Trade Finance Settlement Analyst

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.

Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Settlement Analyst will execute and administer moderately complex aspects of trade and capital markets activities in a timely and accurate manner. In this role, you will ensure compliance to the established guidelines and procedures in relation to operational activities for the corporate banking business.

The role acts as an intermediary between buyers, sellers, and participating banks, ensuring the smooth execution of structured trade finance transactions. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in trade finance operations, with strong exposure to instruments such as letters of credit (LCs) and a solid understanding of related documentation and processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Process standard deals in the trade inventory system and prepare all documents based on approved templates (trade confirmations, financing agreements, LC formats, etc.);
• Coordination with counterparties and internally on issuance of instruments (letters of credit, stand-by LC, guarantees) and on timing of funding. verification of trades (system input, documentation, approvals) & cash payments (amounts, value dates, bank details).
• Coordinate and align with external and internal stakeholders to resolve execution issues, assisting as necessary.
• Settle standard transactions to ensure quality settlement for supervisor's review.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• • • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years of related work experience
• Proficiency in Excel

Exposure to forwarding operations of Commodity Trading company

• Exposure to commodity finance and documentations

• Familiar with ICC publications and use of various types of instruments including LCs, Bills of Exchange, SBLCs, BGs, etc.

• Experience in loan administration in a financial institution