24 Oct
Javelin Global Commodities
London
Job description
About Javelin
Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with offices in London, New York, San Diego, St Louis, Switzerland, India, Australia, Singapore and Poland.
Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.
Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 150 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic.
Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.
Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas.
Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities.
We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities.
Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf / sports simulator. Discover more at http : / / www.javelincommodities.com / .
The Role
This is a new, exciting opportunity, to join our fun and rapidly growing global team. The successful candidate will join Javelin’s Trade Finance team, reporting into the Head of Trade Finance,
and will assist in carrying out all aspects of day-to-day trade finance requirements of Javelin.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :
- Prepare and manage financing of business flows under transactional, borrowing base and receivable discounting structures.
- Maintain strong relationships with financing banks and lenders.
- Building strong relationships with all employees at Javelin.
- Manage Javelin’s cash flow position and implement appropriate cash management procedures.
- Liaise with Treasury on cashflow of financed transactions.
- Liaise with Commercial and Operations teams on transactions.
- Reporting and monitoring of trade finance capacity utilisation.
- Drafting and negotiating of import / export letters of credit and documents.
Requirements
Skills and Experience Required :
- Degree educated (preferably a Finance related degree).
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong relationship building skills.
- A proactive and solution orientated approach.
- A capable, enthusiastic individual who is a self-starter, able to work under pressure and comfortable with taking initiative.
- Highly organised with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively.
▶️ Graduate Trade Finance Analyst
🖊️ Javelin Global Commodities
📍 London