Senior Trade Finance Operations Analyst #3604080

Join a global financial services environment supporting trade finance operations for a control-focused banking organization. This team plays a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of international trade transactions, including Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections. The environment is detail-oriented, policy-driven, and built around operational accuracy, regulatory awareness, and strong execution.

Engagement: W2 only, no C2C/1099.

This is an onsite contract opportunity based in Jersey City, NJ, supporting a specialized trade services operations team. The role offers exposure to complex import/export trade finance products, syndicated Letter of Credit activity, and ICC-governed transaction processing in a high-volume banking operations setting.

• Manage end-to-end operational processing for trade finance products, including Import and Export Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections.
• Process Import Letters of Credit, including acceptances, discounts, payments, invoicing, and related financing activity.
• Support Export Letter of Credit functions, including advising, confirmations, commission booking, and daily accrual processing.
• Book and administer syndicated Letter of Credit transactions with accuracy and strong control discipline.
• Process Documentary Collections, including registration, acceptances, settlements, payments, and related financing activities.
• Ensure transactions comply with ICC rules, internal policies, regulatory expectations, and established operating procedures.

• 10+ years of relevant trade finance, trade services, or banking operations experience preferred.
• Proven hands-on experience with Documentary Letters of Credit.
• Strong working knowledge of ICC rules, including UCP, URC, ISBP, or related trade finance guidelines.
• Experience processing Import LCs, Export LCs, Documentary Collections, settlements, payments, commissions, and accruals.
• Strong attention to detail, risk awareness, and ability to work accurately in a high-volume, control-focused environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree is a plus.
• CDCS certification is a plus.