Analyst – Sanctions Trade finance

Job title: Analyst – Sanctions Trade finance

Company: MUFG


Job description: About MUFG Global Service (MGS)MUFG Bank, Ltd. is Japan’s premier bank, with a global network spanning in more than 40 markets. Outside of Japan, the bank offers an extensive scope of commercial and investment banking products and services to businesses, governments, and individuals worldwide. MUFG Bank’s parent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, the Group has about 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.The Group aims to be the world’s most trusted financial group through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.For more informatJob DescriptionAbout Us:MUFG Bank, Ltd. is Japans premier bank, with a global network spanning in more than 40 markets. Outside of Japan, the bank offers an extensive scope of commercial and investment banking products and services to businesses, governments, and individuals worldwide. MUFG Banks parent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the worlds leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, the Group has about 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to be the worlds most trusted financial group through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFGs shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.MUFG Global Service Private Limited:Established in 2020, MUFG Global Service Private Limited (MGS) is 100% subsidiary of MUFG having offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai. MGS India has been set up as a Global Capability Centre / Centre of Excellence to provide support services across various functions such as IT, KYC/ AML, Credit, Operations etc. to MUFG Bank offices globally. MGS India has plans to significantly ramp-up its growth over the next 18-24 months while servicing MUFGs global network across Americas, EMEA and Asia PacificAbout the RolePosition Title: Sanctions Trade finance Investigations – AnalystCorporate Title:AnalystReporting to: Vice President Head of Sanctions Trade FinanceLocation: BangaloreJob ProfilePurpose of RoleAs a member of FCO, you will be supporting our Sanctions Trade Finance team in conducting Trade Finance documentary screening and reviews escalations from the Level 1 EOO Trade Finance team in order to protect the Bank from sanctions regulatory risk. As Analyst you will be responsible for the review and investigation of a wide range of Trade Finance products, building key relationships with the business and operations to ensure that the high standard of financial crime investigations are maintained to protect the Bank from financial crime risk.Main Responsibilities:

• Review and investigation of Sanctions alerts relating to trade finance transactions from different MUFG branches
• High level analysis of supporting documentation
• Collaboration with Front office teams and Trade Finance operation areas to obtain further information from clients where further information is required.
• Assess whether Trade Finance transactions are permissible or require further action to either Block or Reject, according to current sanctions regulations in place
• Ensures timely and consistent escalation of sanctions risks to Global Sanctions Advisory and regional senior management

Core Competencies:

• MS Office skills
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Broad understanding of banking, financial crime risk (Sanctions and TBML) in banking and a general
• Understanding of the concepts of risk management and control
• Manages priorities effectively and delivers efficiently
• Proactively identifies and communicates improvements to process on the grounds of efficiency and effectiveness

Specific to role:

• Strong analytical skills
• Financial sanctions knowledge in particular to regulations
• Good conceptual understanding of risk, compliance and controls
• Good understanding of banking products (specifically Trade Finance related)
• Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy.

Personal requirements:

• Self-motivated
• Good time-management
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work accordingly
• Works collaboratively and establishes trusted relationships
• Shares specialist knowledge across, at least, the Financial Crime Department
• Communicates clearly (in writing and orally), and flexes communication style as appropriate
• Actively considers and supports broad goals across the GFCD and the Bank
• Proactively identifies and attempts to resolve issues
• Education & professional qualifications
• Bachelors degree or above

Experience:

• 3-5 years of relevant banking/compliance experience
• Performance of Duties
• The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entitys performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.
• As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

Managing Conflicts of Interest:

• The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities plc.
• The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favour.
• The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS.
• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement in place between MUFG Bank and MUS and any other relevant agreements entered into between MUFG Bank and MUS.
• The role holder will have responsibility for identifying and resolving where there may be a difference or conflict in needs between MUFG Bank and MUS, escalating to their manager where required.

Expected salary:

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Job date: Mon, 12 May 2025 07:18:52 GMT

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