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Analyst, Commodity and Structured Trade Finance

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Dutch

Other Skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Information Synthesis
  • Computer Literacy
  • Relationship Management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Professionalism
  • Teamwork
  • Personal Integrity
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Good corporate credit analysis and research skills (including stress testing and modelling), ideally gained in a banking environment (minimum 2 years)
  • Experience in a Credit Sanctioning Department
  • Background in natural resources finance
  • Strong analytical and numeracy skills with experience in relevant credit systems and models

Requirements:

  • Manage a portfolio of credit accounts, perform credit-related due diligence, identify risk drivers and propose mitigants in structured and vanilla transactions; oversee transaction execution, monitor deadlines and review/execute facility documentation
  • Prepare credit applications (renewals, new facilities, amendments/waivers) and provide internal borrower ratings with approval recommendations
  • Assist Relationship Managers and Head of Portfolio Management to develop and manage client relationships; review and execute Facility and Security documentation to ensure commercial and legal compliance with MUFG standards; conduct data manipulation and analysis and run financial scenarios to support decision making
  • Contribute to policy, procedures and risk management to ensure a compliant approach; liaise with internal and external counterparts; mentor graduates and interns to expand credit skillset

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 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.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Would you like to work for one of the world's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment? 

We are currently recruiting for an Analyst, Commodity and Structured Trade Finance in our Global Corporate Investment Banking Division in Amsterdam.

About MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.

MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of MUFG Bank, headquartered in Amsterdam. With offices throughout Europe, our teams provide clients with comprehensive financing solutions spanning Coverage & Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Transaction Banking, using MUFG’s global reach to provide bespoke solutions. With 73 green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bond tranches in 2021 and 51 sustainability-linked loans in EMEA in 2021, MUFG is committed to supporting clients to achieve sustainable business growth.

Please visit our website for more information – https://www.mufgemea.com/mbe

Your impact at MUFG

  • The Commodity and Structured Trade Finance (CSTF) Team primarily provides working capital solutions to commodity traders and commodity corporates based in EMEA (Producers, processors, marketers, distributors, etc) to meet their financing needs in all phases of commodity trading activities;
  • CSTF is relationship manager for Independent Commodity Traders and for some Commodity Corporates;
  • CSTF is product partner for RM offices of most Commodity Corporates.

Function positioning

  • Provide credit analysis and monitor risks/deadlines to support the credit process and transaction execution;
  • Support Relationship Managers to enable the effective development, execution and management of customer relationships;
  • Support Head of Portfolio Management to enhance the credit process, contribute to strategic initiatives as well as provide support to the overall portfolio management.
  • Responsible for product management of the CSTF product suite as relevant, ensuring all trade finance products are sold within the set parameters, adhere to product policies and service requirements agreed. ETBO have been assigned the responsibility to co-ordinate the tasks of the product manager on behalf of CSTF with regular input from CSTF.

The role includes the following:

  • Manage a portfolio of credit accounts, which require supporting Relationship Managers; performing credit-related due diligence; identify, quantify risk drivers and propose mitigants in structured and vanilla transactions; transaction execution; monitor deadlines and review and execute facility documentation;
  • Prepare credit applications (renewals, new facilities, amendments & waivers) and internal borrower ratings providing approval recommendations;
  • Assist Relationship Managers in their review and execution of Facility and Security documentation to ensure that commercial and legal aspects meet MUFG standards;
  • Conduct data manipulation and analysis, including running financial scenarios, to enable interpretation of figures, patterns and trends to provide relationship managers with information to support decision making;
  • Conduct research from a range of generalised and specialist sources, extracting relevant information and summarising data to inform decision making at more senior levels;
  • Contribute to the development, adaptation and application of policy & procedures to ensure a compliant and rigorous approach to the management of any risk which can negatively affect the portfolio;
  • Liaise with internal counterparts throughout MUFG and with external counterparts to gather relevant information to support decision making and planning;
  • Collaborate with internal counterparts to develop compromise solutions, for challenging credit cases;
  • Understand the business, regulatory and risk framework, working with the business to assist its growth while ensuring compliance with internal policies and risk appetite;
  • Support the Head of Portfolio Management to enhance the credit process, contribute to strategic initiatives as well as support the overall portfolio management;
  • Develop and guide graduates and interns to expand their credit skillset and profile.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

  • Good corporate credit analysis and research skills (including stress test and modelling) ideally gained in a banking environment (ideally minimum 2 years).
  • Experience in a Credit Sanctioning Department.
  • A background in natural resources finance.
  • Specialist knowledge and extensive experience in credit analysis.
  • Strong analytical and numeracy skills based on relevant credit systems and models.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills – both oral and written.
  • Computer literacy, including core Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Preferably, specialized in energy commodities or metals or agricultural commodities.

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility 

  • Balance Risk with Opportunity
  • Customer Focus
  • Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

  • Drive For Results
  • Collaborate and Build Partnerships
  • Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

  • Influence and Inspire Others
  • Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
  • Think Strategically
  • Manage and Develop Talent

Besides that we will offer you:

  • Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market
  • 8% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
  • 30 vacation days per year. Optional you can buy 15 additional days.
  • Commuting allowance based on annual public transport 2nd class, most economical way, or € 0,23 per km with a max of 75km one way.
  • €5,00 net remote working compensation per day, with a maximum of €60,00 per month.
  • Possibility to order a mobile phone (up to €800,-)
  • Possibility to order Office Equipment’s for the home office, (up to €500,-)
  • Remote Working Policy i.e. Working From Home (WFH) and Remote Working in another Country.
  • Bicycle plan (fiscal benefit)
  • Company fitness (fiscal benefit)
  • Mental health workshops and budget for external courses (i.e. Dutch language classes).
  • Employee contribution towards Pension insurance (max 5%, currently 2%), our pension scheme is based on a defined contribution scheme.
  • Training & development possibilities

Additional information:

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

The role is based in the Netherlands. All candidates need to be willing to relocate to the Netherlands. Internal employees will be supported in case of relocation.

For more information regarding this position you can contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist at: recruitment@nl.mufg.jp

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.

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