Trainee Trade Finance Operations (m/f/diverse)

Commerzbank AG; Madrid; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Commerzbank Madrid is seeking a Trade Finance Trainee to support the processing of documentary and guarantee activities for Spanish corporates. You will learn the full product suite and work with local Sales teams to ensure smooth operations.

You will develop analytical skills, gain deep banking knowledge, and collaborate in an international environment, using MS Office daily and leveraging AI insights in banking tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Economics or related field from a Spanish university or vocational training center.
• Proven analytical and organizational skills.
• Deep understanding of the banking industry.
• Great team player and willing to work in an international environment.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel & PowerPoint.
• Genuine interest in AI and how to apply it in day-to-day banking.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Get to know the details of the full Trade Finance product suite and overview for Spanish corporates.
• Support the Trade Service Specialist in processing documentary and guarantee Trade Finance activities (including system input).
• Ensure compliance with internal and regulatory guidelines and meet deadlines.
• Work with Transaction Banking Sales Specialist and Relationship Manager to support corporate clients.
• Check client communications for completeness and authenticity; document and dispatch documents.
• Contribute to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism first line of defense.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Banking knowledge

Team player

MS Excel

PowerPoint

AI interest

Spanish fluency

English fluency

German optional

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Economics or related

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

You have finished your degree and are looking for an interesting job with an attractive remuneration and the potential to build a long-lasting career?
You are interested in Trade Finance, want to get deeper into that field and understand what it takes to process Export – and Import activities of Spanish corporates?

Your tasks:

• Get to know the details of the complete product suite of Trade Finance Operations and a good overview of any other banking products offered to Spanish corporates
• Support the Trade Service Specialist in the complete processing of the documentary and guarantee Trade Finance business (including system input)
• Ensures that the process-relevant internal and external guidelines and regulatory requirements are being complied within their scope of works, and deal with each task within any given deadlines.
• Work closely with Transaction Banking Sales Specialist and Relationship Manager dealing with corporate clients, whom you support by providing pertinent information in a team-orientated manner
• Checking any communication from clients or other banks for completeness and authenticity, as well as scanning of the documents, documentation of the scanning and dispatch of the documents to the named counterpart
• Ensure adequate knowledge of clients and comply with first line of defense principles in order to contribute to Anti-Money Laundering as well as Counter-Financing of Terrorism

Your Profile:

• You have completed your Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Economics/other relevant disciplines at any Spanish university/vocational training center within the last 12 months and you have so far no work experience in relevant field of business (no previous full‑time labor contract is a legal requirement for the Trainee contract in Spain).
• Proven and distinctive analytical and organizational skills
• Deep understanding of the banking industry
• Great team player and willing to work in an international environment
• Proficient in using MS Office, esp. MS Excel & Powerpoint
• Genuine interest in Artificial Intelligence, particularly in exploring practical ways to integrate AI into day‑to‑day banking activities and processes.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, German is a plus

The company:

Commerzbank is the leading bank for the German Mittelstand and a strong partner for around 26,000 corporate client groups and almost 11 million private and small‑business customers in Germany
Commerzbank transacts approximately 30 per cent of Germany’s foreign trade and is present internationally in almost 40 countries in the corporate clients’ business
Amongst others, the current Strategy 2024 aims at enhancing the client experience by taking digitalization to the next level as well as to make sustainability an integral part of our everyday activities
Commerzbank Madrid supports local companies operating in selected future‑oriented industries as well as the Spanish subsidiaries of German companies
The local Trade Finance Operations team is responsible to provide and process solutions to ensure the smooth operations of our clients import and Export activities in close cooperations with the local Sales teams.