Credit Analyst, Japanese Corporate Banking Division

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

We are currently recruiting for a Credit Analyst at Analyst or Associate level for our Japanese Corporate Banking Division (JCBD) in Amsterdam.

Your impact at MUFG

JCBD is a front office in charge of business development of customers located primarily in the Netherlands, Germany, Brussels, Vienna and Spain.

The team will play a critical role in enhancing transparency by mapping the support stance and ability for the parent companies of our clients across various credit client relationships, conducting risk acceptance checks, and supporting early warning frameworks to strengthen risk management and reporting. The team will collaborate with the relationship managers and work closely with credit analysts.

Function positioning

The role will require an ability to meet specific deadlines for the annual credit reviews, facility and borrower rating renewals of existing customers, specializing in the assessment of the parent company of borrowers, as well as to be able to respond to an urgent ad-hoc request from the credit analysts as well as relationship management team.

The role includes the following:

• Collecting and analysing internal data by reviewing internal systems and documentation to extract information to identify the parent company’s support stance for our corporate clients;
• Populating and maintaining a comprehensive flowchart that visually represents the support stance of the parent company. Ensuring updates are accurate and reflect the latest internal and external developments;
• Collaborating with Relationship Management teams to validate client-specific details and coordinating with Credit Analyst Teams to confirm credit-related aspects and ensuring alignment and consistency across different offices;
• Creating summary comments for the parent company’s support stance including the ability to support;
• Completing risk acceptance criteria check sheets and assisting in monitoring compliance;
• Supporting the early warning framework through daily review of indicators, liaising with relationship management team as well as credit analyst team;
• Preparing monthly reports and meeting materials for the early warning framework;
• Collaborating across teams to ensure timely and accurate information flow and documentation;
• Undertaking and supporting various credit related tasks as directed by the Department Head, team leader of credit analyst team as well as the senior management;
• Working proactively to develop technical skills to obtain good understanding of Bank’s global policies and JCBD for EMEA specific policies and procedures.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Work experience:

• Experience in credit analysis and/or in a front office function is desirable

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities;
• Prior experience in banking or financial services preferred;
• Highly numerate with a good attention to detail, strong customer focus and sound organizational skills;
• Ability to manage various tasks and work towards tight deadlines;
• Sounds knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Fluency in Japanese (speaking, writing, listening) and English is required;
• Candidate must be aware of Japanese working culture and its demand;
• A proactive, motivated approach;
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy;
• Strong numerical skills and strong customer focus;
• Team player;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

What do we have to offer

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• Monthly team events.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Additional information:

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

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