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Overview of the Department/Section

The Japanese Corporate Banking Division for EMEA (JCBD, London) is a Front Office function in charge of business development of customers located in the United Kingdom and other demarcated countries in EMEA, of which the ultimate parent companies are Japanese Corporates.

This position will entail joining a team of Front Office Relationship Managers focused on business development across a portfolio of corporates diversified by sector and size, and support account management duties including business development, credit analysis/monitoring and handling daily operational requests from clients. This requires effective collaboration with support functions including but not limited to Product, Credit, Compliance and other business partners.

Number of Direct Reports

None

Main Purpose of the Role 

The role will have responsibility for supporting relationship managers to manage a portfolio of corporate clients, driving business growth. This requires an ability to respond to requests from the supporting relationship manager in a timely manner with appropriate instruction, guidance and support provided by this team.

Key Responsibilities

Effectively support relationship managers to handle daily tasksUndertake ongoing training and development to build skills and knowledgeDevelop a strong understanding of MUFG’s credit policy and proceduresPrepare business proposals/materials, potentially attend client meetings with relationship managersSupport relationship managers handling operations while complying with internal proceduresCoordinate with relevant divisions (e.g. Operations, Markets, Transaction Banking division, Credit division, etc.) to respond to client’s request, join internal meetings with themSupport to perform regular credit analysis including creating credit applications, borrower ratings, collecting information to monitor credit portfolio

Work Experience

Experience of working towards deadlines and communicating effectively with various stakeholders.

The team will provide training and job shadowing opportunities to allow for your growth and development.

Skills and Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

Fluent in both Japanese and English (spoken and written language skills)Familiarity with or an interest in Japanese working culture and practicesHighly numerate with a good attention to detail, strong customer focus and sound organizational skillsAbility manage various tasks and work towards tight deadlinesSounds knowledge of word, excel, and PowerPoint

Education / Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications

Personal Requirements

Enthusiastic to gain experience of working at a Japanese corporate, understand Japanese corporate clients’ business, broaden your view and develop knowledge of finance/commercial bankingEnthusiastic to brush up your Japanese language skills and communicationEnthusiastic to develop your career in Japanese corporates in futureExcellent communication skillsA proactive, motivated approachA structured and logical mindsetExcellent attention to detail and accuracyStrong numerical skillsExcellent Microsoft Office skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.