Analyst Trade Finance Operations
- Crisil
- 3 - 8 years
- Mumbai
- 2 months ago
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Job Description
Trade Finance Operations LC / Documentary Trade (Middle Office)
Role Overview
The role is responsible for supporting end-to-end processing of Documentary Trade transactions including Letters of Credit (LCs), Standby LCs (SBLCs), and Documentary Collections (DP/DA). The position will ensure accurate transaction processing, document checking, compliance adherence, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Process issuance, amendment, and cancellation of Import and Export Letters of Credit (LCs)
- Support Standby LCs (SBLCs), including issuance, amendment tracking, and claim handling
- Handle Documentary Collections (Documents Against Payment DP / Documents Against Acceptance DA), including bill lodgement, acceptance tracking, and maturity monitoring
- Conduct first-level document checking against LC terms in line with UCP 600 / ISP98 guidelines; identify discrepancies and escalate appropriately
- Prepare and validate trade-related SWIFT messages (eg, MT700, MT707, MT760, MT400 series) as per approved instructions
- Coordinate with payments/treasury teams for settlement of LC and collection transactions
- Track contingent liabilities and monitor upcoming expiries and maturity dates
- Perform reconciliation of trade transactions with internal systems and General Ledger
- Maintain accurate transaction records, audit trails, and document archives
- Generate MIS reports on outstanding LCs, bills due, discrepancies, and transaction volumes
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, correspondent banks, and clients for transaction status updates and exception resolution
- Ensure adherence to internal controls, AML guidelines, sanctions screening processes, and regulatory requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor s degree in commerce, Finance, Banking, or a related field
- 3 8 years of hands-on experience in Import/Export LCs, SBLCs, and Documentary Collections (DP/DA)
- Working knowledge of UCP 600, URC 522, and ISP98 rules
- Familiarity with SWIFT MT message formats related to trade finance
Job Classification
Industry: Financial ServicesFunctional Area / Department: BFSI, Investments & TradingRole Category: Treasury & ForexRole: Treasury AnalystEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: CrisilLocation(s): Mumbai
Keyskills: MIS reporting UCP Trade finance Trade finance operations Document checking Reconciliation Swift Transaction processing Monitoring Auditing
Crisil
CRISIL is India's leading Ratings, Financial News, Risk & Policy Advisory company.CRISIL's majority Stakeholder is Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and dat...
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