Core Trade Operations Lead

Jobtailor; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Finance Operations professional to support day-to-day processing of core trade products, including letters of credit, documentary collections, and trade loans. The role involves coordinating across Relationship Managers, Product, Credit, Compliance, Legal, Treasury, and Technology to ensure accurate processing and timely servicing.

The candidate should bring substantial experience in trade finance operations, strong analytical abilities, and a solid understanding of

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Letters of Credit, Trade Services and related banking ops.
• Strong understanding of UCP 600, ISP98, URDG 758, and internal procedures.
• Excellent analytical, detail-oriented, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day processing for Core Trade products including LC, trade loans, and documentary collections.
• Coordinate handoffs between Relationship Managers, Product, Credit, Compliance, Legal, Treasury and tech teams.
• Review inputs for issuance, amendments, discrepancy management, funding, bookings and servicing.
• Monitor renewals, amendments, maturities, repayments, draws, and exception handling.
• Perform reconciliations across trade platforms, core systems, and accounting records.
• Provide training and subject-matter input for implementations and vendor integrations.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational processing and servicing for Core Trade products, including Standby Letters of Credit, Commercial Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, Trade Loans, LC finance structures, and related Trade Finance products


• Coordinate operational handoffs between Relationship Managers, Product, Credit, Compliance, Legal, Treasury, Finance, Technology, trade platforms, core systems, payment systems, document repositories, external counsel, correspondent banks, clients, and vendors


• Review and validate operational inputs for issuance, amendments, document examination, discrepancy management, collections, draws, funding requests, bookings, payments, repayments, adjustments, reversals, and servicing


• Support document examination and discrepancy management, ensuring reviews, approvals, client communications, and evidence retention are coordinated and documented


• Monitor renewals, amendments, maturities, repayments, draws, claims, cancellations, past-due items, exceptions, and closure requirements


• Perform and support reconciliations across trade platforms, core systems, payment systems, document repositories, and GL/accounting records


• Support collateral, exposure, limit, and availability monitoring with Credit, Risk, and Finance


• Maintain procedures, job aids, control routines, checklists, and process documentation


• Support operational risk governance, issue identification, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, exception reporting, control monitoring, and audit/regulatory readiness


• Prepare management and stakeholder reporting on instruments, loans, maturities, expiries, utilization, exceptions, SLAs, reconciliations, and capacity


• Partner on platform enhancements, automation, process improvements, testing, and workflow stabilization


• Provide subject matter input for implementations, vendor integrations, UAT, procedure development, training, change management, and target operating model activities


• Serve as subject matter expert in reviewing and structuring LC language and recommending revisions


• Evaluate transaction structures, operational risks, document requirements, and client requests


• Provide trade finance consultation to Relationship Managers, Credit Officers, Legal, Compliance, and clients


• Apply and interpret UCP 600, ISP98, URC 522, UCC Article 5, OFAC requirements, and internal policies


• Identify and elevate legal, operational, reputational, compliance, fraud, and documentary risks


• Provide training, guidance, and technical expertise to team members and business partners


• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in Letters of Credit, Trade Services, Documentary Collections, Trade Finance Operations, Loan Operations, Commercial Lending Operations, or related banking operations functions


• 3+ years experience supporting document examination, trade loan servicing, payment processing, reconciliations, exception management, or operational control routines in a regulated banking environment


• 2+ years experience supporting process improvement, system implementation, UAT, procedure development, audit responses, or regulatory readiness activities related to banking operations


• Working knowledge of Standby Letters of Credit, Commercial Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, Trade Loans, LC finance structures, draws, amendments, expiries, cancellations, and related servicing activities


• Understanding of applicable trade standards and operating requirements, including UCP 600, ISP98, URDG 758, and internal procedures where relevant


• Strong understanding of operational processing, document review, discrepancy handling, funding controls, payment processing, loan/core system updates, reconciliations, exception management, and operational risk controls


• Ability to understand system interactions across Trade platforms, nCino/Elevate, Core System, payment systems, document repositories, Finance/GL, and reporting tools


• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify process gaps, data breaks, control weaknesses, root causes, and practical remediation actions


• Strong collaboration skills with ability to work across Product, Front Office, Credit, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, Technology, Legal, Audit, external vendors, and operations teams


• Ability to support regulatory, audit, and management reporting requests with accuracy, clarity, and appropriate documentation


• Strong attention to detail, sense of urgency, and ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, exceptions, and project tasks in a controlled manner


• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, reporting tools, workflow tools, and loan or trade finance systems; experience with Loan IQ, Fiserv, nCino/Elevate, Web Director, or comparable systems preferred


• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including ability to explain operational issues, risks, and dependencies to business and technology partners


• Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS), Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), or similar trade/operations certification


• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Operations, or related field


• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Trade Finance Operations, including Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, and operational risk management. Proficient in process improvement, regulatory compliance, and effective communication across multiple stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Trade Finance Operations


• Document Examination


• Operational Risk Management


• Process Improvement


• Regulatory Compliance

Hard Skills

• Letters of Credit


• Documentary Collections


• Trade Loans


• Payment Processing


• Reconciliations


• Exception Management


• Operational Control Routines


• UCP 600


• ISP98


• URDG 758

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills


• Collaboration Skills


• Attention to Detail


• Effective Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS)


• Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)

Industry Keywords

• Trade Finance


• Banking Operations


• Operational Processing


• Compliance


• Audit Readiness

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel


• Microsoft Word


• Microsoft Outlook


• Loan IQFiserv


• NCino/Elevate


• Web Director