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 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. 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 (Madrid)
🏢 Talan Group
📍 Madrid