About the role
HSBC is hiring for the role of Client Support Executive!
Responsibility
- Holds overall ownership of trade transactions of Premium/Standard Trade Clients and ensures an end to end completion of transaction processing.
- Ensure transaction does not break down for want of any document and internal approval.
- Arrange necessary internal approvals and tracking deferrals to facilitate the straight through processing and minimize the breaking down of transactions
- Address customer complaints and ensuring their effective resolution with high-quality customer service and appropriate flexibility, balancing the client relationship and business costs.
- Monitor E-helpline and raise / resolve customer queries, assigning them to relevant teams and ensuring complete resolution upto satisfaction.
- Facilitate preparation of forms/documentation for customers for client on-boarding.
- Answer incoming customer calls/emails for general and transaction-specific trade enquiries.
- Conduct proactive call backs to customer for payment instructions, confirming exchange rate, informing customer regarding insufficient funds, dispatch details and advice discrepancies etc.
- Follow up with clients, group offices, MO, Sales and various authorities. E.g. Follow up of PO / Export advance payments / Overdue finance bills (INR/FCY), BEF, XOS, FIRC, EDPMS & IDPMS Reconciliation, Unaccepted import collection bills, disposal instructions for export proceeds, for payment follow ups with overseas group offices etc.
- Co-coordinate and liaison with MO, Sales and Product teams for various transaction related day to day activities and ensures the maximum output.
- Contribute in process / guidelines roll-out by way of Team Meetings to ensure effective understanding of the process and guidelines
- Acquire knowledge and enhance business understanding, thereby support the development of a cohesive team and building an internal knowledge database
- Act as trusted transaction advisor for clients, building and strengthening close relationships with these clients. When appropriate, accompanies Client Managers on customer visits.
- Arrange regularly meeting with clients every quarter and understanding their trade requirements.
- Monitoring Exports and local dispatches and ensuring documents are dispatched on time.
- Timely reporting of discrepancies and expedite resolution for the same.
- Managing the trade relationships of select clients.
- Promote Digital penetration
- Maintain HSBC internal control standards, implement and observe Group Compliance Policy and maintain awareness of operational risk and minimize the likelihood of it occurring.
Requirements
- Graduate
- Good understanding of trade finance, ICC rules, FEMA & RBI guidelines (preferably CDCS).
- A high level of communication/coordination skill is also required as the jobholder must interact with both clients and internal departments (i.e. Client Management).