Bilingual Finance and Planning Analyst for Japanese Corporate Banking in NYC

MUFG Bank, Ltd; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Bilingual Finance and Planning Analyst for its Japanese Corporate Banking division in NYC. This role involves financial planning, analysis, and strategic initiatives to support Japanese corporate clients across the Americas. You will monitor financial performance, assist in budgeting, and analyze business strategies, all while collaborating with management teams. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the success of the organization. If you are passionate about finance and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement plans

Educational assistance

Paid maternity leave

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• 2+ years in finance or corporate planning in a large corporation.
• Fluency in English and Japanese is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Monitor financial data and support forecasting and budgeting.
• Analyze JCB's business and formulate strategies.

Skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in Japanese

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Variance Analysis

Project Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Bilingual Finance and Planning Analyst for Japanese Corporate Banking in NYC

Bilingual Finance and Planning Analyst for Japanese Corporate Banking in NYC

Apply locations New York, NY time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 10069883-WD

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 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.

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.

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.

Overall Purpose of Job:

• Japanese Corporate Banking for the Americas (JCB) offers comprehensive global and local financial services to Japanese corporate clients operating in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
• The objective of JCB is to support the business of Japanese corporate clients while closely collaborating with a primary office in Japan, various product offices and group companies.
• In JCB, the Planning Team formulates strategies, implements initiatives, and monitors performance to expand the JCB business. The Finance and Planning Analyst reports to the Planning Team Manager and aggregates and reports financials that contribute to management decisions in a timely manner, while also supporting various strategic planning from a financial perspective.

Major Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis (80%)

• Monitor financial data, focusing on the expense items, to perform actual variance analysis and support forecasting and budgeting activities.
• Provide JCB managements and Account Officers with various supports, including but not limited to creating JCB business performance reports and providing marketing data.
• Assist implementation of financial strategies.
• Prepare reports for other divisions / departments including FP&A and Tokyo Head Office and other stakeholders.
• Support JCB managements and a planning team to implement new strategies by analyzing financial data, customer portfolio, market data, etc.

Strategic Planning (10%)

• Analyze JCB's business numerically and dynamically, focusing on its business culture, external environment, client portfolio, resources, and requests from headquarters.
• Formulate business strategies for JCB based on this analysis through communication with JCB managements.
• Implement various business initiatives and action plans based on these strategies, monitor their progress, and obtain feedback to further refine the initiatives and plans.
• Drive multiple projects as part of the project management team in collaboration with various stakeholders.

Others (10%)

• Handles problems and inquiries by conducting investigation and follow-ups as directed by Managers and the Department Head.
• Analyze problems by following through to bring matter to satisfactory conclusion, or escalating issues to the Manager or the Department Head for further action.
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned by the Department Head, Managers and Account Officers.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in finance, corporate planning, or a related field within a large corporation is required.
• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience is required.
• Must be fluent both in English and Japanese (speaking, listening, reading and writing)
• Must be able to work independently under time pressure and multi-task.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint; ability to model and create complex spreadsheets, look up tables, pivot tables and understand/analyze the results
• Experience and knowledge of Hyperion is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) is preferred.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $70K - $100K 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.

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.

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.