Vice President – Credit Underwriting and Portfolio Management – Financial Institutions Group (FIG)

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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:

We're seeking a Vice President to join our growing Portfolio Management Group. You will focus on underwriting and portfolio management for clients in the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for investment grade and non-investment grade public and privately owned corporate borrowers.

You will be responsible for active credit management of a designated portfolio utilizing solid credit and analytical skills, providing continuous oversight of portfolio names, monitoring for potential risk and regulatory rating changes and proactively identifying credit deterioration with the goal of maximizing net income and reducing credit costs.

Responsibilities:

Active portfolio management of designated clients:

• Responsible for the management of a loan portfolio.

• Perform due diligence and regularly scheduled reviews of assigned loan portfolio, including covenants compliance.

• Analyze credit risk of the designated portfolio, determine accurate ratings and make recommendations of accurate and timely ratings to management.

• Prepare detailed credit reviews and required credit applications according to policy, including evaluation and analysis of financial condition of key contract parties, regulatory and industry risks, historical operating & financial performance and projected performance

• Coordinate and communicate critical account information independently and directly to various related parties throughout the bank, business line, product groups and credit divisions.

• Review loan documentation for newly assigned accounts in advance of closing to make sure that the timeframe for funding notices is acceptable, and that borrower and transaction documents contain appropriate representations.

• Review reporting to verify completeness and compliance

• Responsible for in-depth knowledge of FIG industries and all current events utilizing internal and external sources.

• Maintain direct communication with assigned customers.

• Evaluate proposed contents of deliverable reports to make sure that information is sufficiently complete.

Deal Support:

• Work with business lines/product groups to identify prospective transactions.

• Identify and mitigate structural risks in prospective transactions and recommend/enhance structuring of deals and covenant in line with policies and procedures.

• Advise account officers on credit risk issues/terms and conditions to create the best possible deal with a goal of maximizing profit and minimizing credit cost.

• Directly and independently communicate with credit division and ensure it is provided with all related information/analysis pertinent to making a decision with little support from management.

Administrative Agent Function:

• Function as the first line resource for credit-side administrative issues

• Coordinate waivers/amendments/consents with agency desk

• Respond to credit inquiries from syndicate banks, confirming information with the borrower as necessary

Policy and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with external regulatory/internal policy and procedural requirements.

• Influence improvement of internal processes by participating in committees, project teams, ad-hoc policy meetings and transaction discussions to enhance organization-wide credit risk framework.

Support and mentor junior analysts in credit risk management process:

• Train, coach and support junior analysts on an on-the-job basis by providing guidance in completing complex assignments.

• Study, develop and enhance an