What you will do
The Structured Trade Finance Advisor will be an integral member of both the Global Trading Finance and Origination teams with focus on supporting origination activity in our London office, reporting to the Assistant Treasurer for Global Trading with guidance from the global Structured Trade Finance Manager.
Responsibilities will include:
1. Collaboratively develop deal structures using structured trade finance tools to enable origination activity. Develop funding and other solutions for third parties, including (but not limited to):
2. Prepays to producers for term offtake, pre-export financing
3. Asset-backed lending
4. Inventory finance on behalf of suppliers and/or buyers for waterborne cargoes in transit, pipeline transport, and land-based storage
5. Refinery intermediation, tolling/processing agreements
6. Extended payment terms to buyers, potentially secured
7. Asset management agreements (AMAs)
8. Lead structured trade finance transaction underwriting and syndication, applying strong knowledge of common concepts and documentation, and ensuring competitive terms and pricing
9. Build and support associated banking/syndication relationships to ensure the timely placement of deals, development of market insights and information relevant to Global Trading for current and future business, and potential trading/origination opportunities
10. Contribute in all aspects of structured trade and commodity finance transactions from complex modeling to non-numerical activities,, term sheet development, credit and due diligence review, structuring and documentation, report writing, contract review, presenting to key stakeholders and senior trading and finance management
11. Apply appropriate financing techniques to complex situations while actively considering portfolio and stakeholder impact, bring deep understanding of how risk and return are split across the structure from both an ExxonMobil syndication market perspective
12. Apply expertise and coordinate with origination, legal and other teams to fully analyze transactions and ensure appropriate documentation, risk mitigants, and limits to minimize defaults and maximize recoveries, including the assessment and implementation of security/collateral arrangements
13. Ensure transactions are compliant with corporate funding strategies, approved instruments/structures, return metrics, etc. (in addition to Trading strategies and policies)
14. Improve financial, risk & optimization valuation models and techniques to support commercial activity including valuation and pricing of credit, working capital and optionality
15. Collaborate across Global Trading and Finance Functions to achieve the best business outcome, including coordinating input from other functions, like Credit, Law, Risk, Compliance, Financial Accounting
About you
To be eligible for this role, you must:
Employment/Work Experience: Experience at a trading house, bank, or major oil company directly handling commodity finance, trade finance, and structured transactions. Track record of closing complex financings with excellent commercial, negotiation and deal structuring skills. Financial background in capital markets.
Experience level: significant experience (8+ years); Associate Director/Director-level position
Skill sets & experience:
16. Highly entrepreneurial and commercial mindset
17. Significant financial acumen and analytical skills
18. Deal structuring experience demonstrated ability to develop new and innovative solutions.
19. Ability to solve complex problems and work diligently without supervision as part of a multifunctional team.
20. Understanding of drivers and dynamics of structured trade and commodity finance markets
21. Good understanding of risk management and mitigation strategies
22. Counterparty negotiation experience.
23. Ability to effectively interface and influence externally and internally.
24. Ability to understand tax, accounting, legal, compliance, and regulatory implications in deal structuring and operationalization.
25. Collaborative approach to working joint initiatives, across geographies and cultures.
26. Strategic thinking, strong business and commercial insight and judgment
27. Knowledge of credit derivatives, foreign exchange markets desired.
Education: Finance, Economics, Business or other technical degrees
Your Benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you a wide range of benefits including:
28. You will be part of a team that supports and inspires you with the flexibility to explore multiple challenges and roles.
29. Your development never stops.
30. A variety of job roles and access to cutting-edge training let you expand your potential throughout an entire career.
31. At ExxonMobil we have your back.
32. We want you to enjoy a career with us.
Please note benefits may change without notice, subject to applicable law.
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