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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Process and execute Trade Finance transactions accurately and within agreed timelines, without compromising on quality and whilst maintaining excellent customer relationships.■Check the accuracy and completeness of documents which supports thetransactions and ensure that it is in line with the bank's policies and procedures.■Pursue and resolve issues in case of irregularities or if the transaction found to be ambiguous.■Process, review and authorize transactions and… Show more Process and execute Trade Finance transactions accurately and within agreed timelines, without compromising on quality and whilst maintaining excellent customer relationships.■Check the accuracy and completeness of documents which supports thetransactions and ensure that it is in line with the bank's policies and procedures.■Pursue and resolve issues in case of irregularities or if the transaction found to be ambiguous.■Process, review and authorize transactions and escalate to a higher level authority if required and ensure that all transactions are carried out in line with service level agreements (SLA) and turn-around time (TAT).■Liaise with departments and customers as required and follow up to completethe transaction.■Monitor transactions and provide reports to stakeholders as required.■Ensure accurate audit trail through completing MIS requirements.■Complete reconciliation of all transactions on a daily basis.■Ensure filing and record maintenance is up to date.■Follow up on any variances, resolve queries or pass documents to relevantdepartments to complete.■Ensure all divisional activities are executed within corporate governance,regulators, authority matrix and legal frameworks.■Ensure safekeeping processes and arrangements and ensure customer(internal and external) access is in line with policies.■Ensure enhanced due diligence (EDD) is performed at the expected level andAML clearances are sought as per policy and authority matrix for execution ofthe transactions.■Assist in authorizing transactions in the absence of Line Manager.■Check all reports, suspense entries, import and export due date bills andreconciliation on a daily basis.■Prepare and deliver all regulatory and departmental reports within thestipulated time frame.■Review all Trade Finance transactions to ensure compliance within standardoperating procedures, regulatory policies, customer's facility agreement credit policy of the bank. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for the issuance/advising/amendment of Import and ExportLetter of Credit & Guarantees.■Receive acceptance, refusal and payment of Import/Export LC bills.■Lodge/accept/settle import and export LC and collection bills and releasedocuments to customers.■Monitor LC/Collection/TR due date bills/settlement and ensure customer'saccount position is in order and obtain necessary approval if required.■Prepare and lodge intimation and advise of… Show more Responsible for the issuance/advising/amendment of Import and ExportLetter of Credit & Guarantees.■Receive acceptance, refusal and payment of Import/Export LC bills.■Lodge/accept/settle import and export LC and collection bills and releasedocuments to customers.■Monitor LC/Collection/TR due date bills/settlement and ensure customer'saccount position is in order and obtain necessary approval if required.■Prepare and lodge intimation and advise of refusal from bank's system andrelease documents upon customer's acceptance.■Process Invoice Financing, Trust Receipt and Bills Discounting..Monitor bank's daily reconciliation report and prepare SWIFT for foreign bankreconciliation..Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for internal and external customersand physical inventory report. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Doha, Qatar

Receive and scrutinize Letter of Credit applications from the applicant.■Prepare Transactions Applications (TA) and sends copies to Credit Committeefor approval.■Prepare LC drafts and cables (MT700), reimbursement authority (MT740),insurance intimations and calculate trade fees and charges and post in thesystem.■Ensure that all procedures carried-out comply with Trade Finance Policies andProcedures Manual prior to initiating LC's.■Handle dispatch… Show more Receive and scrutinize Letter of Credit applications from the applicant.■Prepare Transactions Applications (TA) and sends copies to Credit Committeefor approval.■Prepare LC drafts and cables (MT700), reimbursement authority (MT740),insurance intimations and calculate trade fees and charges and post in thesystem.■Ensure that all procedures carried-out comply with Trade Finance Policies andProcedures Manual prior to initiating LC's.■Handle dispatch of Import LC's by SWIFT and courier.■Prepare daily/weekly/monthly reports and ensures that all related reports arekept as per procedures.■Pass accounting entries and handle correspondent bank charges and queries.■Receive LC shipping documents from foreign banks/beneficiary and preparesintimations and advise of refusal (if any).■Receive acceptance advise from the applicant and release of documents.■Monitor daily Import Bill maturities and settlement and check customer's limitand financial status by preparing Transaction Application.■Prepare payment/acceptance and other messages via SWIFT (MT202, MT103,MT799, MT752, etc.).■Instruct Risk Management for release of loan in case of settlement thru loan.■Prepares Treasury Report for FX deals for local and foreign currency payments.■Monitor and respond to foreign bank's claims and queries.■Receive inward documents from remitting bank/presenter.■Check the completeness of shipping documents received.■Post and prepare intimations for customer along with acknowledgement forpresenter.■Check customer's financial position and settlement of documents.■Segregate and release original documents to the customers and filing of copies for bank's file. Show less

Manila, Philippines

Process foreign and domestic letters of credit (LC's) and amendments.■Check completeness of LC applications requirements (i.e. proformainvoice/sales contract, import entry declaration, LC application form).■Compute/collect trade fees and charges.■Monitor client's information and liability status.■Issue official receipts for cash and check payments.■Prepare LC drafts/cables for correspondent banks via SWIFT.■Pass proper accounting entries for… Show more Process foreign and domestic letters of credit (LC's) and amendments.■Check completeness of LC applications requirements (i.e. proformainvoice/sales contract, import entry declaration, LC application form).■Compute/collect trade fees and charges.■Monitor client's information and liability status.■Issue official receipts for cash and check payments.■Prepare LC drafts/cables for correspondent banks via SWIFT.■Pass proper accounting entries for LC opening charges.■Prepare debit or credit advise for bank and for the clients.■Advise Account Officers on Trust Receipt maturities for the day.■Compute and collect TR partial and full payment, interest and other bankcharges.■Prepare bank's official receipt for cash and check payments.■Responsible for preparing monthly inventory report on trust receipts /pastdue and items in litigation (ITL).■Handle queries from account officers and clients and perform other task thatmay be assigned from time. Show less

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Post Import and Export & Loans and Discounts daily transactions on bank'ssubsidiary ledgers and trial balance.■Check and consolidate sectional proof sheets.■Verify import/export/loans accounting entries passed by each processor.■Handle queries from Account Officer & Managers on accounts daily balances.■Maintain end of day balancing report and make sure that it tallies on the day'stransactions.■Assist processors in preparing debit/credit advises… Show more Post Import and Export & Loans and Discounts daily transactions on bank'ssubsidiary ledgers and trial balance.■Check and consolidate sectional proof sheets.■Verify import/export/loans accounting entries passed by each processor.■Handle queries from Account Officer & Managers on accounts daily balances.■Maintain end of day balancing report and make sure that it tallies on the day'stransactions.■Assist processors in preparing debit/credit advises and official receipts in case of check payments.■Prepare monthly inventory and other related reports.■Prepare and submit Customer's Liability Report on Central Bank. Show less