Relationship Manager Assistant - Japanese Corporate Banking

MBE - Germany; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with remote option

Pension programme (BVV)

Lunch allowance

Flexible working (Gleitzeit)

Language courses and further training

Job summary

MUFG Bank Europe N.V., Düsseldorf, is recruiting for an Analyst, Relationship Manager Assistant in the Japanese Corporate Banking Division. This fixed-term maternity cover involves supporting a portfolio of Japanese corporate clients with a range of banking products and services.

You will collaborate across teams, monitor customer data for compliance, and assist with client relationship management and business development in a global bank environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking/financial services or related environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across teams.
• Fluency in German and English; Japanese would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support a portfolio of Japanese corporate clients across credit and non-credit banking products and services.
• Assist with lending activities, including short- and long-term loans, trade finance, FX, derivatives, and overdraft monitoring.
• Support deposit-related business, cash management, cash pooling, and domestic/international payments.

Skills

Communication skills

German language

English language

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance/Economics

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

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, Relationship Manager Assistant for our Japanese Corporate Banking Division in Düsseldorf. Please note this is a fixed‑term maternity cover. About MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, is part of MUFG’s EMEA regional franchise. With offices in the Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Spain, our teams provide clients with comprehensive financing solutions spanning Coverage & Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Transaction Banking, leveraging MUFG's global capabilities and reach to deliver bespoke solutions for our clients. For more information on MUFG Bank Europe, please visit https://www.mufgemea.com/mbe

Your responsibilities:

• Support a portfolio of Japanese corporate clients across a range of credit and non‑credit banking products and services.
• Assist with lending activities, including short‑term and long‑term loans, trade finance transactions, foreign exchange, derivatives, and overdraft monitoring.
• Support deposit‑related business, cash management solutions, cash pooling services, and domestic and international payment transactions.
• Prepare, review, and process applications, instructions, transaction documentation, and other customer‑related requests.
• Respond to customer enquiries and provide day‑to‑day support on banking products, services, and account‑related matters.
• Monitor and maintain customer data, documentation, and account information, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Support the management of guarantees, letters of guarantee, and other client commitments, including monitoring key maturity dates.
• Provide administrative and operational support to Account Officers, contributing to client relationship management, business development.

Your profile:

• Experience in banking, financial services, or a related environment, with knowledge of corporate banking products and services.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to support client relationships and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Business‑level German and English language skills; Japanese language skills would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word, with strong administrative and organisational skills.
• A degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field is preferred; relevant vocational training, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience will also be considered.

What do we have to offer:

• A diverse and international working environment.
• Hybrid working with the option to work aboard, subject to the Remote Working Policy.
• Opportunities to learn, develop and grow your career.
• A collaborative international culture that values different perspectives and backgrounds.

Our benefits:

• Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market.
• Employer contribution to a pension programme (BVV).
• Contribution to capital forming benefits (“Vermögenswirksame Leistungen”).
• Sponsorship of a job ticket to fifty percent.
• Lunch allowance.
• Flex time to support your personal work‑life‑balance (“Gleitzeit”).
• Further training and educational programs, e.g. language courses.
• Corporate benefits.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

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.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client‑obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

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