Corporate Banking Middle Office AVP

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Job Summary:

The Corporate Banking Credit Administration, Assistant Vice President is responsible for the operations activities relating to Syndicated and Commercial Loan Products and markets for Japanese Corporate Banking department. Role usually has full ownership for one or more processes, reports, procedures or products, and may also be considered analytical or procedural experts representing a unit or team on cross-function process or project deliverables. Roles covered in this function include: Loan Administration (Loan Agency, Loan Documentation / Processing), Control, Customer Service and Reporting. Day-to-day focus is on resolution of complex problems or transactions, where expertise is required to interpret against policies, guidelines or processes.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations within the team which execute deal closings and perform other credit administrative task on behalf of Japanese Corporate Banking Department.

• Perform the due diligence, verification, execution, and closing of complex loan transactions, including, but not limited to; new deals, refinancing, amendments, acquisition financings, and re-pricings.

• Perform a second level review of legal loan documentation against required legal, credit, and regulatory approvals, as per bank policy, as well as perform review and verification of facility booking in the MUFG system of record.

• Provide training and periodic study sessions for knowledge transfer within the Middle Office.

• Handle escalations from the Middle Office analysts, the Front Office and the Back Office pertaining to the closing process and ongoing queries.

• Contribute continuous improvement to the processes within the Middle Office by identifying opportunities and leading local initiatives.

• Ensures adherence to all bank policies and procedures relative to Regulatory Compliance including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, Privacy Act, Regulations Q& X, Customer identification Program, Know Your Customer, Suspicious Activity Reports.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a commercial banking environment.

• 3-5 years of experience in managing bank operations environment.

• Knowledge of a broad range of financial products: ability to make good judgments and have tact for solving problems; ability to effectively deal with internal clients and relationship managers.

• Must possess strong managerial and credit skills. Have the ability to assess risk and the exercise judgment concerning complex problems relating to loans and letters of credit.

• In-depth knowledge of Banking Regulations and Standard Practices.

• Expertise in reviewing Loan Agreements and strong leadership skills in negotiating with business units and back office.

• A team player coupled with the ability to motivate and support staff in order to achieve high performance.

• Good working knowledge of various Lending systems. In depth knowledge of commodity finance, Syndications, Trade Finance and Loan Workout related facilities as well as Risk transactions.

• Expertise in continuously reviewing workflow and recommended organizational changes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the Syndicated and Commercial Loan products and markets. Understands legal documentation supporting these products.

• Understands market conven