• Reports to the Operations Manager
• Keeping good relations with existing customers that use our trade finance service and try to find new trade finance customers.
• Handle Import and Export Documents.
• Check all Import and Export Documents such as Letter of Credit, Shipping Guarantees and Import/Export Bills.
• Monitor Bills Due and Ensure bills promptly settled.
• Perform checking of all documentary credit documents.
• Prepare weekly report of activities and promotion of trade finance services.
• Prepare monthly report of balancing outstanding of LC and BG.
• Assist with branch to meet trade clients upon their requested.
• Ensures inward and outward remittances, Foreign Exchange as well as other trade finance transactions, are processed accurately and in a timely fashion
• Acts as system approver for all Outgoing Telegraphic Transfer transactions and other SWIFT financial messages (MTs)
• Ensures required funding, if any, is promptly sourced and correspondent account is always adequately funded.
• Ensures timely response to inquiries from Correspondent Banks regarding SWIFT transactions/messages
• Strives to improve overall workflow and coordinates with the Front Office and possibly customers for handling exceptions
• In charge for the training and development of the staff in the department
• Monitors RMA (Relationship Management Application)
• Confirms foreign exchange deal with our corporate banks
• Handles other tasks that may be assigned by the Operations Manager or CEO from time to time