Trade Finance Officer – 12 Months FTC

Salary: £54,000 per year

On behalf of our client, an international bank based in London, we are looking for a Trade Finance Officer to join their Trade Finance Operations Team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

The job holder will be processing trade finance operations transactions within the required service level agreements and to the required standards.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Carrying out Trade Finance Compliance and due diligence checks and reference made to Red Flags, in accordance with procedures
• Liaising with Issuing banks, beneficiaries, correspondents, business development, treasury, credit, compliance on transactions.
• Initiating all types of LCs Export,Import,Back to Back
• Creating MT700, 710, 707. 799, 999 as required
• Investigate and respond to any enquiries received nternal,external
• Completing EOD
• 1st or 2nd Check documents as required against LC terms
• Process Payments under Export,Import LCs, IRU claims, Collection
• Process Acceptance or Deferred payment under Usance LCs diarizing any items for future payments

Skills & Experience required:

• A degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is preferable
• CDCS is highly desirable
• Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Banking,Financial Services in the Operations,Trade Finance area.
• Good knowledge of all Trade Finance products and ability to process independently Import and export LCs, back to back LCs, transferable LCs, discounts, IRUs, assignment of proceeds, collections, analized bills, guarantees, SBLCs, collections, open accounts, LC settlements, and Documents Checking
• Good knowledge of all ICC Rules. Uniform Rules for collection URC 522, latest version of UCP 600 and ISBP for the examination of documents, Uniform Rules for bank to bank reimbursement URR 725, URDG and ISP and how a guarantee,SBLC could,should be structured.
• Working knowledge of Trade Finance Compliance
• Computer literacy minimum the beginner level in MS Excel formulas, VLOOKUP, and pivot tables, MS Power Point able to create a presentation document, MS Word and MS teams.
• Flexcube working knowledge desired but not essential
• Excellent working knowledge of SWIFT