Structured Trade Finance Advisor

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What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Structured Trade Finance Advisor to be located at our Houston Campus location in Spring, TX. 

The Structured Trade Finance Advisor will be an integral member of both the Global Trading Finance and Origination teams with focus on supporting origination activity in the Americas. The role will report to the Assistant Treasurer for Global Trading with guidance from the global Structured Trade Finance Manager.  

What you will do

• Collaboratively develop deal structures using structured trade finance tools to enable origination activity. Develop funding and other solutions for third parties, including (but not limited to):

  • prepays to producers for term offtake, pre-export financing

  • asset-backed lending

  • inventory finance on behalf of suppliers and/or buyers for waterborne cargoes in transit, pipeline transport, and land-based storage

  • refinery intermediation, tolling/processing agreements

  • extended payment terms to buyers, potentially secured

  • asset management agreements (AMAs)

• Lead structured trade finance transaction underwriting and syndicating, applying strong knowledge of common concepts and documentation, and ensuring competitive terms and pricing

• Build and support associated banking/syndication relationships to ensure the timely placement of deals, development of market insights and information relevant to Global Trading for current and future business, and potential trading/origination opportunities

• Contribute in all aspects of structured trade and commodity finance transactions from complex modeling to non-numerical activities, i.e., term sheet development, credit and due diligence review, structuring and documentation, report writing, contract review, presenting to key stakeholders and senior trading and finance management

• Apply appropriate financing techniques to complex situations while actively considering portfolio and stakeholder impact, bring deep understanding of how risk and return are split across the structure from both an ExxonMobil syndication market perspective

• Apply expertise and coordinate with origination, legal and other teams to fully analyze transactions and ensure appropriate documentation, risk mitigants, and limits to minimize defaults and maximize recoveries, including the assessment and implementation of security/collateral arrangements 

• Ensure transactions are compliant with corporate funding strategies, approved instruments/structures, return metrics, etc. (in addition to Trading strategies and policies)

• Improve financial, risk & optimization valuation models and techniques to support commercial activity including valuation and pricing of credit, working capital and optionality 

• Collaborate across Global Trading and Finance Functions to achieve the best business outcome, including coordinating input from other functions, like Credit, Law, Risk, Compliance, Financial Accounting

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years; Associate Director/Director-level position

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business or other technical degrees

• Experience at a trading house, bank, or major oil company directly handling commodity finance, trade finance, and structured transactions

• Track record of closing complex financings with excellent commercial, negotiation and deal structuring skills

• Highly entrepreneurial and commercial mindset

• Financial background in capital markets.

• Significant financial acumen and analytical skills

• Deal structuring experience; demonstrated ability to develop new and innovative solutions

• Ability to solve complex problems and work diligently without supervision as part of a multifunctional team. 

• Understanding of drivers and dynamics of structured trade and commodity finance markets

• Good understanding of risk management and mitigation strategies  

• Counterparty negotiation experience 

• Ability to effectively interface and influence externally and internally

• Ability to understand tax, accounting, legal, compliance, and regulatory implications in deal structuring and operationalization 

• Collaborative approach to working joint initiatives, across geographies and cultures

• Strategic thinking, strong business and commercial insight and judgment

• Knowledge of credit derivatives, foreign exchange markets desired  

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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