Regional Trade Finance & Credit Manager (TFCM) and Financial Solutions Lead

Role accountabilities

• The Region Trade Finance & Credit Manager (TFCM) is a Finance Business Partner role responsible for managing trade finance and credit risk at regional level.
• It is a strategic role that defines the credit risk strategy for the region in close cooperation with the Region Finance Head and the Regional Head.
• The Region TFCM has a leading role to play in the identification of opportunities for customer financing and in the implementation of Financial Solutions (FiSo) in alignment with the business strategy.
• The Region TFCM plays also a leading role on building relationships with financial institutions (e.g. banks FINTECH) creating the solutions required to support the business growth and enabling license to operate in particular in emerging markets and sanctioned countries.
• Provides a full trade finance and credit management service making sure all credit decisions are taken with a complete understanding of the risk attached.
• Credit decision maker in accordance with Delegation of Authority (DoA).
• Manage commercial risk arising from goods delivered and/or services rendered to our customers (credit limits blocked order release action on overdue) and coordinate all measures to reduce risk exposures.
• Provide information and reporting (including KPIs BDDP and write-offs)
• Apply the standard credit management processes based on the Global Trade Finance Credit Management Policy
• Define the risk strategy for the extensive and strategic customers in the Region in cooperation with Commercial Units (CU) / country TFCMs.
• Play the watchdog role in respect of all potential commercial risks with third parties / customers in the Region observing critical market developments and highlighting potential risks
• The Region TFCM leads the CU / country TFCM team and acts as the Centre of Competence for Trade Finance Credit Management in the Region being responsible for the operational excellence of the credit management processes and ensuring full compliance of those processes.
• Serve as a Chairman of the Region Credit Committee and facilitator of escalation processes towards global management.

Observations

• Extremely high level of interaction with Regional and CU Leadership Teams and Commercial function
• The operational flow for auctioning items is through the CU / country TFCMs t.
• Where there is outsourcing management of the service provider is still required for confirmation of operational decisions oversight of service delivery and approvals above their agreed DoA.

Qualifications :

Knowledge Experience & Capabilities

Critical experience and knowledge

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• 10 years experience in trade finance and credit management in addition to business finance experience preferably
• Good knowledge of the ERP system specifically SAP is essential
• Knowledge of FSCM is preferential
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Understanding of risk mitigation tools

Critical technical and professional capabilities

• Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and to work in a matrix and international environment
• Independence and integrity
• Strategic thinker
• Good communication skills both internally and with customers and financial institutions.
• Ability to manage remote stakeholders in other countries and cross border support
• Thorough understanding of financial statements and key ratios and their meanings to creditworthiness of customers

Additional Information :

Primary Location: Thailand (Bangkok)

Secondary Location: Dubai

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time