Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Executive in Finance & Accounting Team to work in a truly global environment where the overall purpose of the role is to supporting Counterparty Risk Assessment function by ensuring evaluating the potential financial risk associated with a company trading or lending counterparties, reporting to Head of Finance Operations. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.
Business Overview
Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.
Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.
This role will be based in Volcafe office in Bangalore, India
Key Accountabilities
- Assist in gathering and organizing financial and corporate information to support the evaluation of counterparties, including institutions and trading partners.
- Support in tracking and updating counterparty exposure data across various transactions and products.
- Help monitor exposure limits and report any potential breaches or irregularities to the relevant teams.
- Coordinate the collection of documents required for due diligence and credit reviews of new and existing counterparties.
- Prepare and maintain summary reports, trackers, and dashboards used in credit and risk analysis.
- Ensure documentation and reporting meet internal compliance standards and assist in audit preparation when needed.
- Collaborate with risk, compliance, legal, and trading teams to facilitate smooth information flow and ensure all required documents and data are in place for assessments.
Skills and Experience
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in related field from a well-recognized institute along with 3-5 years of experience with attention to detail, basic accounting knowledge, and proficiency in accounting software, along with experience in Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk Analysis, Exposure Assessment, Due Diligence and Monitoring, Risk Mitigation & Reporting and Compliance
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office. (Excel)
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Financial analysis and credit assessment expertise.
- Knowledge of counterparty risk management principles and practices.
- Understanding of financial markets and instruments.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Important: This position requires employees to work in either of the work timings below –
- APAC Region: – 6:00am to 3:00pm IST
- EMEA Region: – 11:00am to 8:00pm IST
We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
Our Offer
We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.
Our Values
Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship
Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.
Our Commitment
We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.
