Interim Finance Trade Specialist

Location: London, Manchester or Edinburgh (Hybrid, 2 days on site)
Rate: £600/day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Client: Major Financial Services Organisation
Duration: 6-7 months
Start: ASAP

A high-impact Interim role, central to leading Financial Services organisation's major Trade Finance transformation programme.

You'll shape how risk is managed across complex, high-value global trade flows, working at the intersection of financial crime, technology, and business growth.

The Role:

• Drive requirements definition across the Trade Finance risk programme
• Translate Financial Crime, Sanctions, and Due Diligence needs into structured, actionable solutions
• Enhance automated controls within an OCR-driven trade processing platform
• Identify and mitigate risks tied to high-risk trade products and routes
• Collaborate across Trade, Financial Crime, Advisory, and QA teams
• Challenge, refine, and test risk coverage to ensure robust controls
• Support governance, delivery tracking (RAID), and milestone execution

Requirements:

• Strong Trade Finance expertise, particularly in risk and controls
• Solid understanding of Financial Crime frameworks
• Experience translating regulation into practical control design
• Proven ability to work with complex data and unstructured documentation
• Experience designing, implementing, and refining pre-trade controls
• Strong, recent experience (2-3 years+) in Trade Finance risk
• Confident stakeholder engagement and decision-making skills

This is an urgent requirement - if interested, please apply asap and any questions, email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com