Stavian Group aims to become a large-scale, multinational industrial – technology group with more than 100 markets, 20,000 international partners and 30 offices, employing nearly 3,000 staff globally, with nearly 3 billion USD in revenue in 2024.
Prestigious Company ranked Top 17 largest chemical distributors in the world and the Top 7 largest chemical distributors in Asia - the Pacific region (according to ICIS report 2024) and ranked 21st in the Top 500 Largest Private Enterprises in Vietnam 2023 by VNR500, and most recently, the achievement of ranking 1st in the Top 10 of the 2024 Vietnam Golden Star Award.
With the strategy of “Human Resources - Happy Relationship,” Stavian Group's employer brand has been honored as "Best Places to Work in Asia 2022" voted by HR Asia Magazine, "Best Places to Work in 2024" by Anphabe, and "Employer of Choice 2024" awarded by CareerViet.
We are looking for a talent who is suitable for the position of Senior Trade Finance Manager to join Stavian to #GOGLOBAL with the following criteria & work:
- As part of the Finance team, the Trade Finance Manager supports financial operations in the trading activities across all regions and ensuring that Stavian Singapore Pte Ltd are fully secured financially. In addition, the Manager will work with the Group Treasury Department to identify Trade Finance Facilities required by Stavian Singapore Pte Ltd to efficiently finance its trade flows and ensure implementation of same.
- The candidate needs to feel comfortable in a fast-paced environment, utilising experience and skills to handle large trading volumes and high-pressure deadlines. The TF officer will be in contact with various internal and external stakeholders, namely our banking partners and commercial traders, and will be responsible for establishing good working relationships with them to obtain optimal, cost effective, and innovative financing solutions for Stavian Singapore Pte Ltd on an ongoing basis
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Key Responsibilities
- Weekly monitoring and mark to market of any stock positions
- Ensuring timely processing of payments together with running cash positions with the banks
- Risk covering sales where necessary with banks and/or insurance
- Issuance of L/Cs or Bank Guarantees for the group purchases of commodities including negotiation with banks in order to place transactions under Borrowing bases, bilateral facilities or Repurchase agreements
- Negotiation and Documentation of such financing facilities instruments
- Preparation and dispatch of invoices and original documents for payment under documentary letters of credit received from buyers
- Finding and structuring the most appropriate and cost-effective banking solutions for physical trading activities
- Controlling and monitoring risks related to the daily purchases and sales of commodities
- Handling new trades and flows in close coordination with commercial and operations departments
- Acquiring bank lines and/or establishes new banking relationships (entities, products) as and where necessary
- Participating in the training of junior team members
- Assessing physical transactions for risk and compatibility for relevant financing facility
- Reporting on credit/performance exposure and risk related to finance management
- Handling all aspects of LCs and collections
- Reviewing and approving spot and term contracts and tenders for finance associated risks
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- At least 8 years within a Trading Company / Financial institution having gained a strong understanding of the principals surrounding Trade Finance instruments and their pitfalls
- Attention for detail but with capacity to summarize information and understand “global picture”
- Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both externally and internally including reporting to finance senior management from time to time
- Good logical and analytical skills
- Proactive and establish positive relationships with banks, match each deal with the best bank’s profile, negotiate rates and have cost awareness
- Capable of handling complicated transactions and getting banks comfortable outside of standard procedures : e.g: Metals/Oil/Energy business, how to finance it, how to engage with banks, interaction with operations, establish banking facilities
- Problem solving and innovator: the candidate challenges the trader’s financing structure proposals by suggesting improvements
- Experience and level of confidence: reactive and stays calm under pressure
- Establishing a good communication network to keep informed about various stages of trade flow during the life cycle of a trade
Key Relationships
- Traders
- Operations
- Treasury
- Compliance
- Banks
- Counterparties
- Insurance
- Other finance departments and group treasuryRisk Management team