Trade Finance Analyst

• Jul 2021 - Present

Letter of credit Specialist

• Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

Banking/Operations Assistant

• Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

➤ Auditing of trade details from marketing team with terms and conditions of the sales order and managed the creation of of purchase order in the system. ➤ Coordinating with logistics team for customer LC to check shipments details with reference to Sales Order, while checking with logistic team for shipment dates of vessel and track the same. ➤ Follow up with banks for confirmations for letter of credits as well as advising banks for the original LC and checking for workable LC with reference to sales order and update to documentation team. ➤ Supporting the Manager by proactively researching and maintaining transaction reports to get payments in time from financial institution during the COVID pandemic. ➤ Served as the single point contact for documents valued more than $3M, as well as for back office and financial institution for accuracy, and ensuring strict compliance will all policies and procedures of the company. ➤ Increasing team productivity by producing daily spreadsheets summarizing exceptional transactions for further review. ➤ Performing activities beyond the assigned role and received positive comments for problem solving in critical situation. ➤ Handling Documents valued more than USD 20 million in one month efficiently and accurately. ➤ Rapidly handling LOI issued documents, creating processes to streamline timely Banking Documents, and making MIS. ➤ Coordinated processing activities with multiple stakeholders to smooth the process and improve efficiencies. ➤ Filing department-related documents in a systematic way, and ensured all account-related documents and other internal records were in order and properly filed on time. ➤ Follow up with banks for confirmations of Letters of Credit and coordinated with company's back-office in Mumbai, India for final or transport documents to present clean documents that complied with Letters of Credit. Show less

Trade Documentation Specialist Officer

• Oct 2008 - May 2010

➤ Served as a member of the document checking team responsible for receiving trade documents from the front office and creating reference numbers and sequencing for handling documents for international banks. ➤ Checked various sales documents such as invoices, packing lists, or weight lists, transport documents such as bills of lading, airway bills, or courier receipts, inspection certificates, and certificates of origin. ➤ Recorded discrepancies and suggested corrective measures to those presenting documents as well as reviewed, analyzed, and scrutinized presented documents for sanctioned countries and escalated as appropriate. ➤ Helped other team to meet deadlines and was honored with a bronze ovation for this accomplishment, proactively learned the bill booking process and completed trainings in bank-to-bank reimbursements and L/C advising. ➤ Kept abreast with current industry standards and technologies by self-training and actively contributing to study groups. ➤ Successfully obtained CDCS certification that validated knowledge and experience for documentary credits, obligations or roles between parties, payment/credit methods, trade terms, types of transport, and financial transaction documents. ➤ Gained knowledge of risk analysis, types of risk, and related products such as letters of indemnity, airway releases, and stream ship guarantee and regulatory requirements for different geographies. Show less