Key Responsibilities

• Verify contents of a transaction to ensure that neither customer nor Bank is placed at risk.
• Meet turnaround times as per the Service Level Agreement & productivity standards.
• Organise work flow to achieve maximum productivity.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Customer Service Group and Customers for enquiries / problem resolution.
• Monitor all transactions to ensure obligations / payments are duly met.
• Monitor and report to Senior Manager, Trade Services all irregular items with a view to take corrective action for timely liquidation of such items.
• Comply with internal operating procedures as per Procedures Manual and other Group Policy standards.
• Participate in the training and development of Trade Services personnel to ensure operational excellence at all levels.
• Operational Risk Management.
• Comply with Group Money Laundering Prevention Policy and Procedures to the extent applicable and reporting all suspicious transactions to the Line Manager. 
• Ensure smooth flow of documents to SSC after pre-preparation of documents for scanning is carried out

• Sign documents viz. LC, Guarantees etc wherever applicable
• Prepare documents as required under the agreement with the clients..
• Ensure compliance of all internal procedures and operational controls.
• Assist Senior Manager Trade Services in implementing changes to internal standards and procedures in line with development in the business.

Skills and Experience

• Trade Service or general operational knowledge
• Knowledge of Trade documentation and shipping terms
• Client Service
• General Banking
• Good communication and Computer / Microsoft Office Skills
   

Qualifications

Academic or Professional Education/Qualifications; University Educated

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.