Trade Finance Associate, Banking (United Kingdom,City of London)

Trade Finance Associate International Bank We are currently looking for a Trade Finance Associate with Doc experience for one of our city based clients. To be considered for this role you will be someone who is articulate and someone with exceptional relationship building skills. You will be degree educated with at least 2 years experience within trade finance working for an International bank with a good understanding of commodity markets. The Role -Ensure efficient processing and ad hoc tasks covering all related Trade Operations activities in timely manner as per Sla -Ensure and maintain good communication daily interaction and close working relationship with Middle Office Relationship Managers other support areas such as Cash Operations Dealers Loan Operations and Finance -Ensure and maintain good communication and delivery of excellent client and inter bank service -To help support Team Lead in all Trade Operations working practice -Participate on project system implementation as required Accountabilities -Perform according to Sla and Dept. cut off times all clerical system and ad hoc functions assigned by Team Lead Operations Manager -To be fully conversant and keep up to date with market practice with Ucp 600 and respective Isbp Urc522 Urr525 Isp98 Icc Demand Guarantee Rules -Keep up to date with compliance fraud money laundering procedures as directed by the Bank complete training and courses as required -Work closely with and take direction and leadership from Team Lead in all daily working practice. Keep Team Lead in loop of your daily workflow at all times -Ownership of own daily workflow prioritizing your workload -Be a good hands on team player to be co operative proactive and reactive and to work on own initiative -Escalate to Team Lead Operations Manager any exception problem error and abnormal transaction identified during daily processing -Ensure Middle Office have authorized all commodity related transactions in accordance with Banks procedures before you continue to process -Provide advice and guidance to clients and other Depts. as needed -At all times act in accordance with Trade related international banking practices -Obtain in depth knowledge of relevant office workflow and systems and provide suggestions on improvement to reduce operation risks and or increase productivity to Team Lead Operations Manager -Undertake ad hoc projects as and when required by Team Leader Operations Manager -Achieve the defined Kpis Responsibilities -All work performed is in accordance with the established procedures policies guidelines and standards as applicable -Full compliance with all the Banks policies guidelines and code of conduct etc Timely escalation of error problem exception or abnormal transaction to Team Lead Operations Manager -Processing of documents to be checked Timely response re documents compliant or discrepant and appropriate action to be taken i.e. documents in order and transaction to be processed as appropriate or client to be contacted in case of discrepant documents. Team Lead Operations Manager to be kept in loop of discrepancy management if required -Ensure payments are promptly prepared (positioned) and Team Lead is notified of time critical payments -Ensure documents are prepared to be sent out as per Lc or other relevant instructions -Ensure Lc Standby Lc Guarantee instruments (Issue Advise Amend) are promptly reviewed workable and prepared for issue advise amend after appropriate authorization from Middle Office. Inconsistencies unworkable issues to be highlighted raised and resolved with clients or Issuing banks other Banks Team Lead as required -Process new loans rollover loans and

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