Trade Finance Officer Jobs

Company Overview

Targray - Building sustainable solutions for a world in transition.

Established in 1987 in Montreal, Canada, Targray is a global leader in the sourcing, transportation, storage, trading and distribution of commodities and advanced materials for a broad range of industry sectors. Our supply solutions help reduce the world's carbon footprint while enabling our customers to create safer, more reliable products for consumers.

Targray has operations in 11countries and over $1B USD in annual sales. In 2019, the company made its debut appearance on the FP500, Financial Post’s ranking of the top 500 corporations in Canada by revenue.

• Profit 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada (2006, 2009)
• Deloitte | Best Managed Companies (2019 - 2022)
• HSBC | International Business Award (2012)
• EY Canada | Quebec Entrepreneur of the Year (2016)
• Great Place to Work® | Best Workplaces in Quebec (2020, 2021, 2022)

Job Summary

As a part of our continued expansion, Targray requires the services of aTrade Finance Officerto join our Global Trade Finance Centre under the Treasury Department. This role will be based remotely in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Additional ad hoc duties required by international team members or divisional managers and will continuously work closely with finance group in Montreal, Switzerland, and India.
• Review, negotiate and arrange trade finance and banking products and services necessary to secure commodity trades and financing activities.
• Review all Import and Export LCs received as per Company’s Internal Policy and ensure LCs are received timely as required. Prepare and coordinate documents to make presentation under LC to Targray Banks.
• Review and prepare Trade finance documents to banks for documentary transactions. Ensure documents are correctly dispatched to relevant Targray Banks, Buyer’s Banks or directly to Buyer as per Deal structure.
• Provide relevant, analytical decision making in optimizing key Treasury mandates such as financing opportunities between lending parties and pricing structures.
• Participate and on occasion lead ad hoc projects supporting Targray’s continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with Operations team/Traders/Finance/Risk/Legal team on new Trade finance transactions and deal structuring as per Targray Financing policies.
• Manage the day-to-day relationships and communications with financing banks on trade finance transactions and future commodity trade flows; focus on relationship building.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience in commodities trading industry, supply chain management, logistics firm is required.
• Outstanding business judgment and intuition, and ability to take initiatives, learn quickly, and provide recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial information, both structured and unstructured.
• Proven ability to navigate through complexity and effectively solve problems.
• MS Office proficiency (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook); Expert level Excel skills is an asset.
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of work experience in managing trade finance instruments and documents specifically Letter of Credits, Collection Documents, Bank Guarantees, and Supply Chain Financing Solutions (Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables).
• Experience in negotiating trade finance and working capital financing agreements is highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build up a good rapport and trust with counterparties and banking partners.
• Excellent (100% fluent) English language skills (spoken, written and comprehension). Functional knowledge in French an asset.
• Experience in an international business and/or multinational corporation or firm is required.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance.
• Highly competitive remuneration.
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching.
• Flexible work arrangement policy.

Diversity& Inclusion

Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We are committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We welcome and embrace the diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives that make our people unique and help guide us. When people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.

For more information about our company, please visithttps://www.targray.com/.

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