Trade Finance Specialist
For a mid-sized commodity trading company headquartered in Zug, we presently are recruiting a
Trade Finance Specialist
Tasks:
- Responsible for guiding and executing all Trade Finance activities for a designated operations team.
- Presenting and following up on transactional financing matters with financing banks.
- Approving of issuing and/or confirming banks, reviewing and processing of Export Documentary Letters of Credits (Doc LCs), Standby Letters of Credit (SBLC) and Bank Guarantees.
- Issuing, amending and paying of Import Doc LCs, SBLCs & Guarantees.
- Checking and approving of LC presentations and claims under Export & Import Doc LCs, SBLCs & Guarantees.
- Negotiating and approving of fees with financing banks.
Your professional profile:
- At least 3-5 years of experience working in a Trade Finance function within a global trading company and/or banking industry.
- Experience as a collateral manager within Commodity Trade Finance.
- Fluent in English – written and spoken, additional languages would be an advantage.
- Existing relationship with major European banks.
- Good technical and practical knowledge of UCP 600/ISP 98/URC 522 and Incoterms.
- In depth understanding of bank’s facility letters.
- Working in a team environment and yet being responsible for one’s own files for the respective operation’s section.
Your personal qualities:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and think ‘outside of the box’.
- Strong Excel skills would be an advantage.
- Ability to work under pressure and against deadlines.
- Swiss national or holder of a valid Swiss work permit.
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