Structured Trade Finance Senior Advisor

Structured Trade Finance Senior Advisor Overview

Join ExxonMobil as a Structured Trade Finance Senior Advisor, where you will play a crucial role in both the Global Trading Finance and Origination teams. This position is based in London and focuses on supporting origination activities within the trading sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaboratively design deal structures utilizing structured trade finance tools to facilitate origination activities.
• Create funding solutions for third parties, which may include prepays to producers for term offtake, pre-export financing, asset-backed lending, and inventory finance for waterborne cargoes in transit.
• Lead a regional deal team to develop and syndicate both standard and customized financing structures to enhance the competitive edge of the Global Trading Origination team.
• Establish and maintain banking and syndication relationships to ensure timely deal placements and gather market insights relevant to Global Trading.
• Engage in all phases of structured trade and commodity finance transactions, including complex modeling, term sheet development, credit reviews, structuring, documentation, and stakeholder presentations.
• Apply suitable financing techniques to complex scenarios while considering portfolio and stakeholder impacts, understanding risk and return dynamics.
• Coordinate with origination, legal, and other teams to thoroughly analyze transactions, ensuring proper documentation and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with corporate funding strategies and approved instruments/structures.
• Enhance financial, risk, and optimization valuation models to support commercial activities, including credit valuation and pricing.
• Collaborate across Global Trading and Finance Functions to achieve optimal business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (8+ years) in a trading house, bank, or major oil company with direct involvement in commodity finance and structured transactions.
• Proven track record of successfully closing complex financings with strong commercial, negotiation, and deal structuring skills.
• Educational background in Finance, Economics, Business, or related technical fields.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with significant financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• Experience in deal structuring and the ability to devise innovative solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently within a multifunctional team.
• Understanding of the dynamics and drivers of structured trade and commodity finance markets.
• Experience in counterparty negotiations and the ability to influence stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of tax, accounting, legal, compliance, and regulatory implications in deal structuring.
• Strategic thinking with strong business insight and judgment.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Access to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Engagement in projects that contribute to sustainable energy solutions.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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