Trade Finance Manager and Treasurer (Commodity Trading background)

Our company is a very active, fast growing Trading Group (ferrous and non-ferrous minerals) with solid financing by institutional shareholders. Headquartered in Switzerland, the Group operates worldwide across Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

To strenghten the Finance team at the HQ in Zug, we are looking asap for a

Trade Finance Manager and Treasurer (commodity trading background)

We are looking for an experienced Trade Finance Manager with 8+ years of solid and proven track record in both commodities (preferably ferrous & non-ferrous metals) and Corporate Treasury.

Trade Finance having mainly worked in the commodities corporate industry with trading companies.

Responsibilities:

Trade Finance

• Handle all credit facility application and renewal with existing commodities trade finance banks.
• Prepare credit facility materials and negotiate bank term sheets and letter of offers.
• Processing of all Trade Finance products with a particular focus on export L/C advising and confirmation; Letter of Credit, Stand-By LC, Guarantees and any other similar documents trade related documentation and furnishing of necessary trade documentations to the commodities banks in conjunction with the Operational department.
  • Discounting of receivables, invoices, promissory notes and bills of exchange.
  • Document checking, discounting and refinancing.

Treasury

• • Banks: Responsible to manage and grow banking relationships

  • Cash-Management:

    • Cash-Flow position keeping
    • Cash-Flow planning
    • Manage incoming and outgoing payments

  • Fx Risk: handling with banks or Fx providers

  • Budget: Assist in budget preparation

Qualification and Competencies

• University Degree-level education.

• +8 years experience working in relevant positions in Trade Finance mainly in the commodities corporate world with proven external references.

• existing network to the relevant Trade FInance Banks in Switzerland and Europe

• Very strong problem solving and project management skills with a meticulous attention to detail.

• Fluency in English, our corporate language, is essential with other languages such as German, Spanish, Arabic and Russian preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Good with numbers and figures.

• Superior knowledge of MS Office and financial management software.

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage sensitive and confidential information.

• Ability to introduce effective structures into highly dynamic situations using strong collaborative and communicative skills.

• Pragmatic, flexible, comfortable multitasking, with excellent organisational skills and an ability to work independently.