Trade Finance Specialist

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Javelin Global Commodities Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

About Javelin
Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in Singapore, New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 190 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a 'give as you earn' scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Discover more at

The Role
This is a new, exciting opportunity, to join our fun and rapidly growing global team. The successful candidate will join Javelin's Trade Finance team, reporting into the Head of Trade Finance, and will assist in carrying out all aspects of day-to-day trade finance requirements of Javelin.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Maintain strong relationships with financing banks and lenders
  • Building strong relationships with all employees at Javelin
  • Liaise with Commercial and Operations teams on transactions
  • Drafting and negotiating of import/export letters of credit and documents
  • Negotiating LC documentation and reviewing associated shipping documents
  • Liaising with Trading/Logistics team to resolve queries and discrepancies
  • Negotiating LC rates and charges with banks and clients
  • Monitoring and updating daily reporting via internal risk system

Requirements
Skills and Experience Required:

  • Self-motivated candidate with experience of a similar role within commodities operations
  • Experience of document checking, with a strong attention to detail
  • Organised, efficient and able to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively
  • Collaborative approach with the ability to communicate globally at all levels
  • A proactive work ethic with a desire to drive tasks to completion
  • CDCS qualification is advantageous
  • General understanding of UCP600/ISBP 745
  • General understanding of shipping terms
  • General understanding of the commercial terms pertaining to international trade flows
  • Fluency in written and spoken English Language

Benefits
Benefits:

  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Income protection

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