Trade Finance Services Representative

Job Description:

Job Title: Trade Finance Services Representative

Corporate Title:  Officer

Location: Bromley 

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth.  This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.  Join us!

Location Overview:

Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

Role Description:

Here in our Bromley office, we are looking for a highly organized and motivated individual to join the Registration & Distribution team who can communicate clearly with both internal and external stakeholders. This is a hugely important administrative role with which would ideally suit someone looking to start their career in International Trade Finance. Our back-office processing team in India are a key stakeholder and working closely together is needed to ensure we deliver a first-class experience to both our business partners and Clients.  Performs a variety of administrative functions to support the entire Trade Finance Team.

Responsibilities:

• Receipt and dispatch of Trade related documentation

• Scanning of all documents into system of record and maintain originals in the record room

• Handle basic Client queries

• Assist with monthly reporting on volume trends to management

• Reconciliation of pending documents and drive resolution

• Maintain MIS for inbound and outbound courier

• General point of contact to the post room and courier services

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree (desirable) or Equivalent experience

• Good Customer Service skills

• Ability to handle administrative tasks logging client contact and query details

• Team player and ability to prioritize work

• Self-starter and experience with working on tight deadlines

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

• Current Trade Finance experience is required

Skills that will help:

Attention to Detail

Customer and Client Focus

Data Collection and Entry

Due Diligence

Prioritization

Adaptability

Business Acumen

Oral Communications

Written Communications

Research

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.