Service Support Specialist, Trade Finance Service

We are looking for a Service Support Specialist to the Trade Finance Service Team in our Packaging Materials Division. The role reports to Trade Finance Service Team Lead and is based in Helsinki.

About the role

As a Specialist you will mainly work with examination of Letter of Credits and creation of necessary documents for bank submission as per documentary credit instruction but can also be assigned other tasks. You will be supporting operational risk processes for Packaging Materials such as Export and Import Letters of Credit, SBLCs, and Supplier Guarantees. (Bill of exchange, and Collections are possible additions).

The job also includes being expert in ICC Uniform Customs & Practices, International Standard Banking Practice, Shipping rules for Letter of Credit cases and Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG), 2010 revision, ICC Publication No. 758.

Required relevant experience, skills and competencies

Process and application skills:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Trade Finance Service area

• Full 'know-how' and understanding of all Trade Finance processes such as Letters of Credit, Guarantees, and SBLCs

• Expertise in ICC Uniform Customs & Practices

• Expertise in International Standard Banking Practice

• Expertise in Shipping rules for Letter of Credit cases.

• Expertise in Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG), 2010 revision, ICC Publication No. 758.

• Ability to combine understanding of Stora Enso business and international exporting rules.

• Good knowledge of Stora Enso business across divisions and teams: supply chain, sales and operations logic as well as financial processes and policies.

• Good communication skills

Personal skills:

• Understands the business needs, risk factors and expectations.

• Energetic person who gets things done with an analytical, yet pragmatic approach.

• Willingness to take initiative to proactively provide solutions.

Education: 

• Commercial or technical university degree

• Language skills: Fluent in written and spoken English, other language skills are an advantage (especially Finnish).

What we offer

You will be part of our diverse working culture supporting you to explore new perspectives and develop professionally. You will contribute towards a more sustainable world, as we believe that anything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. To keep you going safely, we support your physical and mental wellbeing.

How can you apply for this role?

You can only submit your application to us by using our recruitment tool. We work with the recruitment process on an ongoing basis, so apply as soon as possible, but no later than the 22nd of September, 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact hiring manager Paweł Pęk, pawel.pek@storaenso.com. He is happy to help you!

Depending on the role, we might invite you to a video interview and/or aptitude tests. Also, our recruitment process could include pre-employment actions such as background, reference, and health checks as well as a drug test. 

The Packaging Materials division is a global leader and expert in circular packaging providing premium packaging materials based on virgin and recycled fiber. Stora Enso helps customers replace fossil-based materials with low-carbon, renewable and recyclable alternatives for their food, beverage and transport packaging with a wide selection of base boards and barrier coatings.