Purpose of role:

The role is within the IOS OPS with primarily supporting Financing & Trade Operations (FTO) for Documentary & Guarantee Operations (DGO) & Credit Loan Operations (CLO), Payments/receipts (TBS), Capital Markets (CMO) and may be interchangeably responsible for; initiation, document checking or the settlement stage of trade finance operations/ loan products/ Capital Markets products. The role will be to support Business Group, Internal stakeholders and external clients.

Primary Responsibilities of Role:

The job holder will review trade finance & credit loan transaction documents submitted by client via digital and non-digital platforms, perform mandatory checks from IFSCA angles before submitting onward for processing by global processing team in GCC within the required service level agreements (SLAs) and to the required standards.  

Ensuring all transactions are in accordance with Trade Finance regulations, IFSCA guidelines and SWIFT; relevant ICC; (UCP 600) (ISBP) (URC) (URR)(ISP) (URDG) INCOTERMS; Governance Manual and Compliance.

Initiation

• Review instructions received via digital & non-digital platforms to ensure they are valid, workable, and meet guidelines and procedures
• Carrying out Compliance due diligence checks and reference made to Red Flags, Sanctions in accordance with procedures
• Initiating transactions in share-portal for Processing/Authorizing transactions timely and accurately by GCC teams within agreed SLAs
• Liaising with Front Office, Treasury, Issuing banks, Beneficiaries, Correspondents, Business development, Credit, Finance, Compliance on transactions.
• Initiating/Amendments to all types of LCs (Export /Import / Back-to-Back)
• Initiating Guarantees and Standby LCs
• Review and manage   MT1XX,MT2XX,MT3XXX, MT7XX as required
• Investigate and respond to any enquiries received (internal / external)
• Create & upload AI based Collection transaction in TRADEPOST for country/sanctions screening the time of Initiation and ensure accuracy of upload
• Perform EoD checks in terms of Advice, Confirmation,BG issuance etc.
• Review Loans & Deposits requests.
• Verify client credit authorizations
• Ensure Loans are timely processed and disbursed. Deposits are timely processed and booked in the system.
• Keep abreast of developments in Trade Finance including but not limited to ICC rules Money Laundering/Financial Crime when related to Trade Finance Products
• Preparing reports & MIS as and when required
  Reviewing credit transactions and providing transaction dynamics
• Ensure expired/ fully utilized LCs are closed & Liability is reversed within the stipulated time after expiry and Ensure Risk events are reported within timeframes outlined in the procedure
• Prepare liquidity forecast for the daily funding needs and coordinate with ALM/Treasury.
• Provide appropriate explanations on FO/BO Breaks
• Submission of reports to regulators in coordination with GCC
• Provide advice / reports to clients as and when requested in coordination

General Duties

• Where required, provide support to other functions within the IBU unit like coordination with local vendors in collecting the necessary for Admin/ HR functions and to cover absenteeism
• Ensure that risks incidents are reported as per policies and procedure to the Operational Risk Function of the Bank.
• Ensure that customer queries and enquires are handled in accordance with the internal policies and procedures
• Actively Suggest and implement improvements and enhancements to the current processes, systems, and workflows
• Contribute to the improvements of internal systems, processes, and procedures, as required.
• Share knowledge and skills with the other colleagues. Provide advice and guidance to colleagues and customers
• Keep abreast of the development and advancements in the Trade Finance area & Commercial Loans & Deposits
• Other related duties as assigned

Individual Conduct Rules

• You must act with integrity
• You must act with due skill, care and diligence
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct

- A degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is essential.

- CDCS is highly desirable

- Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Banking/Financial Services in the Operations, preferably in Trade Financing Middle Office area.

- Strong Trade Finance technical knowledge understanding and interpretation.

• Strong analytical reasoning skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong Client servicing attitude

Interpersonal and Organizational Skills:

• Ability to assist with supervising staff, including organizing, prioritizing, and assigning work (in the office and remotely)

• An ability to identify improvements and look for ways to create efficiencies

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy

• Proven record of collaborating with colleagues across geographic and functional boundaries

• Willingness to share knowledge and advice with other colleagues and support their development

• Knowledge of Trade Finance/Capital Markets products and related Document Checking

• Strong knowledge of all ICC Rules. Uniform Rules for collection (URC 522), latest version of UCP and ISBP, Uniform Rules for bank to bank reimbursement URR 725, URDG and ISP and how a guarantee/SBLC could/should be structured

• Good knowledge of Trade Finance Compliance

• Strong knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, VLOOKUP, and pivot tables)

• Good knowledge of MS Power Point, MS Word and MS teams

• Strong knowledge of IDPMS & EDPMS

• Good working knowledge of SWIFT

• Good working knowledge on Commercial Loans, Deposits, Outward/Inward cross border Transactions