Trade Settlement Specialist (Cross-Border Transactions)

Company: Trade Pe

Location: Mumbai (Onsite)

Type: Full-time

Experience: 5+ years

About Trade Pe

Trade Pe is a fast-growing fintech company in the cross-border banking space, building modern infrastructure that simplifies and accelerates global trade transactions. We are creating the backbone for global trade payments, trade banking, and digital tools that empower exporters and importers to scale seamlessly.

Our mission is to give businesses access to faster, compliant, and cost-efficient international payment flows along with integrated trade solutions — from collections and remittances to FX, guarantees, documentation support and trade finance products.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Trade Settlement Specialist (Cross-Border Transactions) to lead and strengthen our transaction banking operations. This role is responsible for the end-to-end processing, reconciliation, and settlement of payments across domestic and international rails. 

The role requires expertise in SWIFT, FX, Nostro/Vostro management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full audit readiness. This includes overseeing settlement cut-offs, resolving breaks and exceptions, enforcing SOPs, and upholding the highest standards of operational control and compliance hygiene.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and monitor outward/inward payments (SWIFT, FX, Cards, PSP, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS); validate instructions, authorize payment messages, and ensure cut-off discipline.
• Manage settlements for advance, final, freight, and services-related payments in line with trade and customer requirements.
• Perform daily reconciliations (Nostro/Vostro vs internal ledgers), resolve exceptions within TAT, and maintain strong maker–checker controls, dual authorization, and audit-ready records.
• Ensure compliance with RBI/FEMA, OFAC, and AML guidelines; monitor sanctions lists; escalate SLA breaches and support root-cause analysis.
• Investigate settlement fails, returns and rejects; coordinate with banks, PSPs, and internal teams for closure; manage critical escalations and ensure SLA adherence.
• Prepare EOD, reconciliation, and exception MIS reports and dashboards to ensure transparency and oversight.
• Participate in UAT testing for system upgrades; recommend and implement process improvements for operational efficiency and stronger control hygiene.
• Train and mentor new hires on settlement processes, reconciliation practices and operational control standards.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in cross border transaction banking, payments operations, or fund settlements (bank, NBFC, or fintech) with exposure to import/export payments, FX booking, and trade document verification.
• Strong knowledge of SWIFT (MT103/199/192/202/910/999), Fedwire, CHIPS, and domestic rails (NEFT/RTGS/IMPS).
• Proven expertise in reconciliation, exception handling, and global settlement processes.
• Hands-on experience with payment investigation, settlement fails, and re-effected payments.
• Stong MS Excel, reporting and documentation skills and familiarity with ticketing/case management tools.
• High attention to detail, discipline with cut-offs, and strong communication skills.

Why Join Trade Pe?

• Play a pivotal role in ensuring reliable, compliant settlement operations.
• Gain hands-on exposure to global trade payments and transaction banking flows.
• Work in a high-growth fintech environment with strong career progression opportunities.
• Provides exposure to global settlement operations and offers progression toward a senior role.