Main Purpose:

To provide efficient finance operations and risk management for our international trading requirements

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• At least 2-3 years within a Commodity Trading Company / Financial institution having gained a basic understanding of the principals surrounding Trade Finance instruments and their pitfalls.
• Broad, deep and proven working knowledge of Trade finance instruments
• Structured LCs, EPBGs, sophisticated structure of financing to meet the company’s import/export needs.
• Understanding of financial terms such as LC/SBLC/EPBG/ LIBOR / Interest Rate Swaps / Bill of Exchange
• General Awareness of world financial systems and commodity trading patterns.
• Well-organized and pro-active, excellent  interpersonal skills, strong coordinating skills, able to demonstrate exceptional  problem solving and  the ability to think in a highly logical and critical fashion
• Highly  diligent and sharp eye for attention to details
• Able to take  initiative and  not only  work to, but also set their own  constantly evolving timelines
• A teammate, who is able to confidentially adapt their interpersonal approach as the situation demands, able to build strong relations both inter-departmentally and with external collaborators
• An individual who is not only comfortable but thrives in a high pressure environment
• Excellent spoken and written English

Key Responsibilities

• Handling of Trade Finance Instruments (LC/SBLC/Bank Guarantees/BOE..)
• Liaise with counterparties across time zones for contracts, LC documentation and settlements.
• Responsible for supervising daily IRS settlement positions and ensuring P&L reflected accurately
• Liaise with banks for Foreign Currency settlements, provide the instructions and allocate in the system accordingly.
• Collaborating closely with the Reconciliation/Operational Treasury department to ensure all deal related cash flows are recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensuring Agreements in place for monthly offset procedure and reconcile the current positions with Accounting.
• Close co-operation with our Deals Desk/ Accounting personnel to ensure any costs agreed by Trade Finance are allocated correctly to the separately maintained deal Profit and Loss accounts.
• Ensure loans and deposits with financial institutions are accurately recorded, attributed, tracked and maintained.
• Provide support in generating business reports and activity analysis.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

• Trade Finance Teams across regions
• Deals Desk
• Accounting
• Bank Reconciliation Team
• Operational Treasury