Sanctions Customer Due Diligence, Analyst

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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.

Summary:

This individual will serve as an analyst on the Relationship Review Unit within the Global Sanctions Advisory discipline of the Global Sanctions Compliance Department (GSCD), conducting sanctions customer due diligence (CDD) reviews for MUFG customers globally. The analyst will work with regional financial crimes offices, First Line of Defense teams in the Americas, and other teams within Global Sanctions Advisory to review customers’ sanctions exposure and document an analysis of the customer’s risk to the bank.

Responsibilities:

• Perform sanctions due diligence reviews on prospective and existing customers at time of onboarding, periodic KYC review, or ad-hoc KYC review.

• Review customer exposure against applicable sanctions regulations and MUFG policies.

• Draw and document informed conclusions based on applicable sanctions risks.

• Understand and interpret sanctions regulations and monitor changes to such regulations.

• Coordinate with regional financial crimes offices and First Line of Defense teams on sanctions CDD reviews and initiatives.

• Collaborate with other teams within Global Sanctions Advisory to conduct investigations into complex fact patterns and customers presenting heightened sanctions risks.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in international relations, foreign policy, political science, or economics.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Interest in foreign policy and international relations landscape.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently to deliver results.

• Ability to conduct complex investigations and draft write-ups to explain to senior team members

The typical base pay range for this role is between $67,000 to $80,000 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. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

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 (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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