Credit Associate

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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world's 10 largest financial institutions according to S&P Global. 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.

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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.

Job Description

Middle Market
Your Potential. Your Opportunity. MUFG is as committed to your future as you are. It is part of our culture to put people first, and that means focusing on you. Whether your goal is to advance your career, tackle new roles within financial services, refine your knowledge as a subject matter expert, or move and work abroad, MUFG provides you with the opportunity to chart your course toward career success. Invest in your potential by taking positive steps to advance your career and pursue your next opportunity with us This is a hybrid position. The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites up to four days per week and work remotely the remaining day(s). A member of our Talent Acquisition team will provide more details.

•Overall Purpose of Job: Support the Portfolio Management Group ("PMG") within MUFG's Global Commercial & Investment Bank by underwriting and performing portfolio management of both private equity sponsor-backed and corporate middle market clients in the Healthcare vertical. The Associate will be a corporate finance professional supporting a dedicated Middle Market Healthcare team in underwriting new debt transactions, follow-on financings for portfolio accounts, and monitoring portfolio account performance for potential upgrades , downgrades and credit deterioration with the goal of maximizing net income and reducing credit costs.

Responsibilities: Underwriting:
•Work closely with a deal team comprised of other members of the Middle Market Healthcare group and cross functional product / coverage groups supporting Senior underwriters in the new deal process.
•Assist senior underwriters in the due diligence of leveraged buyout ("LBO"), merger and acquisition ("M&A"), and other financing opportunities.
•Construct detailed financial models (base and downside cases) to project go-forward business performance, credit statistics, and debt repayment capacity of new and existing clients.
•Assist senior underwriters with detailed credit application memo write-ups that include transaction overviews, credit structures, company profiles, industry analyses, risks and mitigants, , historical operating performance, projections, enterprise valuation analyses and other regulatory requirements in accordance with internal policies .
•Participate in client, sponsor and bank meetings as necessary
•Support the Senior underwriter in communicating and collaborating with credit officers for transaction approval, including final hold level strategies to ensure alignment of risk strategy and policy.
•Assist with deal closing process and legal documentation. Portfolio Management:
•Support the management of clients within Middle Market Healthcare loan portfolio including regularly scheduled evaluation of performance.
•Responsible for the coordination and communication of portfolio account information across various constituencies throughout the organization
•Understand and track Healthcare industry trends and current events for covered portfolio accounts utilizing internal / external sources
•Attend Relationship Manager ("RM") customer meetings when appropriate.
•Evaluate and establish appropriate internal and regulatory ratings for transactions.
•Ensure compliance with policy and regulatory requirements (e.g., ACR, AOA, FSA, OCC and FRB).
•Participate in special projects as applicable.

Qualifications:
•Bachelor's degree, a CFA is an asset
•Credit and analytical focused individual, including 3-5 years of experience in a related role
•Strong financial modeling skills required
•Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills
•Completion of formal credit-training program at a money center bank is an asset
•Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel proficiency
•Able to work independently, demonstrate appropriate time management skills, and manage multiple assignments

The typical base pay range for this role is between $120k - 145k depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

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.

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