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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.

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 tasks
• Undertake ongoing training and development to build skills and knowledge
• Develop a strong understanding of MUFG’s credit policy and procedures
• Prepare business proposals/materials, potentially attend client meetings with relationship managers
• Support relationship managers handling operations while complying with internal procedures
• Coordinate with relevant divisions (e.g., Operations, Markets, Transaction Banking division, Credit division, etc.) to respond to client’s requests, join internal meetings with them
• Support 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:

• Fluent in both Japanese and English (spoken and written language skills)
• Familiarity with or an interest in Japanese working culture and practices
• 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
• Sound 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 banking
• Enthusiastic to brush up your Japanese language skills and communication
• Enthusiastic to develop your career in Japanese corporates in future
• Excellent communication skills
• A proactive, motivated approach
• A structured and logical mindset
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

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

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Jane Doe, Corporate Culture Director

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Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Listen Up. Speak Up.
• Innovate & Simplify
• Own & Execute