The Trade Finance Executive (Commodities) supports and brings value to the trading business by optimizing financing structure, minimize payment risks and executing payment operations of the trade.
This role will work closely with the banks, the trading counterparties, and internal stakeholders to ensure our trade payables and receivables to and from the counterparties are timely and accurately executed as per contractual and LC requirements.
Duties & Responsbilities:
- Coordinate day-to-day Trade finance operations
Pre-Trade Preparation
- Prepare documentations for bank facility review.
- Communicate with the traders on potential cargos line-up and advise traders on the estimated all-in financing cost.
- Cooperate with the banks on financing options, available limits, and itemized financing cost.
- Review trade deal recap, contract payment terms with stakeholders.
- Prepare and send import and export LC drafts and form(s) to banks and counterparties to vet.
LC/SBLC Issuance
- Coordinate with the banks and counterparties on documentations for LC applications.
- Handle enquires from banks regarding the LC issuance and LC amendment request.
- Monitor vessel movement status.
- Research on mark to market of the Cargo value.
LC Negotiation & Payment
- Compile draft commercial and shipping documentations (i.e. BL, Invoices, LOI).
- Monitor daily MTM unit price of the LCs and request for amendment of the LCs’ amount.
- Computing provisional and final price calculation.
- Coordinate with counterparties and accounts department(s) on the invoice value and payment due date.
- Collate invoices and related documents, if any, to the Bank for LC negotiation.
- Monitor cargo import arrival notice status and export payment status.
- Perform rectification on discrepancies for documents presented.
Filing, Recording and P&L Reconciliation
- Organize all electronic and physical records of all transactions, trade details for the cargo under the LC and cost ledger.
- Minimize any errors and coordinate with banks on the possible charges to be incurred related to the trade.
- Any other ad-hoc duties and projects assigned from time to time.
Including Know-Your-Customers (KYC) registration with counterparties,
sanction and compliance checks using intelligence software and work
with Accounts department on fixed deposit placement.
- Work and act as contact point for clients, internal and external stakeholders for timely updates.
Skills & Competencies:
- Degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Trade, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
- At least 2-3 years of Trade Finance operation experience in commodities trading company or banks handling LC, SBLC and Collection.
- Practical knowledge of UCP600, ISBP745 and Incoterms 2020.
- Knowledge and understanding of Incoterms and their respective risk and title transfer progress.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin.
- Strong organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and willing to commit extra hours to meet timeline.
- Ability to establish good working relationships with relevant counterparties.
- Experience with Microsoft office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
We are looking forward in meeting you.