Trade Finance SME

• Our Sydney based client has a number of projects and BAU items in flight. Our client is building a team which will handle and implement these Trade Finance requirements. The client currently require a Technical BA who has worked in the Trade Finance domain. Finastra Trade Innovation experience is mandatory, experience with other trade finance platforms such as IMEX is also very desirable

• Job Description:
• Knowledge of "commodity & trade finance" and "structured trade finance" and define Borrowing Base and transactional monitoring process as per internal guideline - collateral valuation/eligibility
• Maintains the knowledge and technical skills of team members in commodity financing operations.
• Liaison with the Business and the Vendors to gather and develop new requirements.
• Documenting Business requirements and preparing the Functional spec.
• Execution of Project - Review requirements, Test Cases, Design and Test Results.
• Performs and participate in periodic risk reviews with RISK department and Business Line: monthly/quarterly meeting to discuss "Borrowing Base" analysis.

• Mandatory Skills:
• Total Experience : 7+ years
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in trade finance domain
• Should have proven experience in Finastra Trade Innovation customization, configuration , requirements gather and design
• 3+ years experience in TI full life cycle implementation
• Strong knowledge in Finastra Trade Innovation upgrade process
• Ability to design and develop Trade Interface Manager upstream and downstream tool
• Hands on experience in Trade Finance Operations or in rollout of Trade Finance management systems in multinational banks
• In depth knowledge of Trade Finance products such as Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Standby Letters of Credit, Collections and Undertakings
• Clear understanding of the life cycle, flows and variants under each Trade Finance instrument
• Good knowledge of downstream and allied processes such as limits, settlements and G.L. entries
• Good knowledge of Agile methodology and sprint ceremonies
• Demonstrated technical understanding of project and system development life-cycles; Experience of data analysis and mapping should be shown
• Excellent interpersonal and structured communication skills. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills must be demonstrated

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