Trade & Export Finance Treasury Officer

Date: 17/04/2024
Place of work:

Job Title:

Trade & Export Finance Treasury Officer

Reference:

PIR 200700188

Job Location:

Abu Dhabi Branch– UAE

Job type/Contract:

Long Term

Starting date

May 2023 (depending on Visa/Approvals)

 

 

Job summary/Role description

  • Put in place and support the management by the involved departments (Administration, Procurement) of the financing tools associated to the projects working capital, more specifically: issue and management of letters of credits, opening of reverse factoring programs, activation and coordination of supply chain finance projects, putting in place of factoring operations.

 

 

Duties and responsibilities

  • Negotiate (with the support of the legal function) with Financial Institutions the legal documents underlying the issuance and modifications of credit lines for bonding in favor of MET Group and/or its Companies, and to manage such credit lines for the issuance of bank guarantees (bid bond, advance bond, performance bond etc.) and letters of credit.

  • Support the negotiation of hedging credit lines to cover FX, interest rates and commodity prices fluctuation risks.

  • Produce and collect any requested documents for cooperating with the Financial Institutions in their due diligence and “know-your-customer” process, aimed at opening and/or maintaining the relationship with them.

  • Study, evaluate and comment the contractual clauses on financial aspects of new initiatives (cash-flow analysis, payment terms, bank guarantees, financial structure), including negotiation with Clients, partners and banks on these issues.

  • Evaluate, and whether necessary, negotiate with Clients and Banks the payment securities in favor of the Company.

  • Negotiate and manage the issuance of the contractual bank/insurance guarantees before or soon after the contracts award/effectiveness, in collaboration with the Guarantees Function;

  • Cooperate and support the arrangement of financing packages (i.e. export credit financial structures) on behalf of the Clients, in order to facilitate new contracts award and coming into force.

  • Support the management of the projects involving the Export Credit Agencies during the execution phase.

  • Support the Procurement Functions in their negotiations with strategic vendors on financial issues and working capital tools, such us factoring, import letters of credits, reverse factoring, supply chain finance.

  • Support the Financial Planning & Treasury Function and Administration Department on accountability and cash flows issues relevant to working capital tools.

  • Produce and manage the accounting and managerial reporting related to the above activities.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, International Business, or a related field

Experience

  • 5 - 10 years of relevant experience

  • Prior experience specifically within the oil and gas industry is highly desirable.

Skills and Abilities

  • Attention to detail, management skills.

  • Team-oriented skills,  self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution

  • Strong understanding of construction processes, building codes, and industry standards.

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.