Main Purpose:

• Understanding Trade Life Cycle – work closely with key departments across the organization, including Accounting, Trade Finance, Operations, and Deal Desk (amongst others) to understand, analyze, and document processes throughout the trade life cycle
• Exposure Mapping & Exposure Reporting – Understand from the departments, how data is being entered into the sources system – at what frequency etc and how can this data be extracted to independently report credit exposures
• Reconciliation of Credit Exposure – Once data is extracted work with other departments to under & reconcile the exposures reported by them too.
• Credit Administration: Help in reporting related activities to Senior Management, to be defined at a later stage

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• Experience: 4-6 years experience of process mapping, with knowledge of Credit & Operational Risk
• Qualification: MBA / CFA / FRM
• Mature individual with an ability to assimilate lots of information, think clearly and make presentations in a clear and concise manner; Reliable and thorough, diligent; hard working and flexible; responsible, confident and effective communicator; Able to work independently and curious in asking for more details
• Ability to draw up text and process know how, into process maps to report to management
• Ability to create process documents for processes followed for various reporting task.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Word/Outlook competent
• Excellent English verbal and written communication

Key Responsibilities:

Trade Life Cycle Understanding:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the entire trade life cycle for physical commodities from deal initiation to settlement, including trade capture, documentation, confirmation, clearing, settlement, and payment.
• Map out the flow of data and processes across various departments to identify potential bottlenecks and inefficiencies in trade execution and credit exposure tracking.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration:

• Engage with departments such as Accounting, Trade Finance, Operations, and Deal Desk to gather a deep understanding of their processes and how they interact with the trade life cycle.

Credit Exposure Management:

• Work closely with the Risk and Trade Finance teams to understand how credit exposures are created and tracked throughout the trade life cycle.
• Ensure that all relevant trade data is captured accurately, including positions, counterparties, pricing, payment terms, and other relevant variables that impact credit exposure.

Reconciliation & Reporting:

• Perform regular reconciliations between different departments (e.g., Accounting, Risk, Operations) to ensure consistency in the reporting of credit exposures and trade details.
• Investigate discrepancies, resolve issues, and call out matters when necessary to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Global Credit team,  Head of Operation Risk Management, Other internal departments (accounts, treasury, trade finance, operations etc)