Senior Associate -
Operations Department - Trade Services
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Operations Department - Trade Services
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist Team Lead to monitor the daily operations and perform checking function of all types of import/export trade/FI related transactions including account receivable financing, factoring and handling transactions of Non-trade Bonds/Guarantee/Standby L/C, etc.
- Respond to customers on queries related to trade finance, import/export bills
- Provide support to business Relationship Managers
- Manage the customer service function by offering efficient services to meet the day-today requirement of corporate and institutional customers
- Perform documents checking of Import/Export presented against LC according to UCP and other international standard practices.
- Ensure transactions meeting service standard, compliance with guidelines and policies of internal as well as external rules and regulations.
- Assist in reviewing of the relevant policies/guidelines and perform ad hoc duties and projects assigned by Management as well as cross team support as required to Banking Operations
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operation Management, or related disciplines with minimum 10 years relevant experience in trade services operations.
- Sound knowledge of trade finance instruments, international trade regulations, and banking practices including ICC UCP, URC, ISBP, ISP, and URDG rules, etc.
- Experience in handling of complex and structured trade related transactions is preferable.
- Holder of valid CDCS qualification an advantage
- Familiar with AML/Sanction and pre-assessment checking of transactions is highly preferable
- Meticulous, organized and independent; able to work under pressure and a multitasking environment
- Customer-oriented, a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Sound knowledge in operational risk framework and sensitive to identify irregularities
- Poficiency in trade finance software and handling Project enhancement
- Good command in both spoken and written English and Chinese (including Putonghua)
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
