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MUFG Global Financial Crimes Director in Irving, Texas

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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 120,000 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.

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.

Assisting in Global Financial Crimes Compliance Team (GFCCT)’s Compliance systems and technology test planning activities, including managing the testing process globally, engaging with key systems and compliance personnel across MUFG, and coordinating with key stakeholders from Japan to perform testing of Tokyo Head Office based systems. Supporting the test execution activities of the GFCCT team, including end-to-end systems testing between primary source systems and financial crimes systems that include sanctions screening, AML (KYC and Transaction monitoring) including HotScan, and Actimize to detect control breaks and mitigate financial crimes compliance risk. Leading financial crimes system testing processing (test planning, preparation, execution and defect management) for multiple financial crimes systems architecture (Actimize, HotScan, FIS PRIME, SIRON, and Searchspace) by utilizing data analytics tools such as SQL and DB2; with a view to assess their ability to perform related financial crimes compliance transaction monitoring and alerts generation functions, and maintain robust customer identification databases. Leading testing reviews of cross border payment data flows under SWIFT and ISO20022 standards originating from Transaction banking applications and technologies such as Global PayPlus, and T24 and transmitted to downstream financial crimes systems. Coordinating compliance testing to assess controls related to obligations under Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) and Japan Ministry of Finance (JMOF) regulations. Reviewing and understanding the documented process flow(s) of the compliance systems, and verifying that they are aligned to the overall risk management policies, procedures and controls. Ensuring controls are in place and designed to ensure the completeness and accuracy of transaction data from primary source systems to transaction filtering and transaction monitoring systems such as HotScan, Actimize or other systems. Reporting any gaps or issues identified as a result of testing reviews to the appropriate control function, following-up on remediation of the issues, and validating the remediation performed. Staying abreast of latest data management and IT related developments concerning AML and Sanctions, fraud schemes, and security issues. Managing the preparation of written reports which summarize the Objectives, Scope, Findings and Conclusions for each assigned review. Managing other compliance reviews, projects, or related duties as required. Monitoring developments, such as changes in the regulatory environment, which may necessitate ad hoc testing.

Qualifications – External

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, or a related field (or foreign equivalent degree).

Experience: 7 years of Information Technology (IT) systems implementation and testing experience in the Banking or Financial Services Industry; and 5 years of experience must include Global Financial Crimes Compliance Testing, including Sanctions Screening and AML (KYC and Transactions Monitoring); leading financial crimes system testing (test planning, preparation, execution and defect management) for multiple system architecture (Actimize, HotScan, FIS PRIME, SIRON, Searchspace and Global PayPlus) data analytics with SQL; testing cross border payment data flows under SWIFT and ISO20022 standards; with Transaction banking applications and technologies (T24); and coordinating compliance testing under Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) and Japan Ministry of Finance (JMOF) regulations.

Travel: Up to 10% (domestic and international) travel may be required.

Other: Position requires employment in-office 4 days per week and remotely 1 day per week.

Wage: $170,000 to $220,000 U.S. dollars per year

Employer: MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Location: Irving, TX 75038

Reference internal requisition #10067014-WD.

We are committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our people and our business; Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

  • Client Centric

  • People Focused

  • Listen Up. Speak Up.

  • Innovate & Simplify

  • Own & Execute

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