Analyst, Leveraged

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

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we're 160,000 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**:
The Leveraged and Acquisition Finance team at MUFG is looking for a highly motivated, team player with strong corporate finance skills to support the growing pipeline of M & A activity across both Private Equity sponsor clients and Corporates. The individuals will be based in Sydney and will cover the client base for Australia and New Zealand.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Support the origination, structuring and execution of acquisition and event-driven financings across a broad spectrum of transaction structures including; leveraged buy-outs, corporate acquisitions and any other event-driven finance activity
- Support the relationship management and coverage of Private Equity firms and corporate clients, which may involve the preparation of marketing materials and development of deal opportunities
- Undertake credit analysis to identify potential investment risks and mitigants to effectively prepare internal credit and underwriting submissions. This also includes detailed financial modelling, scenario analysis and due diligence to assist senior team members as part of deal execution
- Preparation of materials (including lender presentation and information memorandums) to assist with the syndication of underwritten transactions
- Research, compile industry data and understand market trends and competitive dynamics
- Interact with private equity firms, lawyers, accountants, corporate and other industry participants to assess deal opportunities and gather market insights
- Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities
- Other such duties, responsibilities, and authority as may be reasonably required, consistent with your background, experience and prior business activity

**What we are looking for**:

- 3+ years' previous Banking or Leveraged Finance experience desirable
- Experience in corporate finance and/or financial advisory
- Experience in financial modelling, credit analysis and documentation
- Degree qualified - undergraduate or postgraduate in Accounting, Business, Commerce, Law, Engineering or similar degrees
- Outstanding quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; strong knowledge of finance and accounting
- Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to managing conflicting priorities and requests
- Willing to learn about all investment and institutional banking products
- Ability to take initiative and function well within a team
- Strong written and oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills with ability to create and maintain relationships at all levels of the organisation
- Must maintain high standards of professional and ethical conduct
- Experience with stakeholder management and collaboration with other departments
- MS office experience with key capabilities in Excel, Word and Powerpoint

**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 for a better world.

MUFG Bank Ltd & MUFG Securities Asia Limited (collectively referred to as "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.