Trafigura - Payment Processing Specialist

ABOUT US:

Trafigura Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (TGS) is the Shared Services Centre (SSC) for Trafigura, a world leading physical commodity trading company. We source, store, blend and deliver oil and key raw materials to clients all over the world. We trade commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, concentrates and refined metals and provides the ships and facilities to store and transport them. We operate through a network of over 81 offices in 58 countries across the globe. We are active in at least 15 key global markets. With a turnover of US$133 billion in 2013; we traded over 2.3 million barrels a day of oil and petroleum products and shipped 26.7million tonnes of non-ferrous and bulk commodities.

Physical trading is a long-term business and investment in and access to key physical assets around the world is central to our business model. Management of ships, storage tanks, mines and other logistical assets gives us a business advantage while demonstrating our commitment to the territories in which we operate.

We benefit from a talented and highly motivated international workforce. Because managers and employees both own and run the company they identify strongly with its performance. Our decentralised structure promotes individual responsibility and a flexible, responsive approach.

ROLE:

APAC / EMEA coverage

- Responsible for all daily demurrage purchase payments; ensuring that specific cut off times are met and Treasury reporting upheld.

- Responsible for all daily demurrage receipts and account reconciliation; ensuring that daily deadlines are met and all postings are accurate.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Mandatory

- English speaking with excellent spoken and written communication skills.

- Educated to degree level or equivalent and highly numerate.

- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.

- Able to cope in a highly pressured and demanding environment and handle high volumes of work.

- Excel and database skills.

- An understanding of financial controls.

- Book keeping / basic accounting experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- To be responsible for all demurrage/TDL/Regular Oil payments/Finance Payments & Transfers/Cash Transfers/ Swifts/Offsets/Intercompany Payments ensuring payments are made efficiently and to deadline.

- Liaise with demurrage/TDL/Operations personnel to ensure any queries are dealt with swiftly.

- Create and read reports to ensure deadlines and payment cut offs are met with accuracy.

- Deal with foreign currency payments, liaising with the Treasury FX department to ensure that all
payments are made with the correct FX rates

- To be responsible for all demurrage/TDL/Regular Oil/ Refined Metals related receipts and bank account movements.

- Liaising with Athens personnel, (who head up the demurrage department) informing them of all demurrage related funds received.

- Posting the receipt of funds accurately in the Trafigura system, ensuring it reflects the bank statements.

- Reconciling all accounts internally through daily reports sent by the accounts department.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

- Demurrage Personnel

- Oil Derivatives Personnel

- Treasury team

- Accounting department

- Banks (for queries)

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.