Junior Trade Finance Specialist (with German)

Talan offers a unique opportunity for junior professionals to join a leading Corporate Banking team, specializing in Trade Finance – Bank Guarantees.

No banking experience needed

Join a global operations team and contribute to delivering high-quality services to international clients.

We need someone that can collaborate with:

- Proactively engage with available documentation, training materials, and real case examples to build a solid understanding of processes, products, and tools. - Maintain structured personal notes to consolidate learning, track key concepts, and document recurring patterns or use cases. - Apply a “learn–apply–reflect” approach: actively implement newly acquired knowledge in daily tasks and reflect on outcomes to reinforce understanding. - Seek regular feedback from mentors or senior team members and incorporate it into subsequent work. - Demonstrate curiosity by asking relevant, well-thought-out questions and identifying knowledge gaps independently. - Gradually increase autonomy by reducing reliance on guidance and showing the ability to solve similar problems based on prior learnings.

Bank Guarantees – Middle & Back Office:

- Process client and partner guarantees in compliance with legal and risk policies - Perform internal controls and keep accurate transaction records - Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Trade Services teams across Europe - Manage invoicing and align accounting entries - Handle payments to correspondent banks

Documentary Trade – Middle Office:

- Monitor daily operations and approvals - Coordinate with Back Office to ensure proper issuance of Letters of Credit - Align processes with UCP 600/ISP98 and compliance standards - Escalate complex cases to management as needed

- Advanced German proficiency - Mandatory - Advanced English proficiency - Degree in Law, Business, Translator, or related fields - Attention to detail, initiative, analyst skills - Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools - Based in Madrid and available full-time

What do we offer you?

- On site position based in Madrid, Spain - Permanent, full-time contract. - Training and career development. - Benefits and perks such as private medical insurance, life insurance, Language lessons, etc - Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.

If you are passionate about data, development & tech, we want to meet you!

Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).