Role Overview
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We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Trade Finance Officer to work in a truly global environment to manage and facilitate trade finance transactions and borrowing base facilitiesreporting to Senior Treasury Compliance and Operations Manager. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.
Business Overview
Established in 1783, ED&F Man is an employee-owned agricultural commodities merchant with 2,800 people in 43 countries and annual revenue in excess of $8bn. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses, animal feed and fish oils. Corporate responsibility is ingrained in our culture. We are passionate about sustainable production, take care to limit the environmental impact of our operations and actively support the communities in which we work.
Key Accountabilities
Trade Finance Management:
* Open, amend, and arrange payment of Documentary Letters of Credit, Standby Letters of Credit, and Bonds/Guarantees.
* Negotiate trade finance instruments with a focus on protecting the company's interests.
* Organize Letters of Credit confirmation according to the company's criteria.
Borrowing Base Management:
* Monitor and manage borrowing base facilities to ensure compliance with lending agreements.
* Calculate borrowing base availability based on eligible collateral and advance rates.
* Review, analyze and improve collateral reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Skills and Experience
* Substantial experience in Trade Finance/Documentary Credits and Borrowing Base roles, preferably within commodities, trading, or banking environments
* Good knowledge of Trade Finance Compliance
* Sound knowledge of current Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, Uniform Rules for Collection and current Incoterms.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
Our Offer
We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.
Our Values
Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship
Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.
Our Commitment
We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.