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  • LocationHamburg
  • DepartmentTrade Finance
  • TypePermanent · Full-time
  • Posted16 July 2026
Your role

Responsibilities.

  • Handle the trade finance side of our deals with our financing banks
  • Present deals to the banks and manage the ongoing communication
  • Keep positions and reconcile balances with banks
  • Contribute to the initiation and review of credit facilities
  • Coordinate daily with Operations, Treasury, Traders and Accounting
  • Check contractual payment terms and deal details with internal counterparties
  • Draft LC/SBLC wordings and negotiate them with suppliers and buyers
  • Ensure payments and LC/SBLC issuances are arranged within contractual deadlines
  • Follow up on storage financings and issue releases as due
  • Present complying documents to banks for payment under export LCs
  • Calculate finance cost
  • Mentor and train junior members of the team
Your profile

Requirements.

  • University degree in a relevant field; a Master's degree is preferred
  • 8-10+ years of experience in banking and trade finance
  • Strong reputation and track record working with trade finance banks
  • Sound knowledge of trade finance payment terms and familiarity with Incoterms
  • Hands-on experience with banking products such as LCs, SBLCs and SWIFT payments
  • Comfortable in a multi-cultural, international commodity trading environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills — problem solver, decisive, well organised
  • Fluent English (spoken and written) — English is the working language; French and/or German are a plus
  • Solid proficiency with everyday IT tools
What we offer

Why you’ll like working with us.

  • A key position with direct influence on the financing and execution of international trading transactions and on the continued development of our Trade Finance function
  • Flat hierarchies and direct interaction with management, Trading and the wider control and finance functions
  • Collaboration with colleagues, banks and business partners across numerous countries and jurisdictions
  • Competitive remuneration package reflecting your experience and level of responsibility
  • Modern workplace in the heart of Hamburg together with flexible working arrangements by agreement
  • Development through challenging transactions, mentoring, conferences and seminars, plus the opportunity to actively shape processes
  • Support with visa and residence matters where an international relocation is required
  • Visa and legal support for relocation; free German classes
  • Free smartphone, fresh fruit basket, complimentary beverages, monthly transit pass
  • Wellhub App access and subsidised bike leasing via JobRad
  • Conference and seminar participation for professional development
  • Regular team events and company-wide gatherings