Trade Finance Coordinator

For a leading commodity trading company in Zug we presently are recruiting a

Reporting to the Manager Trade Finance and Treasury you will mainly be responsible for:

• Placing Letter of Credits with financing banks
• Booking information lines, advising banks for export Letter of Credits
• Checking and /or approving bank documents related to confirmation of export LCs
• Pre‑checking draft documents prior to presentation under export LCs (checking BLs drafts prior to shipment)
• Checking, approving and negotiating bank costs on credit advices from negotiating/confirming banks
• Drafting/Checking/approving wording for import LC/SBLCs
• Issuing import Letter of Credits /SBLCs and amendments, if needed
• Implementing Letter of Credits – accepting discrepancies and providing disposal instructions to issuing banks after liaison with Operations
• Prior to contract issuance, providing guidance to the commercial department on documents
• Managing Letter of Credits exposures and monitoring the book by updating corresponding reports
• You will work closely together with the person in Treasury and also replace in case of absence

• Certification in Trade Finance or Treasury would be preferable but not mandatory
• 5‑8 years in a similar role in a Trade Finance bank as relationship manager or as Trade Finance Specialist within a commodity trading company
• Bring a good reputation with Trade Finance banks in Europe
• Excellent command of spoken and written English; any other European language is nice to have
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Highest levels of customer service orientation, professionalism, and reliability
• Can work under pressure, resilient, can work independently and also in a team
• Eager to grow within the company