PERM: OAD TFO - Assistant Team Leader - Assistant Vice President

10 Mar 2025

London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT

SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term 

 

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves. 

 

 

Who we are

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

Role Summary

Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA? We’re looking for an Assistant Team Leader  for our Trade Finance Operations to join our team. 

To assist and manage a team within OAD Trade Finance Operations, which administers all operational aspects of trade finance products on behalf of all EMEA branches and subsidiaries.

Previous experience of trade finance products is a pre-requisite. 

Business Area

Trade Finance is the financing of international trade flows. It exists to mitigate or reduce the risks involved in an international trade transaction for both the exporter – who requires payment for their goods or services and the importer who wants to make sure they are paying for the correct quality and quantity of goods.

Such risks would include;

Payment Risk – will the exporter be paid / will the importer receive their goods

Country risk – this would include FX risk, political and sovereign risks

Corporate Risk – the performance risk associated with the exporter and/or importer.       

Position Description

To assist and manage a team within OAD Trade Finance Operations, which administers all operational aspects of trade finance products on behalf of all EMEA branches and subsidiaries.

The products used would be:

Letters of Credit, Supply Chain Finance -  Receivables Finance, Structured Trade and Commodity Finance, 

Guarantees and Standby Letters of Credit.

To safely operate and administer such products a holistic understanding of international trade is a pre-requisite this will include aspects of maritime law, international commercial terms, legal framework for the operation of trade products, internationally agreed rulebooks.

Identification of financial crime in trade products and the commercial trade flows that they finance is a key aspect of the role that has grown significantly across recent years.

It is therefore critical that each staff member has a keen understanding of sanctions regimes and how that may affect both the financing product and commercial trade that is being financed with an appreciation of the concept of beneficial interest.    

Staff must have a deep understanding of shipping terms and international trade flows in order to be able to identify possible trade based money laundering as a first line of defence.    

Competencies

Customer Focus
Driving Change
Driving Results
Embraces Diversity
Enterprise Leadership
Judgement and Decision Making
Risk Management
Strategic and Visionary
Trust and Integrity

What we offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.

As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:

  • Hybrid and flexible working 
  • Competitive paid leave days
  • Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance 
  • Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services  
  • Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities 
  • Ambitious remuneration package

So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!

 

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.  

 

About SMBC

A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Find out more about what we do and who we are at www.smbcgroup.com/emea