Trainee Officer, International Trade & Transaction Banking - Trade Finance (1 Year Contract)

Main duties:

Assist in the front office activities for Trade Finance (TF), including,

• Liaising with TF clients, assisting with deal inquiries, determining client requirements, proposing suitable trade finance products to clients and pricing quotes

• Driving the business management activities of Trade Finance including pipeline reporting, management reporting, client pricing quotation files and any ad hoc reports

• Preparing marketing materials for clients e.g pitchbooks, term sheets, pricing, proposals etc

• Coordinating with various internal stakeholders on KYC related activities and necessary approvals (e.g. Bank limit approvals, credit, compliance etc) to be obtained for trade transactions

• Managing transactional execution including preparing offers and acceptance letters to clients such as silent confirmation letters, payment guarantee letters, etc.

• Preparing Business committee memos and other trade related memos including product papers

• Working with internal and external stakeholders on all origination related activities to ensure seamless transaction processing.

• Close follow up of all trade opportunities and discussions with client, coverage etc

• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirement, internal policies and procedures.

Secondary duties:

• Assist in the day-to-day activities of the GTF Team as required.