Trade Finance Operations - Document Checker Associate

Job Description
Are you ready to excel in Trade Finance Operations? As a Document Checker Associate, you'll play a crucial role in handling trade finance processing functions for the Singapore market. Join us to leverage your expertise in trade-related activities and collaborate with a global team. We offer a dynamic environment where your skills and dedication will be valued, and your career can thrive.
As a Document Checker Associate within the Trade Finance Operations team, you will be an integral part of our trade finance operations. You will have the opportunity to handle trade finance related processing functions in a global bank environment for the Singapore market. You will be working closely with both internal and external clients, and your ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team will be key to your success in this role.
Job responsibilities:

• Import and/or export document checking with minimum supervision.
• Communicate trade related commercial rules and able to provide solution or explanation to client in relation to UCP 600, ISBP, ISP98, URR725, URC522 or incoterms 2010.
• Highlight irregularities and red flag items for credit/risks approval.
• Handle and check commodities Letter of Credits and documents.
• Prepare reports for various internal stakeholders
• Liaise with external and internal customers and perform any ad-hoc request as directed by manager
• Understand the flow of import/export transaction across different functions & products e.g. Letter of Credit advising, document checking, acceptance, reimbursement claim and payment.
• Utilize trade processing system to process the transaction with multiple task to be handled with minimum supervision

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• At least Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related disciplines
• At least 4 years of relevant working experience in performing bills and documents checking within Trade Finance Operations is required
• Resourceful and able to work effectively as an individual as well as in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients both verbal and written
• Good understand of industry practices and well versed in Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and be a fast learner of various trade applications/systems
• We're a global company whose primary business language is English and so fluency in English is required

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Prior experience within the Financial services industry is highly preferred
• Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialist is advantageous

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.