Trafigura - Credit Support Analyst (5-10 yrs)

Main Purpose:

- Understanding Trade Life Cycle - work closely with key departments across the organization, including Accounting, Trade Finance, Operations, and Deal Desk (amongst others) to understand, analyze, and document processes throughout the trade life cycle

- Exposure Mapping & Exposure Reporting - Understand from the departments, how data is being entered into the sources system - at what frequency etc and how can this data be extracted to independently report credit exposures

- Reconciliation of Credit Exposure - Once data is extracted work with other departments to under & reconcile the exposures reported by them too.

- Credit Administration: Help in reporting related activities to Senior Management, to be defined at a later stage

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Experience: 4-6 years experience of process mapping, with knowledge of Credit & Operational Risk

- Qualification: MBA / CFA / FRM

- Mature individual with an ability to assimilate lots of information, think clearly and make presentations in a clear and concise manner; Reliable and thorough, detail-oriented; hard working and flexible; responsible, confident and effective communicator; Able to work independently and curios in asking for more details

- Ability to draw up text and process know how, into process maps to report to management

- Ability to create process documents for processes followed for various reporting task.

- Advanced knowledge of Excel and Word/Outlook competent

- Excellent English verbal and written communication

Key Responsibilities:

Trade Life Cycle Understanding:

- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the entire trade life cycle for physical commodities from deal initiation to settlement, including trade capture, documentation, confirmation, clearing, settlement, and payment.

- Map out the flow of data and processes across various departments to identify potential bottlenecks and inefficiencies in trade execution and credit exposure tracking.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration:

- Engage with departments such as Accounting, Trade Finance, Operations, and Deal Desk to gather a deep understanding of their processes and how they interact with the trade life cycle.

Credit Exposure Management:

- Work closely with the Risk and Trade Finance teams to understand how credit exposures are created and tracked throughout the trade life cycle.

- Ensure that all relevant trade data is captured accurately, including positions, counterparties, pricing, payment terms, and other relevant variables that impact credit exposure.

Reconciliation & Reporting:

- Perform regular reconciliations between different departments (e.g., Accounting, Risk, Operations) to ensure consistency in the reporting of credit exposures and trade details.

- Investigate discrepancies, resolve issues, and escalate matters when necessary to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

Key Relationships

- Global Credit team, Head of Operation Risk Management, Other internal departments (accounts, treasury, trade finance, operations etc)