The Trade Finance Business Analyst acts as a key liaison between the business and technology teams.
They analyze business processes, identify improvement opportunities, document system requirements, and support the design and implementation of trade finance solutions — ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, operational efficiency, and customer needs.
This role plays a crucial part in digitizing trade finance, enhancing workflow automation, and ensuring that trade finance systems meet business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:- Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for trade finance processes.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications for IT development or system vendors.
- Support implementation, testing (UAT), and rollout of trade finance systems or upgrades.
- Conduct process mapping and gap analysis for trade finance products (letters of credit, collections, guarantees, supply chain finance, etc.).
- Liaise with stakeholders (operations, compliance, front office, IT, and vendors) to ensure end-to-end alignment.
- Monitor and evaluate system performance and propose process improvements.
- Support regulatory and compliance initiatives (e.g., Basel III, AML, sanctions, trade-based money laundering).
- Prepare training materials and provide user support during and after system implementation.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation and reporting for management.
- Keep abreast of trade finance trends, digital trade initiatives (e.g., blockchain, eBL, ICC DSI), and market innovations.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
- 3–7 years of experience in trade finance, business analysis, or banking systems projects.
- Strong understanding of trade finance products — letters of credit, guarantees, collections, supply chain finance.
- Proven experience with trade finance systems (e.g., Misys/Fusion, Surecomp, Finacle, Eximbills, or Temenos).
- Experience working in Agile or Waterfall project environments.
- Exposure to data analysis, reporting tools, or business process re-engineering is a plus.
- CDCS (Certified Documentary Credit Specialist)
- CITF (Certificate in International Trade and Finance)