Junior Trade Finance Specialist (with French)
Job Description
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 integral 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.
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 Madri

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