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MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with around 2,300 offices in over 50 countries including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania, and East Asia. The group has over 150,000 employees, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.

As one of the top financial groups globally with a vision to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do. We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

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Main Purpose of the Role:

The KYC data and MI team is part of the Client Management Services (CMS) team and is situated within the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of MUFG Bank. However, this function acts as a centralised 1st line support team, providing support to both MUFG Bank London and MUFG Securities.

CMS supports all front office areas throughout EMEA across Bank and Securities with responsibility and effective oversight of circa 7,000 existing counterparts.

This individual will be a key focal point across the CMS team as the SME for KYC Book of Work management along with MI & Reporting and will be required to support with the KYC MI lead with build-out of a KYC book of work and MI Centre of Excellence, with the responsibility for all planning and execution of the related activities across the required business lines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation of KYC book of work for all EMEA on annual basis with responsibility for managing full scheduling through extensive data efforts along with management of approvals process. Responsible for building full knowledge of KYC scheduling principles including group alignment and smoothening processes.

• Acting as KYC client data SME, along with developing a good understanding of Bank & Securities Systems including querying systems where required.

• Managing monthly & quarterly control checks on KYC book of work along with closing out all remediation actions.

• Maintain and publish KYC MI reporting & associated presentations for analysis across the CMS Team and for various Senior Management Forums

• Aid in MI preparation to create, develop, and publish a suite of Management Information reports – both regular MI reporting and ad-hoc analysis as and when required. It is essential that the reports published are clear and are produced to an exceptional standard

• Proactive in identifying Data Quality Issues and driving both tactical and strategic data remediation (both for MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities)

• Identifying opportunities for improving our end-to-end customer experience

• Interact & communicate effectively at all levels and build strong working relationship on an ongoing basis with business and IT partners

• Develop internal controls and metrics to continuously monitor trends and data quality; implement processes to detect, correct and prevent invalid data or errors

• Support continual deep dive and trend analyses of data to provide Senior Management with key insights

• Support strategic projects to enhance the KYC book of work management capability.

Skills and Experience:

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Proficiency in MS Office with Advanced Excel (Power BI, Power Query, VBA)

• Strong analytical skills to interpret large sets of data

• Ability to communicate effectively to key stakeholders at all levels

• Broad knowledge of KYC process and scheduling requirements

• Problem solving skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• A methodological and logical approach

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Tangible experience of running data and MI initiatives within a complex organisational structure, with the ability to demonstrate successful outcomes

• Broad knowledge of investment and corporate banking products and services and how they impact or support clients across sectors / regions

• Ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision

• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy

• Experience/knowledge in MI Platforms such as Power BI

• Demonstrates initiative especially in a matrix organization

Work Experience:

• One or more of the following is essential :

• Experience of working in a data / MI Team (preferably with KYC data) with a good understanding of the importance of Data Quality

• Experience in Front Office (1LoD) management environment working with a team of data analysts

• Experience within Corporate & Investment Banking, Capital Markets or Securities and exposure to related entities is essential

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree level education in relevant subject (e.g. finance, maths, physics etc.) (Beneficial)

• Other beneficial qualifications (e.g. MBA, CFA, etc.) (Beneficial)

Personal Requirements:

• Strong numerical skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work autonomously

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability

• A proactive, motivated approach

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly

• Strong decision making skills, with the ability to demonstrate sound judgement

• A structured and logical approach, also demonstrating creativity and innovation in solution forming

• Strong problem solving skills with a ‘think outside the box’ attitude

• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to foster strong relationships and manage senior stakeholders

• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines

• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment

• Strong teamwork skills and enjoys working within a collaborative culture

• Knowledge of KYC policy, procedures & process

• Analytical mindset to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations

• A team player who will implement initiatives effectively and motivate others to contribute

• Strong analytical, problem solving, project management and people management skills

• Ability to work independently and under pressure to manage deadlines

• Track record of success in delivering high quality work in a fast paced and dynamic environment

• MIS and metrics and efficiency analysis skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the 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