Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Rahul

Rahul

Collateral Finance Associate
Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Offering strong foundation in financial principles and attention to detail, combined with readiness to learn and develop in trade finance environment. Delivers understanding of financial analysis and documentation workflows essential to field. Ready to use and develop analytical and organizational skills in Trade finance, Domestic and international payment role. Experienced with managing international trade transactions and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Utilizes expertise in financial analysis to identify and mitigate risks effectively. Strong understanding of client relationship management and fostering team collaboration to achieve organizational objectives.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Collateral Specialist

NAB
03.2025 - Current
  • Analyzed collateral documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
  • Managed collateral valuations and risk assessments, enhancing accuracy in reporting and decision-making processes.
  • Facilitated communication between departments to streamline collateral management workflows and improve operational efficiency.
  • Developed training materials for new team members, fostering knowledge retention and consistent practices within the department.
  • Monitored market trends impacting collateral values, providing insights for strategic adjustments in asset management.
  • Conducted comprehensive analyses of borrowers'' financial statements, evaluating their creditworthiness for secured loans.
  • Coordinated with external appraisers to obtain accurate valuations for high-value collaterals, ensuring proper risk management.

Trade Finance Officer

NAB
Melbourne, Victoria
10.2023 - Current
  • Account Corrections: Perform CRM/account corrections on a monthly basis and maintain accurate records
  • Document Checking: Review and forward documents for customers, ensuring compliance with bank procedures
  • Bill Discounting and RA Transactions: Input bill discounting and RA transactions, prepare sanctions, and manage related processes
  • CIF & Account Opening: Manage CIF and account opening processes in Finastra
  • LC Management: Add LC confirmations and handle LC lodgment and subsequent amendments in TI Plus
  • Manage LC advising in the TI Plus system, interacting with the TI Plus back-office team to ensure accurate processing
  • SWIFT Messaging: Handle and prepare SWIFT messages related to bills and LCs, including MT799, MT742, and MT999
  • Document Preparation: Prepare old documents and files for warehouse storage, scan, and maintain team documents
  • Check and authorize transactions in TI Plus submitted by other Junior Trade Officer
  • Release messages in system
  • Completion of assigned miscellaneous work.
  • To ensure all the documentation is in place before releasing the guarantees.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve trade finance issues promptly, ensuring smooth transaction processing.
  • Managed a diverse array of financing instruments such as letters of credit, guarantees, and open account transactions to cater to different client needs effectively.
  • Conducted financial due diligence on potential investments and acquisitions.

Payment Officer

NAB
Melbourne, Victoria
01.2023 - 10.2023
  • Serve as the primary point of contact between management, clients and payment gateways
  • Process client transactions, including funding and withdrawals, with precision
  • Verify, calculate, and post accounts receivable data on a daily basis
  • Generate and support month-end financial reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
  • Reconcile monthly transaction fees and maintain accurate financial records
  • Investigate and promptly resolve any reconciliation discrepancies
  • Complete and test applications for new Payment Gateways, ensuring seamless integration
  • Collaborate with finance teams across different locations for timely reconciliations
  • Review and provide constructive feedback on process documentation
  • Report any errors, risk events, or non-compliance issues to management immediately
  • Multi-Tasking on different payment systems including Hiport, STAR, ITF and much more
  • Maintained team productivity by efficiently scanning, submitting and archiving records.
  • Supported month-end closing activities, ensuring all relevant payments were processed accurately and on time.
  • Maintained a high level of data integrity by consistently updating vendor information in internal systems.

Finance Manager

VSHARP & CO.
03.2020 - 03.2022
  • Developed and implemented financial strategies to enhance profitability and reduce costs.
  • Analyzed financial reports to support data-driven decision-making across departments.
  • Managed budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Streamlined accounting procedures, improving efficiency in month-end closing activities.
  • Conducted variance analysis to monitor financial performance against forecasts and budgets.
  • Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
  • Optimized cash flow with diligent monitoring of accounts receivable and payable.
  • Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
  • Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
  • Delivered comprehensive financial training programs for non-finance managers, enhancing cross-functional understanding and collaboration.

Digital Marketing Intern

centre for building better community
Hawthorn, Victoria
09.2019 - 11.2019
  • Manages the company’s social media accounts and posts content
  • Brainstorms campaign ideas
  • Monitor various social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram
  • Analyzes analytics to gauge the success of campaigns
  • Understands the overall concept of the company, including the brand, customer, product goals, and all other aspects of service
  • Engages with customers or clients and provides service
  • Provide suggestions to management for improving customer experience on social platforms and internal processes
  • Learns and becomes proficient on internal software systems
  • Assists in creating performance reports.

Education

MBA - business administration, Accounting

Holmes Institute, Melbourne
October 2022

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom - Business, Management

Delhi University
2018
Marketing, and Related Support Services

Skills

International trade regulations

Trade compliance

Financial risk assessment

Documentary collections

Letter of credit management

Trade finance expertise

Teamwork and collaboration

Time Management

Problem-solving abilities

Multi-tasking

Transaction monitoring

Audit support

Certification

Retail Management Certification Successful Negotiation: Essential strategies and skills Banking and finance

Timeline

Collateral Specialist - NAB
03.2025 - Current
Trade Finance Officer - NAB
10.2023 - Current
Payment Officer - NAB
01.2023 - 10.2023
Finance Manager - VSHARP & CO.
03.2020 - 03.2022
Digital Marketing Intern - centre for building better community
09.2019 - 11.2019
Delhi University - Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business, Management
Holmes Institute - MBA, business administration, Accounting
Rahul Collateral Finance Associate