Closing: Apr 24, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 18, 2024 (14 days ago)
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Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Trade Finance Certification.
• Basic Banking Training in Trade Finance and International Trade principles.
• Minimum Banking experience of three (3) years with one (1) year of Banking experience in Back Office operations.
• Thorough understanding of Trade Finance processing procedures, rules & policies, operational risks awareness and counter party limits.
• Insight into the international rules and regulations that govern Trade Finance.
• The ability to engage with all the key stake holders in and out of the organisation.
• Ability to prioritise daily tasks.
• Customer oriented (Internal and external).
• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively work within a team-oriented environment.
• Proactive approach to work with a high level of maturity and self-drive.
• Able to work under very demanding deadlines or timelines.
If you believe you meet the requirements as noted above, please forward your application with a detailed CV including present position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates (University Transcript, O & A level), by close of business on Wednesday 24th April 2024 to the email address indicated below;[email protected]
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Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Trade Finance Certification.
• Basic Banking Training in Trade Finance and International Trade principles.
• Minimum Banking experience of three (3) years with one (1) year of Banking experience in Back Office operations.
• Thorough understanding of Trade Finance processing procedures, rules & policies, operational risks awareness and counter party limits.
• Insight into the international rules and regulations that govern Trade Finance.
• The ability to engage with all the key stake holders in and out of the organisation.
• Ability to prioritise daily tasks.
• Customer oriented (Internal and external).
• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively work within a team-oriented environment.
• Proactive approach to work with a high level of maturity and self-drive.
• Able to work under very demanding deadlines or timelines.
If you believe you meet the requirements as noted above, please forward your application with a detailed CV including present position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates (University Transcript, O & A level), by close of business on Wednesday 24th April 2024 to the email address indicated below;[email protected]
• Timely and accurate processing of all Trade transactions, including Import and Export Bills, Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Contract Finance, and all the other Trade Finance products.
• Carry out due diligence of Trade Finance documents for completeness and any anomalies and escalation to the Senior Officer- Trade Finance operations for guidance.
• Prepare Drafts and Trade Finance documents e.g., Letters of Credit, Guarantees, etc. by the operating guidelines.
• Draft appropriate cover letters and SWIFT messages for Trade Bills/ transactions at the different stages and avail them to the stakeholders.
• Document, release, confirm amend and close Guarantee instructions by bank policies.
• Act on exceptions / outstanding items on the Nostro, LCs and Guarantees accounts (cash and non-cash covered).
• Monitor Trade transaction status through their lifecycle and advise Relationship Managers to engage customers to take corrective action.
• Resolve customer queries that relate to Trade Finance operations within the agreed timelines and the mutual satisfaction of all parties.
• Comply with the set service standards in the service level agreement.
• Escalate any process gaps that result in potential or actual loss to the Senior Officer- Trade Finance Operations in line with the incident reporting policy.
• Proper record keeping and referencing for easy identification and retrieval of records by monitoring teams.
• Screen the Trade instructions at every stage to Identify and report suspicious activity in line with the AML/CFT, and KYC programs.
• Provide advice to customers and/ or the sales team on Trade transactions’ structuring from time to time.
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