Junior Trade Finance Specialist (with French)

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Talan offers a unique opportunity for junior professionals to join a leading Corporate Banking team, specializing in Trade Finance – Bank Guarantees.

No banking experience needed.

Join a general operations team and contribute to delivering high‑quality services to international clients.

Responsibilities

- Proactively engage with available documentation, training materials, and real case examples to build a solid understanding of processes, products, and tools.
- Maintain structured personal notes to consolidate learning, track key concepts, and document recurring patterns or use cases.
- Apply a “learn–apply–reflect” approach: actively implement newly acquired knowledge in daily tasks and reflect on outcomes to reinforce understanding.
- Seek regular feedback from mentors or senior team members and incorporate it into subsequent work.
- Demonstrate curiosity by asking relevant, well‑thought‑out questions and identifying knowledge gaps independently.




- Gradually increase autonomy by reducing reliance on guidance and showing the ability to solve similar problems based on prior learnings.
- Process client and partner guarantees in compliance with legal and risk policies.
- Perform internal controls and keep accurate transaction records.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Trade Services teams across Europe.
- Manage invoicing and align accounting entries.
- Handle payments to correspondent banks.
- Monitor daily operations and approvals.
- Coordinate with Back Office to ensure proper issuance of Letters of Credit.
- Align processes with UCP 600/ISP98 and compliance standards.
- Escalate complex cases to management as needed. xugodme

Qualifications

- Advanced French proficiency – Mandatory
- Advanced English proficiency
- Degree in Law, Business, Translator, or related fields
- Attention to detail, initiative, analyst skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
- Based in Madrid and available full‑time on site

Benefits

- On‑site position based in Madrid, Spain
- Permanent, full‑time contract
- Training and career development
- Benefits and perks such as private medical insurance, life insurance, language lessons, etc.
- Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.

📌 Junior Trade Finance Specialist (with French) (Madrid)
🏢 Talan Group
📍 Madrid