Trade Finance Manager mid-level

For a leading commodity trading company in Zug we presently are recruiting a

Trade Finance Manager (midlevel)

Tasks

Reporting to the Manager Trade Finance and Treasury you will mainly be responsible for:

• Placing Letter of Credits with financing banks

• Booking information lines advising banks for exp. Letter of Credits

• Checking and /or approving bank documents related to confirmation of exp LCs

• Prechecking draft documents prior to presentation under exp LCs (Checking BLs drafts prior to shipment)

• Checking approving and negotiating bank costs on credit advices from nego/confirming banks

• Drafting/Checking/approving wording for import LC/SBLCs

• Issuing import Letter of Credits /SBLCs and amendments if need be

• Implementing Letter of Credits accepting discrepancies and providing disposal instructions to issuing banks after liaison with Operations.

• Prior to contract issuance providing guidance to commercial department on documents.

• Managing Letter of Credits exposures and monitoring the book by updating corresponding reports.

• you will work close together with the person in Treasury and also replace in case of absence

Requirements

Your background

• BA / Masters degree in finance
• Certification in Trade Finance or Treasury would be preferable but not mandatory.
• 5 8 years in a similar role in a Trade Finance bank as relationship manager or as Trade Finance Specialist within a commodity trading company
• bring is good reputation with Trade Finance banks in Europe
• Excellent command of spoken and written English any other Europen language is nice to have
• Advanced MS office skills
• Highest levels of customer service orientation professionalism and reliability.
• can work under pressure resilient can work independent and also in a team
• eager to grow within the company