Trade Finance Operations Associate | Trade Finance Operations BU | Banking Operations SBU | August 2025

MCB’s Trade Finance Operations BU, within our Banking Operations SBU, plays a key role in guiding customers engaged in import and export of goods & services and handling the processing of their trade finance needs.

We are on the lookout for:

Job vacancy: Trade Finance Operations Associate

The Trade Finance Operations Associate is responsible for processing and validating trade finance transactions. She/He will ensure all documentation is accurate and meets compliance standards.

In this role you will,

• Execute trade finance transactions as per escalation process, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures;

• Provide a quality service to customers within an assigned client portfolio;

• Assist in monitoring the daily activities of the trade finance operations team;

• Attend to and ensure prompt resolution of queries and complaints received from internal and external customers;

• Assist with training and onboarding new team members;

• Monitor and attend to queries received from Customers, Lines of Business and Banks to ensure they are being attended to within set frame;

• Verify and validate documents and transactions as per escalation process, to ensure genuineness and exactness of transactions so as to avoid financial and reputational risk;

• Live and display the MCB brand and values in all daily activities, whilst also ensuring direct reports do the same, in order to uphold and further strengthen the MCB brand internally and externally.

To succeed, you will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations;

• Consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances;

• Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments;

• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

We are looking for candidates who have:

EITHER

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field;

• A minimum of 3 years’ working experience in Trade Finance Operations or Banking Sector;

OR

• At least 5 years’ working experience in Trade Finance Operations or Banking Sector;

AND

• Strong understanding of trade finance products, processes and documentation.

• Effective time-management and organizational skills.

A combination of both qualification & experience will be considered.

Should this opportunity match your career aspirations, skills and competencies, click on ‘Apply’ to complete your online application. 

Please ensure all required information is accurately entered in relevant sections. Any incomplete application will not be considered. Kindly attach a complete CV when applying. 

Note that candidates under consideration for this position will be required to provide 2 professional references. 

As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidate(s) will be required to provide a valid Certificate of Character of less than 3 months.

The deadline for submission of application is 22 September 2025.

The Management reserves the right not to appoint anyone following this advert.