Associate, Group Finance - 12 month FTC

Job title – Associate, Group Finance - 12 month FTC

Location – Singapore

About Federated Hermes;

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $845.7 billion in assets under management, as of August 1st, 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

Main Function of the role:

We are looking for a detail-focused and ambitious Group Finance Associate to join our Finance team. This graduate-level opportunity is ideal for someone looking to develop strong foundational skills in financial operations, internal controls, and process improvement. The core responsibility of this role is to review and monitor the quality and accuracy of Accounts Payable invoice processing, ensuring compliance with internal controls, policies, and external requirements (including SOX). While you will not be solely processing invoices, you will maintain a close link to AP operations and support across the end-to-end process, enabling flexibility and career development

Key task and responsibilities:

1. Invoice Processing Review & Quality Control:

• • Perform regular quality assurance reviews of AP invoice processing activities across the team.
• • Monitor invoice data accuracy, coding, tax treatment, and adherence to approval workflows.
• • Identify errors or exceptions and provide timely feedback to the AP team.
• • Support the development and refinement of invoice processing standards, templates, and controls.

1. Accounts Payable Operations Support:

• • Provide backup support for invoice entry and processing during high-volume periods or staff

1. absences.

• • Assist with weekly payment runs and urgent payment requests when required.
• • Support supplier account reconciliations and vendor data maintenance.
• • Contribute to weekly and monthly KPI reporting on invoice volumes, quality, and turnaround.

1. Financial Controls & Compliance:

• • Support documentation and testing of internal controls, including those aligned with SOX

1. requirements.

• • Assist with internal and external audit preparation and documentation.

1. Journal Entry & Month-End Support:

• • Prepare and post general ledger journal entries with appropriate backup and reconciliation.
• • Contribute to account reconciliations and month-end reporting schedules.

1. Finance Projects & Process Improvement:

• • Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives across finance and AP functions.
• • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement finance systems enhancements.

Minimum knowledge & experience required:

• Recent graduate (or near completion) of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related

field

• Strong attention to detail and interest in process improvement and compliance.

• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, analytical mindset

• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel; ERP experience is a plus

• Understanding of need for financial control environment and adherence to procedures

Candidate Profile:

• Must be proficient on Excel and Word

• Numerate

• Deadline-focused and reliable

• Accurate with high attention to detail

• Able to work calmly and accurately under pressure

• Able to work effectively in a team environment

• Able to quickly assimilate new information/requirements

• Organised and methodical in approach to work, with the ability to prioritise effectively

• Sound communication skills (written and oral) with the confidence to deal with the investment team and suppliers

• Good interpersonal skills

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 [Confidential Information] 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 [HIDDEN TEXT] or +44 207 702 0888 to discuss the support you need.