A leading multinational company in the trading and finance sector is looking for a Trade Finance Assistant for its Banking team, based in Lugano. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing and developing relationships with a broad portfolio of global banks, ensuring efficient and sustainable funding for the company's financial needs.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of national and international banks, acting as the primary point of contact for credit, compliance, and operational inquiries.
Support the structuring of trade finance solutions, contributing to the development of alternative financing instruments and tailored transaction structures.
Collaborate in coordinating and monitoring various financing arrangements, including borrowing base facilities, uncommitted bilateral lines, syndicated loans, prepayment transactions, pre-export agreements, and factoring/securitization programs.
Assist in overseeing and documenting borrowing base audits and work closely with finance teams during review processes.
Liaise with traders and management to structure and allocate transactions across available facilities, ensuring proper risk diversification and efficient capital usage.
Contribute to ongoing analysis of financing needs and existing facility structures, with the aim of optimizing the organization's overall funding mix.
Prepare periodic reports for senior management on facility utilization, bank exposure, and key financial risks.
Monitor daily cash flows, supporting liquidity management to meet both short- and long-term obligations.
Manage the execution, recording, and reconciliation of FX transactions, while monitoring daily FX positions and exposures.
Support the preparation and presentation of treasury reports, budgets, financial documents, and strategic analyses for management.
