Job Description

The Trade Finance Operations role within the financial services industry requires a detail-oriented individual to manage trade finance transactions effectively. This temporary position in London offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to banking and financial services operations.

• Oversee the end-to-end processing and management of loans, from initiation to closure, ensuring all documentation is complete and compliant with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate clients and loan-related data in internal systems, ensuring confidentiality and data integrity.
• Perform day-to-day tasks related to loan drawdowns, repayments, rollovers, rate fixing, and fee management, particularly for syndicated loans.
• Monitor loan portfolios, processing payments, and ensuring that overdue balances, fees, and charges are followed up in line with bank policy.
• Demonstrate hands-on expertise in forfaiting and in the execution of syndicated loan transactions, with an emphasis on effective risk distribution.
• Evaluate, process, and systematically maintain documentation related to risk participation and loan facilities.
• Draft and review offer and acceptances in accordance with Master Risk Participation Agreements (MRPA) for executing secondary market loan transactions.
• Perform end-to-end processing of Export Letters of Credit (L/C), ensuring accurate and timely execution throughout the entire lifecycle.

Trade Finance position focusing on trade bilateral loan and syndicated loana9 month contract position to support high volume of BAU activity.
A successful Trade Finance Operations professional should have:

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in banking, with a strong focus on Trade Bilateral Loan, syndicated loan products, Risk distribution (Sales/Credit Insurance) and forfaiting (required).
• Strong awareness of trade-based money laundering risks, with the ability to identify potential red flags and appropriately escalate suspicious transactions. Experienced in performing Financial Crime Compliance checks as a first line of defence for trade finance instruments (essential)
• Solid understanding of, Letters of Credits, SBLCs, Guarantees, and Forfaiting.

This organisation is a well-established entity within the financial services industry, known for its expertise in banking and financial services. Operating as a medium-sized company, they are dedicated to delivering exceptional solutions to their clients.

• Competitive daily rate of 270 to 330.
• Temporary position providing valuable experience in trade finance operations.
• Opportunity to work within a respected organisation in the financial services industry.
• Based in London with access to a professional and collaborative work environment.

Skills Required