Analyst/Associate, Aviation Finance

About the role

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is recruiting an Analyst/Associate for its Aviation Finance (AF) team in Singapore. The role supports the promotion and expansion of the AF business to target and grow customers in the Asia Pacific region (for example Japan), and covers operational, research and auxiliary matters of the AF team.

Key responsibilities

• Support the AF team in the origination and execution of deals, working closely with MUFG branches and other divisions to meet team profit targets and KPIs.
• Prepare and update internal reports on AF transactions.
• Prepare borrower ratings and credit analyses for existing and prospective clients.
• Sourcing and sharing market information with GAFO on clients, investors, financing partners and other market participants.
• Manage and develop relationships with existing and prospective clients, originating mandates for debt issuance and arranging mandates such as warehouse financings, portfolio financings, PDP financing, ABS-type transactions, JOLCO financing and airline structured bonds, while cross-selling MUFG's full product suite.
• Liaise with departments and work with GAFO as a global aviation team.
• Assess transaction risks and obtain necessary credit approvals, ensuring the risk profile fits the bank's requirements.
• Monitor credit compliance for executed transactions not yet transferred to AF-PM, and comply with MAS regulations and MUFG group policies.

Required profile

• Analyser: minimum 1 year of experience, preferably in front-office banking or financial institutions.
• Associate: minimum 2 years of experience, preferably in front-office banking or financial institutions.
• Aviation industry experience is an advantage.
• Degree qualified.

Required skills

• Experience reviewing core transaction documents across multiple aircraft finance transactions.
• Experience performing financial statement analysis.
• Good knowledge of banking processes.
• Good communication, writing and interpersonal skills, business acumen and deal-closing sense.
• Self-motivated, team player, customer focused, able to work independently.