Assistant Vice President, Credit Manager - CIB

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Main Purpose and Accountability of the Role

Specifically, you have accountability for the following named departments, this includes: Leverage Finance, TMT and Consumer & Healthcare / CIB Credit for EMEA.

Roles, Scope and Reporting Structure

Authority from, and Reporting to Managing Director, Head of Leverage Finance, TMT and Consumer & Healthcare / CIB Credit for EMEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Leverage Finance, TMT and Consumer & Healthcare Credit Team including reviewing credit applications received and making recommendations to senior management on transaction specific files as well as continuously and actively monitoring the portfolio in line with internal policies and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure a high quality of written and verbal work.
• Responsible for making balanced, timely and thoughtful credit recommendations within the firm’s risk appetite.
• Support the team in providing proactive solutions driven engagement with front line on deal specific and/or strategic developments through guidance, direction, feedback and identification of red flags or breaches of internal guidelines and policies.
• Escalate issues to Directors or the team head as appropriate.
• Support strategic initiatives (as relevant) as an AVP within CIB Credit for EMEA.
• Demonstrate the Risk Culture Pillars; taking accountability for identifying and mitigating risk; actively managing risk within the department; remaining curious by taking proactive ownership; role modelling the risk partnership with colleagues in 1LOD and 2LOD; and being willing to challenge existing practice and be proactive and positive to change.
• Develop knowledge of the various types of industries, sectors, countries, players and financial and legal structures within Leverage Finance, TMT and Consumer & Healthcare credit and commitment to further learning.

Controls and Compliance

You are responsible for ensuring the Company’s compliance with internal risk and compliance requirements, controls and procedures, including but not limited to personally following all relevant policies and procedures.

Relationship with other functions and stakeholders

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.

Work Experience

Essential: Strong experience working in financial institutions carrying out credit work for corporate and/or structured finance area preferably within applicable sector verticals. Strong experience in corporate banking and/or structured finance.

Preferred: Sufficient experience in alternative area if an applicant being single-experienced for either corporate or structured finance. Good experience in investment banking in credit or front office.

Skills and Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential: Sufficient credit assessment and credit risk management skills. Adequate relevant industry experience with a deep area of credit specialism. In depth knowledge of credit and risk principles, products, derivatives and management. Sufficient experience in dealing with regulatory audits associated to credit. Strong interpersonal skills with ability and experience to communicate to both senior management and junior members of staff.

Education / Qualifications:

Essential: Bachelor Degree.

Preferred: Masters Degree.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritize work accordingly.
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
• A structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• A creative and innovative approach to work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressured environment.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office 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.