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Description

For over seventeen years, I have progressively developed expertise focused on three areas of competence: Trade Finance, Business Analysis, and Compliance.

I am therefore capable of carrying out operations while ensuring regulatory compliance and participating in structuring projects.

I have had the opportunity to work with companies of different sizes and sectors, ranging from large universal banks to small structures, including universities. The experiences described below are, for me, the most suitable for meeting the needs of my current and future partners.

In 2023, I decided to create my freelance structure to meet the industry's needs and broaden my scope of possibilities. I am therefore open to any proposal (temporary contract / freelance).

Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your projects and see how I can help you bring your ideas to life!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Rouen (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Nantes (up to 50km)

BNP Paribas
Business Analyst Trade Finance
BANKING AND INSURANCE
September 2023 - December 2024 (1 year and 3 months)
Paris, France
Redesign and rewriting of Middle Office Trade Finance Procedures for France (Documentary Credits, Documentary Collections, Bill Discounting, Syndications, Foreign Exchange and Currencies, and second-level control procedures)
Creation of visual "step-by-step" guides linked to the procedures to facilitate operator input
Following the rewriting of French Middle Trade Finance Procedures, analysis of Back Office procedures in India and:
Harmonization of cross-functional Middle to Back procedures
Proposal of a new SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) model for the Back Office in India
Implementation and monitoring of an "Operational Time" campaign to measure and analyze operational work time for improvement opportunities.
Procedure Writing Procedure Implementation Project Management Microsoft Powerpoint Trade Finance
Banque Chaabi du Maroc
Business Analyst / Head of International Trade and Flows
BANKING AND INSURANCE
June 2022 - December 2022 (6 months)
Paris, France
Participation in the bank's cross-functional projects (redesign of compliance controls - SWIFT ISO 20022 tests)
Control of Trade Finance operations (documentary credits, discounting, money market, syndications, flows)
Study of complex operations and technical support for employees
Activity management and performance guarantee
Updating procedures and operating methods
Leading and developing team skills
Team Management Project Management Trade Finance Swift Compliance
EBI SA - Groupe Ecobank
Head of Trade / Business Analyst
BANKING AND INSURANCE
June 2015 - March 2021 (5 years and 9 months)
Paris, France
1/ Business Analyst, Lagos, Nigeria

Simultaneously with the responsibility of the Trade Finance Department, participation in a "core banking" and Trade Finance application migration project on secondment to Nigeria (June – November 2019):
Gathering functional and evolution needs
Comparing needs with the new software's functionalities and arbitration
Testing phase (UAT) then "go live" production
User training, change management, and writing new procedures and operating methods

2/ Head of Trade Finance Department
Daily management, support, and organization of a team covering Trade operations. As head of the department, I was responsible for a high level of performance, productivity, and engagement.
Coordination with the sales team and other cross-functional teams to streamline activity, and participation in the creation of new financial products
Proposals and implementation of action plans aimed at continuously improving operational excellence.
Mastered financial products: Import and export documentary credits (confirmed, notified), avalized and non-avalized bills of exchange, import and export documentary collections, international and counter-guarantees, structured financing, reimbursement bank...
Team Management Project Management Trade Finance Business Analyst Compliance