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Trade Finance Associate

Trade Finance Associate

International Financial GroupToronto, Ontario
30+ days ago
Salary
CAD38 hourly
Job description

Our client, a large financial institution, is seeking an Associate to join their Trade Finance team on a 6-month contract. This role involves providing additional support to the trade finance, stock lending, and stock borrowing teams. The Trade Finance Associate will play a key role in assisting with various trade support and settlement activities, ensuring smooth operations and accurate settlement processes.

The key responsibilities include the following;

  • Provide support to the trade finance, stock lending, and stock borrowing teams in daily operations
  • Manage settlement processes, ensuring all trades are settled accurately and on time
  • Assist in trade support functions within the middle office, collaborating with different teams to ensure seamless operations
  • Utilize basic Excel skills to work with large data sets, ensuring accuracy in data management
  • Contribute to ongoing projects and process improvements within the team

To be considered for this role, our client is looking for someone with the following skills / qualifications;

  • Strong experience or knowledge of trade finance, stock borrowing, or stock lending
  • Background in finance and capital markets, with an understanding of accounting principles, including debits and credits
  • Experience with Global One or similar settlement systems is a plus
  • Up to 7 years of experience in a related field, preferably in trade support, middle office, or settlements
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • This will be a hybrid role requiring 2 days in office