We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Cash Receivable and Supply Chain Finance Analyst. This role is integral to providing middle office support for International Trade Banking (ITB) operations, encompassing supply chain finance, forfaiting, and cash management activities.

We are looking for a candidate with experience supporting front office teams within the transaction banking, project finance and real estate areas. You will have experience in managing bank accounts, and reviewing loan agreements from the operational lens. You will be the main contact for corporate and financial clients, delivering expert service in transaction banking, cash management and supply chain finance. Deep knowledge of banking operations is required to perform this role.

Further responsibilities and role requirements are detailed below:

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the middle office contact for Transaction Banking Clients, including Corporate and Financial Institutions, regarding cash management, supply chain, and forfaiting activities.

Receivable and Supply Chain Finance:

• Manage relationships with Borrowers and agents on RSF transactions.
• Review and provide feedback on draft documentation for new transactions to ensure operational alignment with middle office requirements.
• Ensure necessary credit approvals are secured and perform requisite checks prior to opening new credit lines or accounts.
• Prepare Transmission Sheets for back office and Risk as applicable.
• Obtain all relevant documentation, create transactions in bank systems, and ensure executed copies are provided to Risk, back office, and Legal for safekeeping.
• Liaise with Risk and BSG for daily transaction handling.
• Manage drawdowns and repayments, coordinating with the Back office.
• Book and maintain transactions in Middle-Office Systems as required.
• Maintain diary systems to monitor portfolio actions.
• Prepare audit responses and address adhoc queries related to transactions promptly and accurately.
• Ensure procedures for supply chain and reverse forfaiting are current and control files are properly maintained.

Cash Management & Client Services:

• Support Front Office teams to deliver timely and high-quality service on cash management activities, including account opening, amendments, and closures.
• Handle Manage cash management activities such as deposit accounts, boosted deposit accounts, payments (domestic and cross-border), and e-banking (OPTIM.NET and OPTIM SWIFNet).
• Accurately process client requests related to accounts (bank statements, change of authorized signatories, etc.) in a timely manner.

Key Success Factors:

• Demonstrate a high level of autonomy with initial support from experienced team members.
• Exhibit strong team spirit and client focus.
• Possess the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Support the deployment of the Client Service Unit, including target solution deployment, IT tools, and RACI. This is a key project/change within the Middle Office organization.

Controls:

• Perform necessary controls at the setup of new transactions in accordance with established procedures.
• Conduct relevant controls at each drawdown (signatories, limits, counterparties, etc.).

Management and Reporting:

• Complete all required reporting, including monthly reports to Head Office.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline

• Prior experience in providing middle office / back-office support to a project/structured finance front-office division
• Knowledge of Cash Management activities or Supply Chain Finance
• Knowledge of Transaction Banking
• Experience in the review of Loan Agreements and associated documentation from an operational perspective
• Experience in the management of bank accounts (cash management account, boosted deposit account, collateral accounts)

• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy skills
• Strong sense of initiative and the ability to problem solve
• Strong communication skills which can be adapted to suit different situations
• Time Management

• High levels of competency with Microsoft Excel (pivot table, formulae, VLOOKUP, sumif etc)