VP, Trade Services Operations

Overview of Division/Department

Our Trade Services (TRS), a member of our Singapore Administration Department (SGAD), is responsible for handling all trade related transactions which includes checking of documentary credits/collections, invoice financing relating to goods and services, freight financing, trust receipt etc

About Us
MIZUHO BANK IS THE BANKING SUBSIDIARY OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, WHICH IS HEADQUARTERED IN TOKYO, JAPAN. MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. IS THE 15TH LARGEST BANK IN THE WORLD, AS MEASURED BY TOTAL ASSETS OF APPROXIMATELY US 2 TRILLION. MIZUHO'S 55,000 EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN OVER 800 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, EMEA, AND ASIA.

MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH HAS AN ESTABLISHED LOCAL PRESENCE WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AND SERVES AS THE REGIONAL HUB FOR THE BANK'S APAC OPERATIONS.

OPERATING WITH A FULL BANK LICENSE, MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH PROVIDES BANKING SERVICES TO OVER 2,000 JAPANESE AND NON JAPANESE CORPORATE CLIENTS, WITH A STAFF STRENGTH OF ABOUT 1,000 EMPLOYEES. WE PROVIDE EXPERTISE IN CORPORATE FINANCE, TRADE FINANCE, CASH MANAGEMENT, FUNDS TRANSFERS, PROJECT FINANCE, AND TREASURY SERVICES TO HELP BUSINESSES DEVELOP AND FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH OUR AFFILIATE COMPANY, MIZUHO SECURITIES, TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT BANKING SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIENTS.


Job Responsibilities
1. Checking and managing transactions per approving authority/matrix
2. Managing various Trade processing system, reconciliation of documents daily counts and to perform EOD operations
3. Handling AML and country sanction matters.
4. Safe-keeping documents and Export LCs
5. Performing housekeeping for the team
6. Reporting cases of error and incident nature to management
7. Performing doc checking function per checking limit matrix
8. Perform follow up/tracing on outstanding items
9. Supporting other staff in case of need
10. Providing guidance to junior staff
11. Adhering to HOP and IOP (not limited to Part 8 where applicable)
12. Participating/Leading in project/ad hoc work as assigned
13. Assisting the Section Head in the supervision of the team
14. Supporting the Section Head to achieve departmental goals.
15. Supporting insourcing and outsourcing businesses
16. Taking on a supervisory role for BCP for split office when Section Head is at a different location
17. Assisting in cross team business area

Job Requirements
1. A Bachelor Degree with at least 10-12 years of relevant experience
2. Strong leadership, meticulous and ability to multitask are attributes that will help the candidate perform successfully in this role.
3. Additional professional qualification of Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) would be advantageous