Structured Trade Finance Manager

Engelhart

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

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in US Power and Gas trading finance
  • Expertise in sourcing and managing syndicated and bilateral financing facilities
  • Strong background in modeling, forecasting, and working capital optimization
  • Experience working on physical transactions within trade finance
  • Excellent communication skills for stakeholder relationship building

Responsibilities

  • Originate, structure, and execute financing solutions for US Power & Gas growth.
  • Model, forecast, and optimize working capital with regular stakeholder interaction.
  • Manage existing Borrowing Base Facility and bilateral credit lines.
  • Drive process and system optimization within the Treasury function, collaborating with multiple teams.

Benefits

  • Commitment to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaboration with senior stakeholders in a dynamic team environment
  • Engagement in innovative financing solutions for a leading firm in the industry
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.


We believe in inclusivity and are therefore dedicated to ensuring all employees - across gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, life experience, background and more - feel welcome and included in the company. We promote diversity because we believe it is essential to our ability to think holistically.

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