• Managing and developing client relationships with key sponsors and other related parties including lawyers, banks, and other financial institutions.

• Managing and developing relationships with key internal stakeholders.

• Assisting in devising, refining, and implementing the capital structuring and rating advisory strategy.

• Develop and train others in rating methodology, processes, and issues.

• Work with other MUFG teams from a capital structuring and rating perspective to enhance the MUFG offering and client services.

• To play an active role in business development, in particular focused on rating advisory aspects, with a view to growing the pipeline, including:

  • Proactively identifying potential opportunities
  • Preparation and presentation of proposals and materials
  • Ongoing ad hoc client marketing

• Take an active role in the preparation of and participation in all assessments and authorisation activities including assisting in the presentation of the transaction through the various internal approval processes (e.g., Business Screening).

• Propose appropriate solutions to meet client needs in conjunction, where necessary, with other specialist functions of MUFG in order to deliver a tailored solution to client needs.

• Ensure that business development, structuring, and execution is market-leading, sound, and appropriate.

• In general, the role could require substantial overseas travel.

Work Experience

• Experience from a Structuring/Project Finance/M&A/Fund role preferred
• Experience from a rating advisory role preferred but not essential.
• Recent experience of rating methodologies across the Big-3, DBRS, and KBRA.
• Some previous experience working in structured finance and/or capital markets preferred but not essential.

Skills and Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Excellent understanding of rating methodologies and analysis. Project Finance and/or Structured Finance understanding a requirement, Corporate rating experience/ understanding preferred but not essential.
• Ability to lead on all rating aspects as part of a wider structuring mandate.
• Knowledge of credit, risk management, market, and legal aspects of project finance.
• Desirable to have a level of project finance modelling experience.
• Analytical skills including the ability to run simple financial models.
• Clear communication skills.
• Sound IT knowledge and skills.
• Quantitative / numerical skills.
• Interpersonal skills.

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree Level and/or relevant industry expertise

Personal Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise 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 pressurised 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.