Finance Trade Operations - Banking Sector

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Trade Finance professional with strong hands-on expertise in international payments, Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, Bank Guarantees, Murabaha, SWIFT operations, and trade compliance. The role will also lead and supervise a team, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of trade finance transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and oversee international trade payments, including Advance, Open Account, Loan, Freight, Commission, and other trade-related transactions.

• Issue, amend, advise, and manage

Letters of Credit (LCs)

and scrutinize import/export documents in accordance with

UCP 600

.

• Process

SWIFT messages

, including MT700, MT707, MT799, MT499, MT412, MT103, MT202, and other relevant messages.

• Handle

Documentary Collections under

URC 522

and

Bank Guarantees under

URDG 758

.

• Process and oversee

Murabaha transactions

, fund disbursements, settlements, EFTs, RTCs, internal transfers, lodgments, and reversals.

• Conduct trade compliance checks, including sanctions screening, third-party payments, dual-use goods, vessel verification, and regulatory requirements.

• Identify and escalate

Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML)

risks and suspicious trade activities.

• Supervise daily trade finance operations, transaction queues, turnaround times, and team performance.

• Perform maker-checker controls and review, authorize, reject, or amend transactions within delegated authority.

• Provide technical guidance to team members on trade finance products, SWIFT, UCP 600, URC 522, URDG 758, compliance, and internal procedures.

• Coordinate with Operations, Compliance, Relationship Managers, branches, correspondent banks, and other stakeholders to resolve transaction issues.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, regulatory obligations, and risk management standards.

• Prepare and review

MIS, productivity reports, operational risk reports, and performance metrics

.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in

Trade Finance Operations and International Payments

.

• Hands-on knowledge of

LCs, Documentary Collections, Bank Guarantees, Murabaha, and SWIFT messaging

.

• Sound understanding of

UCP 600, URC 522, URDG 758

, trade compliance, sanctions, and TBML.

• Experience in transaction review, maker-checker controls, and operational risk management

.

• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience is highly preferred.

• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.