Trade Finance Specialist
Sumitomo Rubber Middle East FZE ( Dunlop Tyres )
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
Sumitomo Rubber Middle East FZE - DAFZA
Handled Accounts & Administration Department
Handled complete Import / Export shipping documents under Letter of Credit
Handled complete accounts & day to day office administration
Core Competencies Include
Trade Finance Activities
•Assessing Letter of Credits & preparing all export documents related to LC’s
•Making arrangements for legalizations and obtaining insurance policies, clean bills of ladings/airway bills
•Defining export LC requirements including preparation of LC drafts & communicating to the customer in line with the contractual requirements.
•Scrutinizing & complying with conditions of LC’s.
•Pivotal in liaising with Banks pertaining to LC confirmations, payments & LC discounting, etc.
•Deftly liaising with clients for LC amendments/payments
•Resolving queries of customers and sales people
•Coordination with factories for documents needed for shipping.
•Coordination with shipping companies regarding confirmation & Bill of Lading issuance in Dubai
•Assistance to each distributor in regards to clearing & any other documentation requirements
•Managing the logistic functions and negotiating with shippers/transporters for cost effective transport solutions and clearances.
•Coordination with Advising Banks on Arrival, Confirmation of LC and dispatch of Negotiation documents.
•Furnishing details to Accounts department with regards to shipment departure, payment to Shipping Co., etc.
•Attending to all incoming & outgoing Emails
•Reporting to the Department Head Manager
•Keeping track of Pending shipments & updating the customers promptly.
•Requirements from Sales get Quotes from Supplier Compare the same Finalize Prices / Orders.
•Prepare PO / SO send Quotes / PI to Customers, Labels / Documents L/C Purchase Activity.
Accounting
• Handling day-to-day accounting functions such as entry and posting of local and foreign purchase Orders, details of payments made to suppliers, debit/credit note entries & reconciliations
• Cash/petty cash/ bank transactions /Imprest cash and preparing reconciliation statements.
• Maintaining details of Orders of the company, L/C payments & Discounting of bills.
•Liaising with banks, for Telegraphic Transfers, L/c Renewals etc.
•Responsible for Receivables & Payables.
•Handling online applications visa, cards renewals documents renewals etc.
•Generating various kinds of reports from accounting software - Focus
•Assisting in HACCP Inspection