Loan Operations & Trade Finance Settlements Analyst

Loan Operations & Trade Finance Settlements Analyst

We are hiring a Loan Operations & Trade Finance Settlements Analyst to support daily loan operations, settlements, trade finance processing and branch operations within a regulated banking environment.

This role suits someone with strong hands‑on experience in bilateral and syndicated loan operations , including drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, fees, reconciliations and settlement processing. You should be comfortable working in a detailed, deadline‑driven operations role where accuracy, controls and follow‑through matter.

Key responsibilities

• Process drawdown, rollover and repayment requests under bilateral and syndicated loan agreements.
• Support daily loan administration, including loan portfolio reporting, diary monitoring and past‑due reporting.
• Monitor outstanding and undrawn facility positions, commitment fees, utilisation fees and customer fee reports.
• Report nostro position movements accurately to Markets Operations within agreed deadlines.
• Support settlement operations, including payment tracking, reconciliation, charges and GL entries.
• Prepare facility reports, customer outstanding reports and transaction records for new drawdowns.
• Maintain accurate transaction files, correspondence records, SWIFT messages and audit trails.
• Support trade finance processing across products such as:
• Letters of Credit
• Amendments
• Bills acceptance
• TR loans
• Inward bills collection
• Import/export invoice financing
• Standby LCs
• LC advising, confirming, negotiation and transfer LCs
• Liaise with internal teams including Trade Finance, Loan Operations, Global Markets, Finance, Corporate Banking, Risk and Compliance.
• Liaise externally with customers, correspondent banks and outsourced processing teams.
• Complete regular control checks, including CSA / RCSA activity.
• Provide cover across Operations where required, including fixed deposit processing.
• Assist with process documentation, training and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years’ experience in bilateral and syndicated loan operations.
• Hands‑on experience processing drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, fees and loan settlements .
• Good understanding of banking products, ideally including trade finance .
• Experience with loan operations systems, SWIFT, payment processing, reconciliations or core banking systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately under time pressure.
• Good understanding of operational risk, controls and regulatory expectations.
• Comfortable with manual reporting, spreadsheets, transaction logs and document filing.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with internal stakeholders, customers and correspondent banks.
• Positive, practical and team‑oriented approach.

Useful experience

• LoanIQ, ACBS or similar loan administration systems.
• SWIFT payments and messages.
• GL entries, charges and fee processing.
• Branch banking / international bank operations.