The Trade Finance Business Analyst acts as a key liaison between the business and technology teams. They analyze business processes, identify improvement opportunities, document system requirements, and support the design and implementation of trade finance solutions — ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, operational efficiency, and customer needs.
This role plays a crucial part in digitizing trade finance, enhancing workflow automation, and ensuring that trade finance systems meet business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for trade finance processes.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications for IT development or system vendors.
- Support implementation, testing (UAT), and rollout of trade finance systems or upgrades.
- Conduct process mapping and gap analysis for trade finance products (letters of credit, collections, guarantees, supply chain finance, etc.).
- Liaise with stakeholders (operations, compliance, front office, IT, and vendors) to ensure end-to-end alignment.
- Monitor and evaluate system performance and propose process improvements.
- Support regulatory and compliance initiatives (e.g., Basel III, AML, sanctions, trade-based money laundering).
- Prepare training materials and provide user support during and after system implementation.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation and reporting for management.
- Keep abreast of trade finance trends, digital trade initiatives (e.g., blockchain, eBL, ICC DSI), and market innovations.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.3–7 years of experience in trade finance, business analysis, or banking systems projects.Strong understanding of trade finance products — letters of credit, guarantees, collections, supply chain finance.Proven experience with trade finance systems (e.g., Misys / Fusion, Surecomp, Finacle, Eximbills, or Temenos).Experience working in Agile or Waterfall project environments.Exposure to data analysis, reporting tools, or business process re‑engineering is a plus.Preferred Certifications (Optional)
CDCS (Certified Documentary Credit Specialist)CITF (Certificate in International Trade and Finance)Wide Technologies Indonesia has established the business in Indonesia since 2000, with the main focus to provide solutions for bank, financial, and telecommunication industry. The company has a dedicated R&D team and a professional delivery team that focuses on product innovation, development, and software implementation. This is supported by close collaboration among all teams to ensure uninterrupted service to our clients.
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