- Location
- Singapore, Singapore, Singapore · published
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Source
- Workable
Description
About Javelin
Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in Singapore, New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.
Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.
Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.
The Role
his is a new, exciting opportunity to join our growing global team. The successful candidate will join Javelin’s Trade Finance team, and will assist in carrying out all aspects of Javelin’s day-to-day trade finance activities.
This role will be based in our Bangalore office and represents Javelin’s first Trade Finance hire in the region, offering a unique opportunity to help establish and grow the function locally. While based in Bangalore, the successful candidate will work as part of a highly collaborative global team and will receive daily support and guidance from experienced Trade Finance colleagues in Singapore and London.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Maintain strong relationships with financing banks and lenders
- Building strong relationships with all employees at Javelin
- Liaise with Commercial and Operations teams on transactions.
- Drafting and negotiating of import/export letters of credit and documents
- Negotiating LC documentation and reviewing associated shipping documents
- Liaising with Trading/Logistics team to resolve queries and discrepancies
- Negotiating LC rates and charges with banks and clients
- Monitoring and updating daily reporting via internal risk system