Associate, Project Finance

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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.

About the role:

MUFG has been consistently positioned as a top-tier global project finance bank. We are the only international bank consistently ranked within top 10 over the last 20 years globally. Project Finance International awarded MUFG: Global Project Finance Bank of The Year 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 and Global Debt House of the Year 2024.

MUFG's project finance team provides innovative financing solutions to the bank's key clients across all stages of a project's life cycle.

In your role as Analyst or Associate your primary responsibility will be to work with the wider Project Finance origination team to support lending, structuring, and advisory services to deliver optimal risk, revenue, and profit outcomes from each transaction.

What you'll be doing:

Project Finance

• To assist MDs, Directors and VPs in marketing, securing and closing project financing transactions
• To assist in ensuring all transactions comply with MUFG's credit and other policies
• To assist in all Project Finance credit matters including credit paper construction, modelling, negotiation of terms and condition, finalisation of documentation, review and/or arrangement of due diligence, satisfying CPs etc
• To assist in negotiation and documentation of terms and conditions of credit, security and all other documents related to the credit and services provided
• To contribute to the maintenance of positive relationships with project sponsors/borrowers/advisors/legal counsels/funds/bank customers and to materially contribute to MUFG profit
• To positively liaise with MUFG's local and international networks including global project finance teams, credit divisions, and other key product partners and coverage stakeholders.
• To complete general administration matters within Project Finance including streamlining internal processes and driving efficiencies
• To manage deal information on various internal systems and associated internal deal processes
• To prepare or contribute to research papers including attending industry seminars and presentations

Submission of credit proposals and analysis

• To assist with credit paper preparation including associated forms and internal processes.
• To prepare other required approvals including pricing and management screening
• To prepare/review/analyse financial models and run sensitivities
• To assist with the review and analysis of due diligence and documentation

What we are looking for:

• Analyst 1+ year's experience in project or structured finance at a major domestic or international
• Associate 3+ year's experience in project or structured finance at a major domestic or international
• Undergraduate Business / Commerce / Law Degree from a leading university is essential
• Proficiency in the full suite of core Microsoft products, and will be strong in financial modelling
• Possess an understanding of financial and economic markets
• Be able to engage in independent research and analysis of customers and markets and apply critical thinking and a high level of attention to detail
• The ability to communicate clearly both in writing and verbally
• Has strong interpersonal and presentations skills
• Is a team player
• Is a self-starter who applies initiative and has drive and enthusiasm
• Has an analytical mindset and problem solving skills
• Has the ability to work independently and prioritise a number of tasks across various work streams and alongside a number of stakeholders

Our culture:

MUFG fosters a highly professional, supportive work environment that enables our employees to help maximize our customers' prosperity. We focus on building long-term customer relationships and giving back to our communities in order to develop shared and sustainable growth.

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.