Trade Finance Operations Analyst Location: Jersey City, NJ Work Arrangement: Onsite Duration: 6-month contract Pay Rate: $56.17/hr W2
Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Trade Finance Operations Analyst to support and enhance Trade Finance Operations, with a primary focus on Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections. This position will analyze operational workflows, identify opportunities for improved efficiency and controls, support transaction processing, and contribute to system and process enhancements. The ideal candidate has direct trade-finance operations experience, strong knowledge of ICC rules, and the ability to work effectively in a high-volume, control-focused environment.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze end-to-end Trade Finance Operations processes to identify gaps, risks, and efficiency opportunities.
Support Import and Export Letters of Credit, including:
Issuance and advising
Confirmations
Settlements
Financing activities
Process and support Documentary Collections.
Review operational workflows to improve accuracy, turnaround times, risk controls, and overall efficiency.
Collaborate with Technology, Product, and Operations teams on system enhancements and process-automation initiatives.
Participate in quality assurance and User Acceptance Testing, including:
Preparing test cases
Executing test scenarios
Documenting results
Identifying and resolving issues
Ensure operational activities comply with ICC rules, including UCP, URC, and ISBP, as well as internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Maintain and update process documentation, standard operating procedures, and user guides.
Support invoicing, advance and arrears commission processing, and daily accrual activities.
Provide operational support for syndicated Letters of Credit and complex trade-finance structures.
Perform data analysis and prepare reporting to support operational performance and decision-making.
Support change-management activities, including stakeholder communication and training for new processes and system updates.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.
Direct experience in Trade Finance Operations.
Strong working knowledge of Import and Export Letters of Credit.
Experience processing or supporting Documentary Collections.
Knowledge of Letter of Credit issuance, advising, confirmation, settlement, and financing activities.
Strong understanding of ICC rules, including UCP, URC, and ISBP.
Experience with trade-finance systems and operational workflows.
Experience with process improvement, operations analysis, or workflow optimization.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-analysis skills.
Excellent attention to detail and risk awareness.
Ability to perform effectively in a high-volume, control-focused environment.
Strong written, verbal, and stakeholder-communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree.
Experience with QA or UAT for trade-finance platforms.
Experience supporting syndicated Letters of Credit and complex trade structures.
Knowledge of invoicing, commission processing, and daily accrual activities.
Experience supporting automation or system-enhancement initiatives.
Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS).
Numbers & Facts
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Skills
Acceptance Testingunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Automationunmatched
Billingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Credit and Collectionsunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentariesunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Documentation Standardsunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Analysisunmatched
Financial Operationsunmatched
Financial Systemsunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Import/Exportunmatched
Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Operational Improvementunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
System Operationsunmatched
Systems Maintenanceunmatched
Test Caseunmatched
Test Scenariounmatched
Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
Workflow Analysisunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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