Business Manager - Trade Finance

We are seeking a Business Manager - Trade Finance to join our Short-Term Business Team. As a Business Manager, you will be responsible for analysing applications received from banks, exporters, and credit insurance brokers, and providing recommendations for approval. You will also be involved in liaising with applicants, banks, brokers, and export finance managers, as well as structuring and negotiating facilities and drafting analyses and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review enquiries and applications received from exporters, brokers, and banks for trade finance guarantees and/or trade credit insurance products
• Analyse underwriting applications for General Export Facility, Export Working Capital, Bond Support Scheme guarantees, and Export Credit Insurance
• Write papers for UKEF's credit committee, Executive Committee, and other audiences where required
• Manage case work, ensuring all relevant communications and documents are correctly processed and stored in the relevant UKEF systems and databases
• Continuously develop knowledge of UKEF's products and policies and internal/external factors that impact UKEF's operating environment

Requirements:

• Degree Level in a relevant subject such as Finance, or equivalent demonstrable related professional experience
• A deep understanding of trade finance and credit insurance structures and how they work
• A deep understanding of financial statements and an ability to understand and interpret them
• Lead negotiator skills, effective communication skills (oral and written), and numeracy skills
• Ability to work without close supervision, exercise autonomy sensibly, and ensure that deadlines are met

Benefits:

• Salary: GBP 63,500 - 78,971 per year
• UK Export Finance contributes £18,395 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%