Manager - Quality Control, Trade Finance Operations

Requisition ID: 198430
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank's strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

What You'll Do

• Conduct quality control activities for trade finance products like standby/commercial LCs, collection etc., as well as at times of supply chain products like receivable/payable financing, trade loan etc.
• Ensure all ICC guidelines and internal policies and procedures are adhered to
• Develop samples in accordance with QC Procedures and ensuring sampling results are comprehensive, and accurately identify operational risk factors and key controls.
• Finalise periodical QC reports with sample testing results grading.
• Provide effective and constructive to the operation teams on severity of deficiencies.
• Follow-up to ensure that all identified issues are remediated in timely manner and escalate if necessary.
• Maintain a close relationship with the operation team, both in trade finance and supply chain, to ensure alignment in process and standards.
• Monitor overall results of quality control reviews and report to Senior Manager/Director about performance.
• Assess the timeline followed in processing transaction, ascertaining whether operation unit has taken appropriate measure and utmost care to expedite processing transaction to avoid unnecessary delay and thus maximize customer satisfaction.
• Ensure continued learning and professional development of the transaction QC work.
• Plan, document, evaluate and maintain a robust quality control by designing QC procedures and incorporating continuous improvements with a comprehensive understanding of the bank's risk appetite and risk culture.
• Identify trends or procedural weakness and/or inconsistencies.
• Maintain, and in some cases – establish - working relationships with key stakeholders including keeping abreast of key business, regulatory and industry developments and any changes to procedures and practices.
• Escalate issues to management as appropriate.
• Analyse the processed transaction, create, and manage database to spot trends from knowledge gaps perspective.
• Acting as backup for Senior Manager Risk Control or other Managers as required.
  

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree, along with 7-8 years international trade finance operations and/or Quality Control
• Excellent knowledge of ICC publications like UCP 600, ISP 98, URDG 758 etc.
• Excellent Knowledge of Trade Finance Products, Structured Trade Finance products, Risk Participations etc.
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PP, Adobe. Given the increasing reliance on technological solutions for trade transactions purposes and risk assessment/mitigation, the incumbent must be able to work with other systems such as Trade360, Trade Express Elite etc.
• Strong analytical skills with a strong attention to details.
  

Work Arrangement: This position is currently a Hybrid role. Please note that this is subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Interested?

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That is why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What's in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
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