Job Description

About UOB
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

• Responsible for operations and transaction processing, with prompt & decisive resolution over exceptions encountered
• Perform pre-processing review of customers' submissions and documentary checks of shipping documents, Back-to-Back LCs and Transfer LCs
• Identify documentary discrepancies, transactional exceptions and/or non-compliance with regulations and inform the Department Head promptly of any unusual or exceptional activities
• Process and approve transactions in Bank's trade processing system
• Ensure that regulatory, bank's policies, SOP, Guidelines, control and compliance requirements are strictly adhered to.
• Ensure areas of non-compliance highlighted by the auditors and compliance officer are followed up promptly and all staff are briefed accordingly to prevent recurrence
• Efficient and service orientated handling of customers' transactions, customer and business centric, able to drive ops efficiency applying appropriate risk controls where required
• Assist the Department Head on human resource planning, development and staff management and skill improvement to upkeep efficiency within the department
• Participate in/Lead Bank's productivity and service related initiatives/projects

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 1-3 years of trade operations experience in Bank in all areas of international trade.
• Sound knowledge of UCP, ISBP, URC,ISP,URDG and MT SWIFT messages
• CDCS Qualified would be advantage
• Experience in structure trade finance ops advantageous.
• Able to multi-task with strong ops risk awareness, team management skills, analytical and problem solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills, clear and concise in communications
• Able to both work independently and together with a team
• Ability to speak Cantonese/Mandarin will be an added advantage.

Additional Requirements
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UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.
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