Trade Finance Officer

SUMMARY:
Job Opportunity: Trade Finance Officer

A prestigious financial institution is seeking a dedicated Trade Finance Officer to support the Head of Trade in delivering exceptional trade finance products to Wholesale Banking customers. The ideal candidate will excel in driving revenue growth, managing trade asset budgets, and developing strategies to boost trade finance income and business volumes.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

1. Regular/Routine:
• Drive growth of trade finance income and business volumes by marketing and selling trade finance products to identified customers.
• Re-engineer and roll out customized trade finance products to the existing portfolio.
• Agree on department budgets with the head of department and monitor performance against budget.
• Maintain existing client base and acquire new business from the market.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and bank legal requirements in trade finance operations.
• Liaise with internal business units to support future requirements.
• Support Relationship Managers in marketing customized products to grow incomes and business volumes.
• Conduct market intelligence on trade products and pricing models regularly to keep the bank competitive.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to customers.
2. Periodic Responsibilities:
• Assist customers in resolving problems within the area of responsibility.
• Initiate actions to address identified service level issues.
• Ensure adherence to agreed SLAs within the department.
3. Special and Other Duties:
• Develop and agree on individual and team performance objectives, standards, and targets annually.
• Regularly review performance against agreed objectives.
• Identify development and training needs and create plans to address them.

• Basic knowledge of trade finance and international banking operations.
• General awareness of banking products, services, procedures, and exchange control regulations.
• Working knowledge of targeted market segments.

• A good first degree in a business, finance, accounting, or management-related discipline.
• A relevant master's degree is an advantage.
• Recognized professional certification is a plus.
• 2-5 years of banking experience, with a focus on sales and/or credit.