Assistant Manager - Operations - New York Payments

Job Purpose

The incumbent will be responsible for checking LC/SBLC/Collection documents under Export/Import as per Bank s internal policies as well as ICC guidelines and lodging the transactions in the processing system. The coverage will be all the areas of Trade Finance for various business segments

• Document checking against L/C or SBLC should be as per UCP/ISBP/ISP as applicable and corresponding to all applicable ICC guidelines as well as internal policies of the bank

• Perform sanction checking of relevant parties in documents

• Handle Commodity Trade Operations documents

• Responsible for inputting documents into the system and preparing SWIFT for advising

• Ad-hoc tasks given by the Team Head

• Ensure errors/knowledge gaps resulting in rejection of docs are shared with line manager/team to address customer service issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelors Degree

• At least 5-8 years of relevant working experience in Trade Operations

• Document checking experience of 2-3 years is a must.

• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel)

• Attentive to details, strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills

• Able to work under pressure, have excellent organizational skills and good team player.

• Willingness to work in US shifts

Behavioral Competency