Associate – Import & Export Trade Operations

Overview

Join a leading international bank in Hong Kong as Associate – Import & Export Trade Operations . You will process and check a wide range of documentary trade transactions, supporting the accurate and timely delivery of import and export services across letters of credit, bills, trade loans, acceptances and guarantees.

About the Role

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented trade operations professional with hands-on exposure to import/export processing and documentary-trade rules. You will collaborate with Trade Services, Customer Services and internal control teams to maintain high transaction-quality standards, meet regulatory obligations and support ongoing process and system improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and review import and export documentary transactions, including letters of credit and amendments, import/export bills, trade loans, acceptances and settlement instructions.
• Handle shipping guarantees, bonds, bank guarantees and standby letters of credit, ensuring documentation and processing comply with internal procedures and product requirements.
• Apply relevant ICC rules and trade-finance standards when processing transactions, ensuring accuracy, completeness and appropriate handling of documentary discrepancies or exceptions.
• Prepare and check monthly customer-outstanding reports, banking returns, management-information reports and other trade-related reporting requested by the supervisor.
• Contribute to trade-system initiatives by gathering user requirements, supporting UAT, testing workflow changes and assisting with post-implementation enhancements.
• Guide junior clerical colleagues on trade-processing procedures and system usage, while providing support to Customer Services and assisting with other departmental assignments when required.

Requirements

• Completed secondary-school education with at least 3–5 years of practical experience in import and export trade operations; degree or diploma holders with less experience may also be considered.
• Practical knowledge of trade-finance products, including import and export documentary credits, bills, trade loans, acceptances, shipping guarantees, bonds, guarantees and standby letters of credit.
• Working knowledge and practical application experience of ICC rules, including UCP 600, URC 522, ISBP, ISP98 and URDG 758.
• Good understanding of trade-related AML, CFT, sanctions-screening and transaction-control requirements under applicable regulatory and internal-policy standards.
• Detail-oriented and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple transactions accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven operations environment.
• Collaborative and professional, with effective interpersonal skills and proficiency in MS Word and Excel.

Apply Now

If you are an import and export trade operations professional looking to broaden your experience within an international banking platform, please send your CV to Raymond Cheung for a confidential discussion about this opportunity.