Underwriter, Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions

Swiss Re; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Underwriter for Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions. This role combines transactional underwriting with client management, requiring strong analytical and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a background in finance, with at least four years of experience in Trade Finance or Corporate Banking. You will engage with clients and brokers, analyze risks, and present transactions to stakeholders. Join a dynamic team that values innovative thinking and offers a collaborative work environment where your contributions make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Trade Finance or Corporate Banking.
• Strong understanding of corporate obligor risks and structures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trade finance and non-trade loan deals independently.
• Manage client and broker relationships to enhance profitability.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Financial Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

Job description

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Are you able to underwrite the risks of a transaction and form outstanding relationships with your clients? If so, then this role may be for you! Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions is looking for someone who enjoys a mix of transactional underwriting and client and broker relationship management.

About The Role

Our underwriters follow a client relationship and a transaction "End to End", combining client management with individual transaction underwriting assessment and sign-off. This role will cover both corporate obligors and FI obligors.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Independently analyse trade finance and non-trade loan deals, with a strong emphasis on evaluating corporate risk including pricing, risk, policy wording and providing deep expertise in underwriting a variety of structures and underlying risk profiles
• Efficiently handle client and broker relationships to grow our profitability
• Analyse multi obligor and portfolio transactions
• Present transactions to internal stakeholders
• Identify and monitor market, economic and legal developments impacting risks
  
  

About The Team

The Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions team sits within our global Credit & Surety team. The role of our team is to provide insurance capacity and solutions for leading Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions banks and other financial institutions for cross border trade transactions, corporate loan transactions as well as limited solutions for corporate clients. This involves an international work environment with a global scope and customer base.

About You

You are an exceptional teammate! You bring strong analytical, communication, negotiation and presenting skills, constructively and respectfully engaging in challenging conversations with your stakeholders and execute transactions effectively. A willing and 'can do' attitude enable you to take initiative and implement measures in a goal-oriented manner.

Additional Requirements Include

• At least 4 years' of experience within the Financial Industry in Trade Finance, Corporate Banking or Credit Insurance
• Understanding of assessing Corporate obligor risks and structures (FI also a plus)
• Experience in client-facing roles preferably with brokers
• Strong interest in corporate risks, economic interdependencies and financial analysis
• Willingness to travel from time to time for events
  
  

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

Keywords

Reference Code: 132912

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Insurance

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