form in English.
• Skilled at using systems such as Bloomberg, Reuters and Factset and using Microsoft Word and Excel.

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.

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