Ni Lin
Summary
With over a decade specialization in Oil & Gas industry with global trading houses, my journey has been marked by a steadfast commitment to excellence in corporate lending , structured project financing and cross-functional experience in risk control , logistics and business development function.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Treasurer & Structured finance /Originator
Freepoint Commodities Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2016 - Current
- Set up and lead a finance teams in Asia Region; Be a key finance point of contact in Asia for the group level and ensure Business strategies and developments are aligned with the Group’s policies and direction
- Raised USD1.3Billion credit lines within 9 months for a branded new entity in Asia; Handle the company’s working capital allocation to the business units and various project , well balancing between cost control and risk return; Lead a couple of structured financed projects ; Exploring perpetual senior bonds / RCF and arranging Asia borrowing base syndication facility in order to manage the leverage and the equity effectively
- Manage and oversee overall aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the management committee to safeguard the organization’s finances including financial planning and budgeting etc;
Head of Treasury & Structured Finance Originator
Kyen Resources Pte Ltd
10.2014 - 09.2016
- Set up and Manage Trade finance & Treasury team ; Make sure the daily Trade Finance and Treasury running smoothly; Developing and obtaining credit facilities( Approx
- USD300M bilateral transactional facility) with International banks & Local banks to support the physical commodities business, Manage cash flow projection and planning Originating Structured Trades with China& India Market and generate profits.
Head of Treasury Cum Structured Trade Finance
Socar Trading Pte Ltd
09.2013 - 09.2014
- Develop and maintain the relationships with the current and new banks to support various types of the crude /oil products financing needed, the business sizes are appox
- USD12-20 billions
- Negotiate with banks to obtain the competitive banks rate including LC confirmation/discounting/issuance/bridge loan etc
- STF originator, initiate STF transactions with China clients
- Responsible for cash flow forecast/projection and intercom funding
- Monitor datelines for submission of trade documents and follow up receivables and payables and update banks accordingly Ensure close co-operation with trading and operation department Review collateral and mark-to-market exposure in order to liaise with operators, accounting team and banks accordingly Assist Finance department in any other finance and reporting tasks Achievement :1
- Managed to reduce bank fees including LC issuance fee , financing cost etc , maximum 50% of the original pricing; 2
- Convinced financing bank to finance the structured fuel cargo -bunkering trade flow ;
Head of Treasury cum Structured Trade Finance Manager
Louis Dreyfus Metals Commodities
04.2008 - 09.2013
- Responsible for daily cash flow and position/balance report, weekly & monthly cash flow forecast and banks statement reconciliation
- Coordinate and negotiate with banks to manage the reasonable and competitive banks fee Maintain current banks’ facilities in Singapore & Geneva, and obtain the increase of transactional lines and STF lines as well as clean lines
- Overall supervise transactional cash and liquidity management, responsible for monitoring financing risk and negotiating with bankers in order to provide financial support for the business strategy and plan
- Keep close relationships with banks, explain to the bankers Metals business and trade flows; Responsible for the finance of Global Metal's shipments to Asia, (including Refined Metals and Concentrates)
- Confirm to traders upon receipt of their requests: if Platform have transactional lines available for new business if payment terms can be accepted by banks Allocate transactions to banks in Europe and Asia, understand banks’ financing appetite; talk frequently to our relationship managers in banks
- Optimize line utilization with the least costly facilities
- Offer advice to traders on how to use our banking lines to structure trades to reduce financing costs
- Responsible for developing Metals Structured Facilities in Asia: Develop structured facilities that adapted to Metal WOFE’s business
- Supervise transaction follow-up, (BL dispatch, LC opening, warehouse receipt)
- Supervise the offshore RMB LC and FX hedging ‘s execution Update transaction in Collateral management spreadsheet
- Talk to traders regularly; understand their financing requests and business mode
- Negotiate structured facilities with banks; review terms sheets, facility agreement, collateral management agreement, pledge, etc
- Co-ordinate with regional Treasury, Structure Finance, Legal dept
- While developing new bank facilities.
Cotton logistic/operation team
Noble Resources
01.2004 - 04.2008
- Setting up and leading the cotton operation team, ensuring compliance of import/export documents for smooth shipment operation
- Negotiating freight rates and arranging booking with shipping lines/or forwarders
- Managing inventory, planning and processing of all consignments and shipments by working closely with suppliers and buyers Coordinating with stakeholders, which includes buyers, suppliers, bankers, shipping lines, logistics agents and insurance companies, to resolve problems and complains
- Handling of quality and quantity claims
- Compiling monthly mark to market report utilizing Noble’s in-house trading system
- Generating liquidation reports for each completed contracts, analyzing related variance summary
Risk Control Executive
Bank of China Singapore Branch
05.2001 - 12.2003
- Conducting credit analysis on locally approved credits in order to establish and adjust appropriate credit rating and credit lines to customers
- Monitoring customer financial exposure and risks based on financial statements and provide monthly credit review risk reports
- Sorting and managing credit files according to specific guidelines and requirements of MAS
- Editing and amending credit reports include syndicated loan reports to HQ, MAS, ABS and so on.
Risk Control Officer
Bank of China, PRC
06.1998 - 04.2001
- Preparation of executive summaries of credit proposals for approval
- The executive summary includes key credit issue as well as credit risk management’s independent review of each credit application
- Analysis of customer’s financial standing, business operation and credit worthiness as well as security risk analysis, providing advice on grading of credit facilities and identifying their risk exposures
- Rating corporate borrowers’ credit level in accordance with international risk management standards as well as specific guidelines of Bank of China
- Executing after-loan risk management programme by monitoring client’s business performance periodically so as to review credit terms and recap credit rating as well, if necessary
- Processing and preparing data for the relevant risk and performance systems.
Trade Finance Officer
Bank of China, Hainan Branch
07.1994 - 06.1998
- Trade documents checking for compliance
- Letter of Credit, Letter of Guarantee and Standby Letter of Credit issuing, familiarized with UCP500 and SWIFT operations
- Preparation of Executive Report on international business with contends of business summary, market & competitor analysis and business forecast.
Education
Advanced Financial Modelling & Corporate Valuation
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
SINGAPORE 06.2024
ACCA 2nd section -
06.2002
Honor degree in Economics, Major in Finance -
Ji Lin University, P.R.China
China 07.1994
Skills
1Structured finance transactions development ;
2 deep knowledge in treasury and capital financial instrument
3 Market risk and credit risk control;
4 Excellent leadership
Timeline
Treasurer & Structured finance /Originator
Freepoint Commodities Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2016 - Current
Head of Treasury & Structured Finance Originator
Kyen Resources Pte Ltd
10.2014 - 09.2016
Head of Treasury Cum Structured Trade Finance
Socar Trading Pte Ltd
09.2013 - 09.2014
Head of Treasury cum Structured Trade Finance Manager
Louis Dreyfus Metals Commodities
04.2008 - 09.2013
Cotton logistic/operation team
Noble Resources
01.2004 - 04.2008
Risk Control Executive
Bank of China Singapore Branch
05.2001 - 12.2003
Risk Control Officer
Bank of China, PRC
06.1998 - 04.2001
Trade Finance Officer
Bank of China, Hainan Branch
07.1994 - 06.1998
Advanced Financial Modelling & Corporate Valuation
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
ACCA 2nd section -
Honor degree in Economics, Major in Finance -
Ji Lin University, P.R.China
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