Corporate Banking Operations Analyst

$66,000 - $85,000/Yr

MUFG Bank - Tempe, AZ

Full-time - Entry Level

Tempe, AZ

10,001+ employees

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we're 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world's most trusted financial group, it's part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed, and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. The Corporate Banking Middle Office Analyst is broadly responsible for coordinating complex bi-lateral and syndicated loans, managing credit administrative activities, and generating reports for the Japanese Corporate Banking Department. The team works closely with the Relationship and Portfolio Managers, ensuring all required documents, reference data, and critical information are reviewed for operational feasibility, optimal execution mechanics, regulatory requirements, and mitigation of operational risk. The team partners with various internal and external parties including, but not limited to; Portfolio/Relationship Management, Back Office Operation Team, Loan and Agency Services, and Deposit Service Team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain a portfolio of active leveraged and high-grade loan transactions for Japanese Corporate Banking.
• Support the execution and closing of complex loan transactions, including new deals, refinancing, amendments, acquisition financings, and re-pricings.
• Collect and review legal loan documentation to perform a detailed review against required Legal, Credit, and Regulatory approvals, as per Bank policy, as well as perform Facility booking in the MUFG System of Record.
• Review internal loan related documents and notices for accuracy and completeness and provide the Back Office with all necessary information/instruction for loan/fee booking.
• Liaise and coordinate pre-closing requirements with internal and external clients (i.e., Portfolio Management, Syndications, Credit, Loan and Agency Services, Finance, Legal, and Back Office Servicing).
• Review and advise on funding mechanics and operational requirements as it pertains to internal booking and Operational policies.
• Perform cyclical Review and Monitoring of Financial Covenants for active Credit Agreements in individual 's portfolio.
• Liaise with Relationship/Portfolio Manager for latency and any Covenant Breaches.
• Generate various internal reports as assigned.
• Assist with ad-hoc inquiries from the Front Office, Controllers, Reporting, and the Back Office pertaining to the closing process and ongoing maintenance.
• Schedule internal conference calls to ensure pre-closing requirements have been met and resolve / escalate any outstanding issues (for Admin Agent/Lead transactions).
• Execution of best practices of control, risk mitigation and escalation.
• Participate in projects and provide valuable input with various working groups, with the goal to continually enhance performance and efficiency.
• Periodically reviews the relevant procedures to ensure appropriate control and consistency with Head Office guidelines and bank regulations.
• Ensures adherence to all bank policies and procedures relative to Regulatory Compliance including but not limited to; the Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, Privacy Act, Regulations Q & X, Customer identification Program, Know Your Customer, Suspicious Activity Reports.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree, a Finance or Accounting major is preferred.
• Excellent academic record and/or internship experience in the financial industry.
• Solid understanding of MS Excel including formulas and pivot tables.
• Ability to operate in a challenging and rapidly changing environment with a desire to accept new assignments and the ability to learn new principles and dynamic systems quickly.
• Keen attention to detail, strong oral and written communication skills, and strong analytical capability.
• Critical decision-making abilities including the ability to identify, escalate, and propose solutions to problems.
• Ability to multi-task through the practice of strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to excel in a teamwork environment.
• Understanding of the Loan product, including an understanding of a credit agreement, loan funding mechanics, deal structure, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial services, specifically within Wholesale and Investment Banking.
• Exposure in an international business environment is a plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement