Trade Finance Service Specialist

Commerzbank AG; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global banking institution in Greater London, England is seeking a Trade Finance Specialist focused on guarantee processing and trade finance compliance. The ideal candidate will have relevant banking qualifications, fluency in English, and experience in trade finance and customer relations. This mid-senior level full-time role involves ensuring compliance with regulations and developing business relationships with corporate clients involved in trade finance transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience in trade finance business and compliance due diligence.
• Profound knowledge of relevant compliance regulations.
• Knowledge of ICC rules related to trade finance.

Responsibilities

• Process documentary and guarantee trade finance business independently.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Cultivate and develop relationships with corporate customers.

Skills

Fluency in English

Understanding of compliance regulations

Customer relationship management

Trade finance knowledge

Education

Completed University degree or equivalent

Apprenticeship in banking

Job description

Trade Finance Specialist – Focus on guarantee processing, documentary work, and compliance in trade finance at Commerzbank AG.

Responsibilities

• Completing local processing of documentary and/or guarantee Trade Finance business with a focus on independent processing of guarantees and standby LCs.
• 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.
• Supporting the Financial Crime Control Specialist and FCC service provider with FCC related tasks and ensuring the whole team acts as part of the first line of defence, playing a significant role in combating fraud, anti‑money laundering, and to prevent and detect financial crime on a transactional basis.
• Ensuring that the process‑relevant internal and external guidelines and regulatory requirements are being complied within their scope of works and deals with each task within any given deadlines.
• Responsible for contacting the corporate customer and cultivating and developing the business relationship with senior contacts responsible for processing documentary and guarantee transactions.
• Working closely with Transaction Banking Sales Specialist and Relationship Manager dealing with corporate clients, supporting them by providing pertinent information in a team‑oriented manner.
• Working on a team‑oriented basis in close cooperation with Trade Finance Specialist in other locations.

Key Requirements

• Apprenticeship in banking, or completed University degree or other adequate qualification.
• Fluency in English.
• Professional experience in trade finance business, customer contact and Trade Finance related Compliance due diligence.
• Profound knowledge of the prevailing compliance regulations applicable to Trade Finance.
• Knowledge of the pertinent rules published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) with regards to trade finance business.
• Comprehensive knowledge of internal and external regulations, guidelines and related workflows in the area of responsibility (including Sanctions, AML, Countering Terrorist Financing, Financial Crime and First Line of Defence Activities).

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Finance

Industries

• Banking

Greater London, England, United Kingdom.