Analyst, Business Management-Credit Portfolio Management (Japanese Speaker Required)

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Job Overview

Credit Portfolio Management (CPM) is a global function that utilizes a market-based approach toward portfolio management from a single-name, industry and portfolio basis with the ultimate goals of supporting business opportunities, improving portfolio returns and protecting MUFG from unforeseen credit loss.

The team’s core functions include:

-Monitoring of the corporate loan portfolio with a focus on Early Warning activities at both the single name and industry level as well as concentration management.

-Developing and executing exposure and capital management strategies (CDS, Insurance, Securitization) to protect/optimize the portfolio, including XVA management.

-Supporting new business origination through relative value analysis, concentration measurement, enterprise valuation and exposure management strategy.

CPM Planning manages compliance risk for CPM activities with monitoring relevant limits, and report the current situation or respond to Head Office requests, while providing administrative support for overall CPMOA operations. Then the candidate will be part of a regional team (Americas) of CPM, providing overall team support such as scheduling, vendor management, and other administrative tasks,  while actively performing various analyses of the Bank’s loan portfolio and control compliance risks. In addition, as communication with the Head Office will be required, proficiency in Japanese is required.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist with general administrative duties within CPMOA.
• Carry out monitoring tasks related to CDS transactions conducted by the Public team, including compliance-related items. Also, Report CDS balances and other data to regulatory authorities as necessary.
• Understand P/L related to hedging (or managing CVA) and report to Americas Finance and Tokyo Finance. Forecast P/L by collaborating with Public CDS traders and Private CPM executers.
• Provide necessary information for the ALM Committee and other requirements in Tokyo as needed. Also, prepare regular reports required for concentration management.
• Gather distribution data from relevant parties, summarize the progress of Distribution amount monthly, create a report to show the overview and share it with Finance team.
• Prepare the annual budget, allocate them within CPMOA and monitor monthly actual expenditure to manage budget.
• Monitor the credit quality and trends of the corporate loan portfolio by following and interpreting internal MIS (Management Information System) data and publicly available information such as secondary market prices (CDS, Bond, Loan and Equity), industry data, material news releases, company filings and market research.
• Identify exposures in the portfolio at risk for credit deterioration and downgrade. Evaluate and recommend potential exposure management actions.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience in banking or related field to create some reports and materials with MS Excel and PowerPoint preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree (Finance preferred) with strong analytic and modeling skills with proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fundamental understanding of financial accounting and credit markets.
• Strong communication and partnership skills.
• Japanese language skills are required.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $90K - $110K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.