Structured Trade Finance Manager

Engelhart

$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in financing and capital structure for US Power & Gas trading business.
  • Expertise in sourcing, executing, and managing syndicated and bilateral financing facilities.
  • Strong skills in modeling, forecasting, and optimizing working capital.
  • Knowledge of physical transactions within trade finance.

Responsibilities

  • Originate, structure, execute, and manage financing solutions for US Power & Gas growth.
  • Model, forecast, report, and optimize working capital through direct interactions with stakeholders.
  • Manage Borrowing Base Facility and negotiate bilateral credit lines and refinancings.
  • Optimize Treasury processes and systems while collaborating with various departments.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and access to a discretionary bonus plan.
  • 20 days of annual holiday plus US public holidays (NYSE).
  • Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance.
  • 401(k) match with additional subsidized benefits.
  • Opportunities for external and internal training and development.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Engelhart is searching for an experienced Structured Trade Finance Manager to join our global Treasury function, based on-site in our Stamford CT office. This is a new opportunity within our organization, reporting directly to the US Head of Treasury, and responsible for supporting the ongoing growth of our US Power & Gas business.

This will be a full-time role, owning the following responsibilities:
  • Originating, structuring, executing, and managing efficient financing solutions to enable further growth of Engelhart's US Power & Gas business, with a particular focus on physicals.
  • Modeling, forecasting, reporting, and optimizing working capital, with a hands-on approach and regular interaction with senior internal stakeholders.
  • Managing the existing Borrowing Base Facility and bilateral credit lines, including annual refinancing and negotiations with financing partners.
  • Driving ongoing optimization of processes and systems across the Treasury function, partnering closely with front office, middle office, legal, accounting, credit, and IT.


About You

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills to build strong relationships and work effectively with both internal stakeholders and external partners. This person needs to be from a structured background, seasoned in originating, implementing, designing, and forecasting in order to provide a commercial and analytical edge to our experienced operational function.

As such, the following experiences and skills will are necessary for application:
  • A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience supporting the financing and capital structure of a US Power and Gas trading business.
  • Demonstrated experience in sourcing, executing, and managing syndicated and bilateral financing facilities and affiliated relationships.
  • Strong experience in modeling, forecasting, and optimizing working capital.
  • Tangible knowledge of, and focus on, physical transactions as a trade finance specialist.

In addition, the following are not necessary though highly desirable for an immediate positive impact in this role:
  • Strong understanding of financial trading/exchange requirements in addition to physical transactions.
  • Exposure to innovative, bespoke, or non-traditional financing solutions.
  • Strong ability to work autonomously and operate independently.


What we offer
  • Competitive compensation and participation in Engelhart's discretionary bonus plan.
  • 20 days of annual holiday entitlement, excluding US public holidays (NYSE).
  • Robust benefits package such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401(k) match, and supplemental benefits partially subsidized by the Company.
  • Eligibility to receive external and internal training in accordance with our Training & Development Policy.

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