Senior Trade Finance Specialist

Yıldırım Holding

YILDIRIM Group is a family-owned business, headquartered in Turkey, with operations in 26 countries and 11 sectors – ranging from metals & mining, coal & coke, energy, fertilizers & chemicals, to port management, logistics, shipping, shipbuilding, industrial construction, and real estate development. YILDIRIM Group of Companies today employ more than 11,000 people around the globe, and invested more than USD 5 billion in finance strategic acquisitions, modernization and improvement projects.

For our growing organization, we are looking for a ‘Senior Trade Finance Specialist’ to be based in YILDIRIM Group Headquarter, Maslak Office.
 
What are we looking for in Senior Trade Finance Specialists?

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration or equivalent department; MBA is a plus,
• Minimum of 4 years work experience in the front office of a corporate bank or trade finance department,
• Knowledge of Trade Finance Products,
• Experience in multi-tasking and coordinating with external parties as well as with internal team (Tax, Legal, Risk, Project Finance, Trade and Operation Departments)
• Must be an enthusiastic, positive team player who is willing to help out and who works well with colleagues,
• Result-oriented approach with hands-on execution capability,
• Strong organizational skills, detail oriented and the ability to execute complex transactions effectively and in a timely manner,
• Excellent command of verbal and written English,
• Military service must be completed for male candidates.

İŞ TANIMI

Specifically, you will:

• Represent the group against Financial Institutions in the best way,
• Meet related trade finance and cash management units of financial institutions and help his/her Trade Finance Manager to build relationships with them and deepen relationships within this scope,
• Implement the trade finance products of the Group in the best and trouble-free manner and report these transactions to the Trade Finance Manager,
• Provide coordination with banks and related trade, operations, tax, legal and other units within the context of trade finance transactions of the Group,
• Have knowledge about the trade finance workflows in the domestic and foreign banks and ensure that the transactions are applied in the best way within the Group,
• Ensure that foreign trade financing products are carried out smoothly in an operational manner,
• Investigate new products in this field and inform relevant team members,
• Act as a bridge in the foreign trade transactions of the Group Companies; provide coordination and inform relevant departments so that all transactions can proceed easily..