Analyst - Trade Finance Solutions

Main Purpose: To provide efficient finance operations and risk management for our international trading requirements.
Team:
We optimize Trafiguras physical trade flows to create trade finance-generated liquidity for our customers. We also offer a wide range of innovative and customizable funding solutions, including different types of letters of credit, prepayment financing for suppliers, trade receivables discounting for exporters, structured letters of credit and many more.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
. 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 demonstrable working knowledge of Trade finance instruments
. Structured LCs, EPBGs, complex structure of financing to meet the companys 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 communication 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 quickly changing deadlines
. A team player, who is able to confidentially adapt their interpersonal approach as the situation demands, able to build strong relations both inter-departmentally and with external stakeholders
. 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 tracking daily IRS settlement positions and ensuring P&L reflected correctly
. Liaise with banks for Foreign Currency settlements, provide the instructions and allocate in the system accordingly.

. Liaising with the Reconciliation/Operational Treasury department to ensure all deal related cash flows are recorded correctly 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 properly recorded, attributed, tracked and maintained.
. Provide support in generating business reports and activity analysis.
Key Relationships
. Trade Finance Teams across regions
. Deals Desk
. Accounting
. Bank Reconciliation Team
. Operational Treasury