MB Energy, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Hamburg, is an independent and integrated energy company with operations in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. The company is active in the import, storage, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), chemicals, and biofuels. With decades of industry experience and an innovative approach, MB Energy plays an active role in the global energy landscape, supporting its customers in the transition to lower-emission energy sources by developing and providing forward-looking alternatives.

Let’s shape the future of the energy industry together!

For our company headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity, we are looking for you to start as soon as possible as

Treasury Manager – Trade Finance & Structuring (m/w/d)

Our offer to you:

• Work-life balance: 38.75 working hours per week with 30 days annual leave
• Ability to work freely: flexible working hours and individual remote work arrangement
• Remuneration and additional benefits: Profit sharing, 13 salaries, holiday pay, travel allowance, etc
• Support in various life situations: through our partner PME Family Service, offering support in life crises as well as professional advice on work-related and personal matters, such as childcare, elder care, and more
• Security and provisions: accident insurance also covering private accidents; excellent employer's contribution to your company pension scheme; Lifetime Account with opportunities to save for sabbaticals or early retirement
• Health: Subsidized membership with EGYM Wellpass, providing access to a wide range of sports facilities across Germany, as well as online courses in fitness, nutrition and meditation; bicycle leasing
• Learning & Development: support on your individual development path with internal and external training opportunities
• Networking: Networks within the company to establish cross-team and international connections, as well as company events
• Open corporate culture: at heart, a family-owned company with drive, a culture of lived tolerance, speak-up mentality and strong team spirit on the path to a green future
• Modern collaborative office: with a subsidized employee restaurant, open-plan office concept and views of the Elbe River and the harbour

Here’s what you can look forward to:

As Treasury Manager (m/f/d) for Trade Finance & Structuring, you are an important interface between the Business, Treasury Risk & Operations, Corporate Finance & Creditor Relations, Accounting, and Risk and play a key role in structuring our Trade and cash flow across our global business. Within the Treasury Team, you actively contribute to the optimization of financing and working capital structures in a highly dynamic energy trading environment.

In your role, you combine financial expertise with commercial understanding and work closely with operational teams to improve trade flows, optimize utilization of credit facilities, and increase process transparency. You challenge existing ways of working, drive automation initiatives, and support the business in making financially efficient decisions across the trading lifecycle. You report directly to the Head of Treasury.

Your tasks in a nutshell:

• Manage relationships: You partner with banks and financial institutions and support negotiations on financing terms, credit facilities and other trade finance requirements.
• Trade Finance Execution: You support the execution of trade finance activities related to global trading transactions, including letters of credit, bank guarantees and other trade finance instruments
• Optimize working capital: You support Trading and the working capital management Team to identify optimization opportunities across the operational business and all kind of financial instruments.
• Manage liquidity & collateral: You oversee collateral usage across exchanges and bilateral agreements and support the optimization of liquidity and funding costs.
• Ensure Accuracy: You calculate and monitor trade finance and financing costs and communicate estimated and final costs to relevant internal teams.
• Drive transparency: You implement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting structures to improve visibility and performance tracking across the business.
• Improve processes: You drive automation and digitalization initiatives to increase efficiency, transparency, and scalability of the Trade Finance and Structuring Team.
• Partner with internal stakeholders: You collaborate closely with Sales, Trading, operational Team, Treasury Risk & Operations and Corporate Finance & Creditor Relations Colleagues, Risk, Accounting, and IT teams and support commercial decision-making with a strong focus on cash flow and working capital efficiency. Calculate and monitor trade finance and financing costs and communicate estimated and final costs to relevant internal teams.

What helps you to fulfil this role:

• Professional experience: minimum 5+ years of experience in Trade Finance & Structuring, or comparable functions within banking, energy trading, commodities, or similarly complex environments.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of trading lifecycles, credit facility agreements, bank relationships, commodity exchanges and collateral management, liquidity drivers, and working capital structures within commercial businesses.
• Practical expertise: Practical knowledge of trade finance operations, including Letters of Credit (L/Cs) and various payment methods combined with good understanding of international trade practices and trade finance processes
• Systems affinity: Familiarity with ETRM, Treasury Management System, and ERP systems as well as strong Excel and data analytics skills; experience with BI tools is an advantage (Databricks and Power BI).
• Languages: Fluent German and advanced level of English, both written and spoken

With these characteristics, you fit perfectly with us:

• Ownership mindset: You take responsibility for your topics, proactively challenge existing processes, and drive improvements forward independently.
• Strategic thinking: You understand the commercial impact of financial decisions and translate complex topics into actionable recommendations.
• Analytical capabilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a structured and data-driven approach.
• Stakeholder management: You collaborate confidently across functions and influence stakeholders in a constructive and solution-oriented way.
• Hands-on mentality: You enjoy working in a fast-paced and volatile environment and maintain clarity and structure even under pressure.

Even if you do not fulfil all of the above requirements, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience will add value to our team.

You feel this could be a match?

We look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date via the application form on our website. If you have any questions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at the following email address: [email protected].

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