Main Purpose:
To originate and execute structured trade finance transactions in various commodities and markets, mitigating risks incl. counterparty, political, legal, operational, etc. To advise on credit risk exposures across the deal portfolio.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Fluency in English and Chinese, excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong financial background with 8-10 years relevant experience or equivalent
- Commodity structured finance or trade finance experience with major traders or banks desirable
- Detailed understanding of credit risk and solid credit analysis skills
- Able to handle complicated documentation
- Numerically oriented with attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrable specialist financial skills and technical expertise to be credible on the trading floor and in high-level negotiations
- Creative problem solver
- Deals well with complexity and can define critical issues and establish what is material to a successful transaction
- Confident and highly credible in a fast-paced trading environment
- Thrives in a demanding, fast-paced, and results-oriented environment
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively maintaining relationship and working with financial institutions to provide financing solutions for Trafigura Group’s commercial development
- Drive the identification and origination in commodity STF deals
- Analysing counterparty credit risks and serving as an intermediary between trading and credit for streamlining and easing the credit decisions process, including filing credit request, monitoring and reporting credit exposures
- Preparing various reports to the group and management by working closely with trading and operation departments
- Handling all aspects of a structured trade finance transaction including origination, structuring, syndication, documentation and risk participation
- Performing a proactive business development function by reacting on a timely basis to requests from trading departments and developing new business opportunities from own contacts and network
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Key Relationships
- Internally with traders, credit, legal, tax, compliance, deal desk, operations, head office
- Externally with customers, banks, insurance underwriters and service providers including legal counsel, technical advisor, appraiser, etc.