Trade Finance – Account Officer recruitment

Tasks :

Business management role:

Monitor, input and update clients’ positions on a daily basis
Ensure execution of transactions are within approved parameters, report any inconsistencies to RM
Follow-up on trade finance transactions in conformity with credit authorisation requirements;
Monitor the maturities and timely renewals of credit limits and transaction documentation;
Monitor transaction collateral and securities in coordination with Operations, Credit and the RM;
Contribute to the Credit Line / transaction set up in collaboration with the Relationship Manager: assist in the preparation of credit requests and negotiations with the clients when necessary
Contribute to the business development of the clients in general: liaising with clients, enquiring on new transaction possibilities

Execution / Administrative roles:

Execution of deposits and advances;
Input and follow up on the execution of payments, forex transactions, etc…
Perform general account management and follow-up (ensure account conditions are met, ensure account documents are complete, and liaise with Compliance or other internal departments if necessary…)
Act as a liaison for the RM, support functions and Back-office function.
Respond to client miscellaneous requests (credit cards, payments, statements, etc.);

Credit monitoring role:

Monitoring of bank exposure related to trade finance transactions which fall under the AO’s responsibility, in coordination with RMs, Credit and Treasury when necessary;
Assist in maintaining the Bank limits management tools up to date, when required.

Profile:

Min 4/5 years within a similar position ideally from a bank and/or from a Trading house managing client accounts (suppliers, buyers, traders) including the conclusion and follow-up of contracts, letters of credit and payments, dealing with banks
Experience in trade finance structures such as L/C-based transactions (back to back, front to back…) and commodity financing (financing against copy documents, port financing, prepayments, pre-export structures…)
Understanding and experience of different types of documents presented under Letters of Credit and other types of documentary operations, and a thorough experience in working with various types of documentary instruments (letters of credit, bank guarantees, collections). Knowledge of UCP / URDG practices a plus.

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