Trade & Finance Operations Analyst

Role overview

LC processing and documentation

• Receive original LC issuance, amendment, and negotiation documents from banks; update the LC tracker and maintain transaction records.
• Safeguard original LC documents and maintain accurate audit trails and document traceability.
• Review LC terms, conditions, document requirements, and critical dates to identify potential discrepancies.
• Prepare, arrange, and verify documents against LC terms and required document lists before submission to banks.
• Follow up on document acceptance, discrepancies, and bank queries with banks, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare LC discounting requests according to business instructions and approvals.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, or Economics; a master’s degree is a bonus.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in LC handling, trade finance, documentary credits, and international banking operations.
• Hands-on experience with LC issuance, advising, amendments, confirmation, document presentation, examination, negotiation, discrepancy management, and settlement.
• Strong attention to detail, document-review, analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation abilities.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills for coordinating with banks, customers, and internal teams.
• Ability to manage multiple LCs, deadlines, amendments, discrepancies, and high transaction volumes accurately and compliantly.
• Strong understanding of risk controls, compliance requirements, and internal financial procedures.
• Professional certification in Documentary Credits or International Banking is an advantage.
• Receivables collection experience and SAP user knowledge are preferred.