Type de contrat :
Permanent Contract

Assistant Manager

Modified on 06/03/2025

  • Lieu : AHMEDABAD - India
  • Secteur : Operations
  • Numéro de l'offre : 2025-97477

Job description

Purpose of role:

The role is within the IOS OPS with primarily supporting Financing & Trade Operations (FTO) for Documentary & Guarantee Operations (DGO) & Credit Loan Operations (CLO), Payments/receipts (TBS), Capital Markets (CMO) and may be interchangeably responsible for; initiation, document checking or the settlement stage of trade finance operations/ loan products/ Capital Markets products. The role will be to support Business Group, Internal stakeholders and external clients.

Primary Responsibilities of Role:

The job holder will review trade finance & credit loan transaction documents submitted by client via digital and non-digital platforms, perform mandatory checks from IFSCA angles before submitting onward for processing by global processing team in GCC within the required service level agreements (SLAs) and to the required standards.  

Ensuring all transactions are in accordance with Trade Finance regulations, IFSCA guidelines and SWIFT; relevant ICC; (UCP 600) (ISBP) (URC) (URR)(ISP) (URDG) INCOTERMS; Governance Manual and Compliance.

Initiation

  • Review instructions received via digital & non-digital platforms to ensure they are valid, workable, and meet guidelines and procedures
  • Carrying out Compliance due diligence checks and reference made to Red Flags, Sanctions in accordance with procedures
  • Initiating transactions in share-portal for Processing/Authorizing transactions timely and accurately by GCC teams within agreed SLAs
  • Liaising with Front Office, Treasury, Issuing banks, Beneficiaries, Correspondents, Business development, Credit, Finance, Compliance on transactions.
  • Initiating/Amendments to all types of LCs (Export /Import / Back-to-Back)
  • Initiating Guarantees and Standby LCs
  • Review and manage   MT1XX,MT2XX,MT3XXX, MT7XX as required
  • Investigate and respond to any enquiries received (internal / external)
  • Create & upload AI based Collection transaction in TRADEPOST for country/sanctions screening the time of Initiation and ensure accuracy of upload
  • Perform EoD checks in terms of Advice, Confirmation,BG issuance etc.
  • Review Loans & Deposits requests.
  • Verify client credit authorizations
  • Ensure Loans are timely processed and disbursed. Deposits are timely processed and booked in the system.
  • Keep abreast of developments in Trade Finance including but not limited to ICC rules Money Laundering/Financial Crime when related to Trade Finance Products
  • Preparing reports & MIS as and when required
    Reviewing credit transactions and providing transaction dynamics
  • Ensure expired/ fully utilized LCs are closed & Liability is reversed within the stipulated time after expiry and Ensure Risk events are reported within timeframes outlined in the procedure
  • Prepare liquidity forecast for the daily funding needs and coordinate with ALM/Treasury.
  • Provide appropriate explanations on FO/BO Breaks
  • Submission of reports to regulators in coordination with GCC
  • Provide advice / reports to clients as and when requested in coordination

Complément

General Duties
Where required, provide support to other functions within the IBU unit like coordination with local vendors in collecting the necessary for Admin/ HR functions and to cover absenteeism
Ensure that risks incidents are reported as per policies and procedure to the Operational Risk Function of the Bank.
Ensure that customer queries and enquires are handled in accordance with the internal policies and procedures
Actively Suggest and implement improvements and enhancements to the current processes, systems, and workflows
Contribute to the improvements of internal systems, processes, and procedures, as required.
Share knowledge and skills with the other colleagues. Provide advice and guidance to colleagues and customers
Keep abreast of the development and advancements in the Trade Finance area & Commercial Loans & Deposits
Other related duties as assigned

Individual Conduct Rules
You must act with integrity
You must act with due skill, care and diligence
You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
You must observe proper standards of market conduct

  • Starting date
    10/07/2025
    Position with management
    No
    Minimum level of study
    Postgraduate degree – MA/MSc/PhD/Doctorate or equivalent
    Training / Specialization
    - A degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is essential.- CDCS is highly desirable
    - Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Banking/Financial Services in the Operations, preferably in Trade Financing Middle Office area.- Strong Trade Finance technical knowledge understanding and interpretation. 
    Minimum experience level
    6-10 years
    Skills needed
    • Strong analytical reasoning skills
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Strong Client servicing attitude
    Interpersonal and Organizational Skills:
    • Ability to assist with supervising staff, including organizing, prioritizing, and assigning work (in the office and remotely)
    • An ability to identify improvements and look for ways to create efficiencies
    • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills
    • Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy
    • Proven record of collaborating with colleagues across geographic and functional boundaries
    • Willingness to share knowledge and advice with other colleagues and support their development
    IT tools
    • Knowledge of Trade Finance/Capital Markets products and related Document Checking
    • Strong knowledge of all ICC Rules. Uniform Rules for collection (URC 522), latest version of UCP and ISBP, Uniform Rules for bank to bank reimbursement URR 725, URDG and ISP and how a guarantee/SBLC could/should be structured
    • Good knowledge of Trade Finance Compliance
    • Strong knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, VLOOKUP, and pivot tables)
    • Good knowledge of MS Power Point, MS Word and MS teams
    • Strong knowledge of IDPMS & EDPMS
    • Good working knowledge of SWIFT
    • Good working knowledge on Commercial Loans, Deposits, Outward/Inward cross border Transactions
    Languages
    Fluency in written and spoken English

  • About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). 8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients. For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/ By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.

Crédit Agricole CIB

Crédit Agricole CIB

Assistant Manager

Published the 06/03/2025

Type de contrat :
Permanent Contract
  • AHMEDABAD - India
  • Operations
  • 2025-97477

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