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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.

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with around 2,300 offices in over 50 countries including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania, and East Asia. The group has over 150,000 employees, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.

As one of the top financial groups globally with a vison to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do. We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: MTU) stock exchanges. The group’s operating companies include, but are not limited to, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (Japan's leading trust bank), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings (one of Japan's largest securities firms), and MUFG Americas Holdings.

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EMEA Internal Audit Office (EIAO), as the Bank’s third Line of Defence, and in accordance with the Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards (IIA Standards), provides independent assurance to the Board and Executive Management on the quality and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls to monitor manage and mitigate key risks to achieving the Bank’s objectives.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

An exciting opportunity has emerged for a Senior Auditor to join Internal Audit as we build towards a best in class, global Internal Audit function.  Reporting into the Senior Manager, Financial Crimes audit, the auditor will support risk assessment, annual planning, audit execution and issues validation.

Our team work on a flexible hybrid model with 3 working days in the office. 

Part of the overall Financial Crimes and Compliance Audit Team, the position is primarily responsible for working as part of a team to execute planning, fieldwork, reporting, and issue tracking and follow-up across a variety of audits focussed on Financial Crimes, Fraud and Core Compliance.  This is a highly varied audit portfolio and we are after those who are professionally curious, are keen to develop and demonstrate their knowledge of wholesale/investment banking audits and be a trusted and independent partner to the business.  This role will have a particular focus on our European markets so language skills and regulatory knowledge of these risk types from the European Union are an asset. You will be in charge of driving your own development to help the department become best in class.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Deliver an efficient and effective program of audit work including aspects such as:

Participation in audit execution including planning, fieldwork, raising and documenting workpapers and identified issues.On occasion, assist in aspects of the maintenance of the EIA risk universe, risk assessments and audit plans where required.Execute and deliver all assigned aspects of audit engagements to the required methodology standards, seeking guidance as required.Ongoing monitoring and proactive validation of management actions completed in response to issues raised.Support and occasionally lead in continuous monitoring assignments for areas assigned by the Head of Audit/ Audit Director.Build constructive relationships with peers and clients within organization.Act as a global role model and continuously improve self and department.On occasion, the Senior Auditor is required to work on strategic initiatives, supporting the ongoing development of the audit function both regionally and globally.Develop an appreciation of risk and control in banking, and a strong working knowledge of financial crime and fraud rules, regulation and legislation within the region.Travel may be required for the position, with an estimated range of 10% varying on the location of key staff and stakeholders and audit geographies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

Experience of working in an audit, or risk management/compliance, function within the Financial Services sector in a banking/trading institution.Have an appreciation of risk and control in wholesale/investment banking and capital markets/securities sector specific to Financial Crimes, Fraud, Core Compliance, and wider risk topics desirable.Experience and strong interest in data analytics

Preferred:

Big ‘4’ experience of internal and/or external audit in financial servicesExperience with auditing (3rd line) and testing (2nd line) of Financial Crimes Compliance programs.Strong understanding of current Financial Crimes and/or Fraud law, regulations, and industry/best practice expectations relevant to the business within region.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential:

Knowledge of auditing methods and industry practices.An understanding of wholesale/investment banking, securities/capital markets and financial services is required.Strong desire to learn and drive your own personal developmentStrong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across the global footprint.Data Analytics experience

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree and relevant professional qualifications are preferred. Alternatively, candidates with relevant experience and professional qualifications may be considered if they have no relevant educational qualifications.Knowledge of agile auditing techniques.European language skills – e.g. German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian or French

Education / Qualifications:

Essential:

Higher education or equivalent industry experience.

Preferred:

Relevant industry qualifications e.g. CIA, ACCA are desirable but not essential.Relevant financial crime qualifications e.g. ICA/ACAMs are desirable but not essential.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

Excellent communication skillsCollaborative nature and good team working ethos.A proactive, resilient and motivated approach.The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly, and work in a fast-paced environmentStrong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgementA structured and logical approach to workCan do attitude and strong problem-solving skillsA creative and innovative approach to workExcellent interpersonal skills and enthusiasmThe ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlinesExcellent attention to detail and accuracyA calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environmentStrong numerical skillsExcellent Microsoft Office skills (including Microsoft visio and excel)Knowledge and appreciation of diverse cultural working environments

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.