Cash Trade Process Lead Analyst

Citi; Toronto; On-site; CAD 168,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a seasoned professional for the Operations - Transaction Services domain in a role focused on international trade finance. You will oversee lifecycle processes for secured facilities, monitor collateral, and ensure adherence to Citi policies while coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

Required are extensive knowledge of LC operations, risk management, and strong client services skills. This full-time position is based in NAM, offering exposure to senior leadership and global

Qualifications

• Knowledge of international Commodity Trade Finance operations including LCs, guarantees, UPGs and indemnities.
• Experience monitoring collateral under secured transactions for metals, softs and oils.
• Familiarity with ICC UCP600 and ISP98, incoterms and logistics in trade finance.
• 6+ years of experience managing high-value commodity transactions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor transactions under secured facilities and ensure compliance with Citi policies.
• Review client drawdown requests and coordinate with internal/external stakeholders for timely delivery.
• Maintain accurate exposure positions and ensure collateral sufficiency.
• Assist training of junior team members and support client visits when needed.
• Liaise with clients on LC confirmations and related export/import processes.

Skills

Trade Finance

Risk management

Client relations

Excel/PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Triquesta Collateral Management System

IS/ICC UCP600 ISP98

Job description

Responsibilities

• Monitor transactions under Transactional Secured, Borrowing Base (BBF), Pre-export and Pre-payment facilities.
• Review transaction and manage interactions with internal departments and external parties, including clients, to ensure effective delivery within target turnaround times.
• Review client drawdown requests, including the analysis of transaction, sales contracts and security documentation to ensure that transactions are in accordance with the terms of the approved facilities.
• Monitor transactional financing exposures and collateral values and tenors within the Triquesta Collateral Monitoring System to ensure sufficient collateral is always in place to satisfy the requirements of Citibank policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the exposure within the Triquesta system matches the exposure in the back-office systems
• To assist with the checking of transactions created by colleagues to ensure that the transaction fits within agreed parameters and correct instructions are delivered to the processing teams for accurate execution.
• Accompany Sales team on client visits if requested.
• Help train and guide less experienced team members.
• Liaising with clients on workability on LCs and Export LC confirmation requests

Key Accountabilities

1 Technical

• Track the life cycle of transactions, including the issuance, confirmation and reimbursement of import and export letters of credit
• Monitor the assets and liabilities under each secured transactional financing facility
• Ensure that the requirements of different geographical locations are applied to commodity transactions to meet local business practises whilst satisfying Citibank policies and procedures
• Maintain clear and concise positions per client ensuring that facility utilisation requests from clients fall within the agreed credit parameters and provide approval for each transaction to the back-office departments to enable appropriate execution
• Report accurate positions for transactional financing per obligor and client group to the relevant Natural Resources team adhering to Citibank's risk management policies and procedures.
• Obtain required approvals for any transactions that fall outside the agreed facility parameters
• Escalate problems and issues to department manager.
• Ability to understand and cover more complicated Transactional Facilities.

2 Risk Management and Compliance

• Review potential compliance issues on any commodity transactions where there are compliance concerns, in conjunction with the relevant Product team members, liaising with local or global compliance officers for input and advice where required
• Alert Product and Risk managers of any collateral shortfalls that are not covered in a timely manner
• Ensure strong focus on Risk and Control in transaction processing.
• Liaise with Legal teams and risk management as and when required

Development Value

• Exposure to different aspects of international trade, including new products and structures relevant to CTF
• Direct contact with external Citibank clients
• Exposure to senior management across functions

Knowledge/Experience and Skills

• Good knowledge of international Commodity Trade Finance operations, including the issuance, confirmation, advising, negotiation and reimbursement of import and export letters of credit, guarantees, UPGs and letters of indemnity.
• Experience of monitoring collateral under secured transactions under Metals, Softs and Oil Client facilities.
• Knowledge of stock financing and warehouse releases.
• Good knowledge of ICC UCP600 and ISP98 guidelines, incoterms and logistics around trade transactions.
• Over 6 years' experience of managing high value transactions for oil, softs and metals clients under secured facilities.
• Good knowledge of hedging and TPA accounts
• Good client services skills
• Organisational and co-ordination skills
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good knowledge of Excel, word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of the Triquesta Collateral Management System an advantage
• Ability to train and guide less experienced team members.

Competencies

• Confidence, self-motivation, enthusiasm and initiative
• Ability to manage the complexities of international trade operations in a multi-party transactional environment
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds in a team environment
• Ability to forge strong relationships with demanding front office partners.

Education

Bachelor's/University degree, Master’s degree preferred or good A levels

Help set up middle office team to support NAM bookings

Job Family Group

Operations - Transaction Services

Job Family

Cash Management

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Automated Processing and AI

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