Analyst/Associate, Sector Coverage

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 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. JOB SPECIFICATION To support the positioning of MUFG as a lead bank in providing and anticipating key sector themes, insights on opportunities and solving strategic and financing challenges for our clients through the effective utilization of skill sets across corporate and investment banking, with a focus on debt financing/capital structuring and deal execution. • Successful candidate will proactively support deal origination and execution as well as regional client engagement activity across our Mobility, Consumer, Healthcare & Industrials sector coverage vertical. Successful candidate will have the opportunity to support across sector verticals as deal flow presents. • Sector Coverage undertakes key roles within Global Corporate and Investment Banking APAC, including (1) engaging senior client executives with thematic and scalable cross-sector insights; (2) originating event driven opportunities with local coverage, product and distribution partners as well as for leading origination and execution of corporate M&A debt financings; and (3) engaging with internal stakeholders to promote optimal risk-return outcomes across the portfolio. Successful candidate will be involved in all of these activities with particular focus on credit analysis, modelling/valuation, due diligence, loan structuring and debt financing/deal execution across APAC. • Drive execution of strategic financing solutions through: (i) supporting credit decision making with the development of financial models / analyses (including but not limited to comparable transactions / peer analysis) that enables better understanding and monitoring of deal risk, (ii) supporting day-to-day management of project and transaction administration, and (iii) supporting the preparation of marketing materials, transaction documentation, investor / management presentations, etc. • Successful candidate will also support Sector Coverage team with our origination to distribution engagement activity working closely with coverage bankers, Debt Capital Markets and product partners. • Carry out research to enable the delivery of sector expertise across sub-sectors including winners and losers, trends, potential deals. • Contribute to establishment of the MUFG profile as lead bank across our sector verticals (conference, branding etc.). KEY SELECTION CRITERIA Educational qualification • Bachelor’s degree. Work Experience • For Analyst, minimum 1 year’ corporate finance or leverage finance experience at a leading bank. • For Associate, minimum 4 years' corporate finance or leverage finance experience at a leading bank. Functional/Technical Skills and Capabilities: • Highly driven, proactive and responsible, with demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and time critical requests. • Highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct. • Excellent communication skills. Team player. • Proven experience in financial analysis/modelling technical capabilities and due diligence analysis. • Exceptional attention to detail. Critical thinking / analytical skills. • Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.