Middle Office Commodity Trade Finance Manager

**Company Description**:
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide.

Our teams of experts in close to 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis CIB is committed to aligning its financing portfolio with a carbon neutrality path by 2050 while helping its clients reduce the environmental impact of their business.

As part of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group’s financial strength and solid financial ratings (Standard & Poor's: A+, Moody's: A1, Fitch Ratings: A+, R&I: A+).

You are part of the Commodity Trade Finance Operations team, which is responsible for the Middle and Back Office functions as well as the Third Party administration for the activities of Global Markets, Financing, Investment Banking and Trade and Treasury Solutions, serving the French Retail Bank.

On a daily basis, your mission is to:

- Monitor the risk and guarantees of the operations of a portfolio of clients specializing in international trading of commodities;
- Analyze, approve or reject client requests for financing in collaboration with the CFO;
- Validate financing implementation (products used: short-term foreign currency advances, overdrafts, issuance of documentary credits or stand-by loans, and issuance of guarantees on demand) in collaboration with the Back Offices;
- Ensure continuous monitoring of the risk and guarantees associated with these loans (documentary collateral and exposure analysis based on daily market price changes or through term hedging instruments) ;
- Establish internal reporting tools for operations and ensure they are updated daily.

As a Middle Office Manager in Commodity Trade Finance, you are in direct contact with an international clientele.

You work in an international environment, within a community of experts who place excellence, impact and collective action at the heart of everything they do.

**#TransformativeFinance**

This position is based in Paris with the option to work from home.

As a Top Employer, we place our employees at the centre of our attention. Internal mobility, career development and training allow you to grow and develop throughout your journey.

You work in a hybrid, inclusive and collaborative working environment.

You also have the opportunity to commit yourself to society and causes that are close to your heart through our corporate foundation.

**About the recruitment process**

You will be contacted by one of our recruiters before meeting with our business experts (manager, team member or business line).

**Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience**:
About you: If you recognize yourself in the following description, you are made to work with us
With a higher education, you have a successful first experience in a similar function.

You are proficient:

- The concepts of financing and international trade;
- The field of raw materials or trading;
- Common office and financial tools, such as Excel and VBA.

You have an excellent relationship and a very good listening ability. You are:

- Organized, reliable and rigorous;
- Recognized for your ability to adapt to bank-specific tools;
- Appreciated for your team spirit.

You are fluent in English with a C1 level. Knowledge of a second language is a plus.