OPS INVESTMENT BANKING ASSOCIATE I

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BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

About the job:

Job Purpose & Objectives

Working in Singapore Operations which cover Trade Finance, Loans, Guarantees and to a small extent Remittances.  

Key Responsibilities

To monitor and control customer trade and loan transaction documentation review and minimize the error rate

To review and manage bank’s credit facility required documentation

To review and control customer loan documentation and escalate any non-compliance case

To review and control the credit facility and limit usage

To monitor end-to-end work flow to ensure all transactions are promptly processed to maintain the high service quality

To monitor and control the bank and regulatory policy/ regulations are properly complied with

To monitor and control the implementation of international and domestic anti-money laundering checks

To prepare local regulatory reports; internal and other ad hoc reports 

To scan/ email Trade Finance documents 

Processing of trade finance loans, Letter of Credit, Guarantees 

Arrange funding for loan drawdown and rollover

Check the setup / create customer record in Midas and input authorized signatories/ directors/ beneficiary owners where necessary.

Download of Swift AMH messages

Follow-up unreconciled Nostro items with counterparties

Review of Midas systems transactions and reconciliations

Qualification & Experience

6 – 8 years hands-on experience in Trade Finance & Loan Administration or Guarantees

Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Banking/ Business Administration / International Trade / Finance or similar

Knowledge & Skills

UCP600 & ISBP knowledge required.  

Able to handle full set of Import/Export documents including LC and all related document checking, financing, discounting, advising, collection, SBLC, etc

Good knowledge and familiar with Singapore banking regulations, reporting system and banking practices

PC skills – words & excel skills are essential

Language

Fluency in written and spoken English. Ability to converse in Mandarin preferred.  

Other Skills (e.g. Interpersonal, Communication etc)

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Customer-oriented

Well-organized and meticulous 

Ability to work in a  mutli-cultural environment

Ability to work independently, self-motivated and be a team player

Ability to work under pressure

Skills:

Interpersonal Communication