Analyst, Growth Markets

About MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is a major global financial institution with around 150,000 employees worldwide. The group is focused on creating value for clients, institutions, and communities while building lasting partnerships, supporting society, and encouraging sustainable growth.

MUFG aims to be the most trusted financial group in the world. Its culture emphasizes putting people first, welcoming different perspectives, and working collaboratively to drive better innovation, speed, and agility. The organization also invests in people, technology, and tools so employees can shape their own careers.

This role sits within the Growth Markets team and is focused on serving corporate, sovereign, and specialized clients across financing transactions, with attention to internal policy and regulatory standards. The desk covers the Emerging Europe & Central Asian and African client base.

Main Purpose of the Role

You will support the Growth Markets team in delivering excellent service to clients throughout the full lifecycle of financing transactions, ensuring alignment with internal procedures, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The position combines market analysis, client support, transaction execution, reporting, and broader team assistance.

• Monitor macroeconomic and sector developments in emerging markets and turn them into insights that help shape origination plans.
• Support senior team members in finding and onboarding target clients in strategic Growth Markets sectors, while coordinating with product partners such as DCM Loans, Structured Finance, Transaction Banking, Derivatives, and related teams.
• Assist with deal screening papers, account plans, return analysis, client proposals, call notes, and presentation materials for marketing and credit work.
• Help prepare pitch books, financial models, and transaction documents; coordinate internal sign-offs and work with internal and external legal teams and borrowers to move negotiations forward and complete documentation efficiently to a high standard, while protecting MUFG’s preferred position where possible.
• Maintain internal systems with market and transaction information and support regulatory and internal reporting needs.
• Provide day-to-day support to the broader team, including coordination with compliance, middle office, back office, and other departments, as well as handling process waivers where appropriate.
• Assist department and team heads with strategy documents, financial information, and planning-related activities when needed.

Work Experience

This position requires 12 to 24 months of experience in a credit or coverage role at an international financial institution. Experience in or exposure to emerging markets is preferred.

Skills and Experience

You should bring a solid understanding of corporate and investment banking products, analytical strength, strong presentation ability, and confidence working with internal and external stakeholders.

• Working knowledge of lending, debt capital markets, blended and development finance, rates and commodity derivatives, transaction banking, export/trade finance, project finance, and M&A finance.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability.
• Understanding of credit risk principles and legal documentation.
• Ability to handle several priorities at once and stay organized.
• Experience producing client pitches and presentation decks.
• A proactive, can-do mindset paired with strong interpersonal skills.
• Commercial awareness and a strong focus on outcomes.
• Good computer literacy, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Clear communication skills for working with both internal and external clients.
• Awareness of current affairs and interest in developments across emerging markets.
• Foreign language knowledge would be beneficial.
• Understanding of sustainable finance and ESG frameworks would be an advantage.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or a closely related area is required, although relevant work experience may also be considered.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
• A motivated and proactive working style.
• Sound judgment and confident decision-making.
• A structured, logical way of approaching tasks.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Additional Information

MUFG is open to flexible working requests, subject to business and organizational needs.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

MUFG is committed to a workplace where people are respected, included, and valued. The company supports equal opportunity in hiring and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, or marital/civil partnership status.

Recruitment decisions are made fairly and without discrimination, in line with the organization’s commitment to selecting the right skills for each role and meeting legal obligations.