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Join Javelin's Trade Finance team reporting to the Head of Trade Finance and assist with day-to-day trade finance activities. You will draft and negotiate import/export letters of credit and documents, liaise with trading and logistics teams to resolve queries and discrepancies, and maintain strong relationships with financing banks and lenders. The role includes negotiating LC rates and charges, monitoring and updating daily reporting via the internal risk system, and working closely with commercial and operations teams. The ideal candidate will have circa 1-3 years' experience in Trade Finance and Letters of Credit.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- London, New York City, Dallas, San Diego, Singapore
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Australia
Currency: Not specified
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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 200 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 http://www.javelincommodities.com/.
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. This role would be perfect for someone with circa 1-3 years experience in Trade Finance and Letters of Credit looking for a new challenge.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Drafting and negotiating of import/export letters of credit and documents
- Liaising with Trading/Logistics team to resolve queries and discrepancies
- Maintain strong relationships with financing banks and lenders
- Building strong relationships with all employees at Javelin
- Liaise with Commercial and Operations teams on transactions.
- Negotiating LC rates and charges with banks and clients
- Monitoring and updating daily reporting via internal risk system
