Trade Finance Manager

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

Trade Finance Manager (mid-level)

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
• Pre-checking 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 

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