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**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.
**Working within Financial Planning & Analysis will enable you to develop in-depth knowledge of management information reporting to enable decision support to the Senior Executive & Business Leads of MUFG; covering a wide range of topics including Revenue, Expenses, Headcount, Resources & Strategic Initiatives.**
**Applications close on 2 November 2025. To apply, please visit:** ** We Are**
We are MUFG. With over 360 years of heritage and more than 150,000 employees in 40 countries, we've grown to become one of the top ten banks in the world.
Combining our global network and financial strength with a dedication to becoming the world's most trusted financial group, we pride ourselves on exceeding client expectations and building long-term relationships. We support our clients and protect their interests with the highest levels of professionalism and expertise, while also serving society and fostering a sustainable vision for growth.
We're looking for ambitious, driven individuals to join our team, and help us to become the world's most trusted financial group. With graduate schemes and internships available around the world, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best experts in the industry.
**Our Business Areas**
Our securities business offer a comprehensive product suite to clients around the world through five key business lines in the primary and secondary markets: capital markets, credit, rates, equities, and structured products.
Our commercial banking arm is a leading corporate lending bank offering an intensive range of services from Project Finance & Syndicated Loans through to Transaction Banking & Asset Finance.
By joining MUFG, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your financial expertise and become part of a truly international organisation.
With our global reach and collaborative culture, you have the opportunity to create a brighter future at MUFG
**What to Expect**
We are looking for talented candidates to join our Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst Programme.
Financial Planning & Analysis is a support department for Front and other Middle office areas playing an active role managing & setting the firm's Budgets & Forecasts and providing financial support to Senior Leadership.
**Principal functions and responsibilities:**
+ **Decision Support:** Provide financial analytics to the senior executive & management team to support decision making & scenario planning. Deliver meaningful insights into business performance and provide financial modelling on forecasts and profitability. Deliver competitor & peer analysis including market trends. Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost saving initiatives.
+ **Business Partnering:** Work closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's medium to long term financial and strategic plan. Partnering with business unit heads and business managers to build & evaluate their annual budgets and forecasts. Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations.
+ **Projects:** Provide key input into the design, specification and implementation of systems and controls to enhance underlying departmental processes
**Join Our Team**
We look for talented, motivated and ambitious people who will be able to help drive our business forward.
Successful candidates will:
+ have a strong interest in financial markets
+ have excellent communication & interpersonal skills
+ have high levels of motivation and integrity
+ have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
+ Have excellent attention to detail and accuracy
+ be innovative and have the ability to generate new and creative ideas
+ be in their final year of study or have graduated in the last 12 months
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!
**Our Culture Principles**
+ Client Centric
+ People Focused
+ Listen Up. Speak Up.
+ Innovate & Simplify
+ Own & Execute

Our client, a rapidly expanding financial services group in the City of London, is seeking a strategic and highly experienced Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead their high-performing finance function. This critical leadership role, based in London, England, UK , will involve a hybrid working model, offering flexibility while ensuring key stakeholder engagement and team collaboration. You will be responsible for driving financial strategy, robust forecasting, budgeting, and insightful performance analysis to support executive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the FP&A function, overseeing the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and refine financial models to support strategic initiatives, business cases, and scenario planning.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and reporting to senior management and the board, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive performance management initiatives, establishing KPIs and monitoring business performance against targets.
• Collaborate closely with divisional heads and business unit leaders to ensure financial plans are aligned with operational goals.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts and variance analysis, providing clear explanations and recommendations.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, systems, and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Manage and mentor a team of FP&A professionals, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Support M&A activities, including financial due diligence and integration planning.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and reporting standards.

Qualifications and Experience:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with a minimum of 7-10 years of post-qualification experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Extensive experience within the financial services sector is highly desirable.
• Proven track record in leading FP&A functions, managing complex financial models, and driving strategic financial planning.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and management reporting.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proficiency in advanced Excel, financial modelling software, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Experience with BI tools and data visualization is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Must be able to commute to London, England for hybrid working arrangements.

This hybrid role is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned finance leader to make a significant impact on the strategic direction of a growing financial services firm. If you possess a strong financial acumen and a passion for driving business growth, we encourage you to apply.

The Assembly Finance team is seeking a detail oriented and driven Senior manager, FP&A.

The Senior manager, FP&A role provides an opportunity partner with key stakeholders across the company. In this position, the Senior manager will Support the Senior Director FP&A with responsibility for ensuring the completeness and integrity of forecasts, budgets, tracking performance, managing monthly operating expenses, and using analysis help drive informed decision making.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Senior Director FP&A and other business leaders to play a crucial role in planning and assessing the company's performance.
• Manage FP&A analyst.
• Contribute to the development of accounting systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain client profitability reporting and forecast.
• Work with Senior Director FP&A and business leaders to maintain revenue forecast and pipeline.
• Work with business leaders and senior director FP&A to plan and carry out annual budgeting and quarterly / rolling reforecasting.
• Work with the accounting team to handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, ensuring all expenses are recorded accurately and reconciled to forecast.
• Own cash flow forecasting and management for Assembly Europe working with AP, AR and Billing central services to forecast and manage cash flow.
• Drive operational improvements through automation.
• Collaborate with other key stakeholders to monitor performance, identifying & understanding any differences from our budget plans.
• Build and maintain financial reporting packages and dashboards.
• Conduct research and analysis into issues and questions raised by leadership team to inform decision-making
• Partner with cross-functional teams to help optimise business performance, including identifying trends, gaps, insights, and opportunity areas within the business

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Requirements

• ACCA qualified or equivalent
• Prior experience in international, multi-currency environment
• Experience within media or marketing services advantageous
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Understand widely accepted accounting principles and financial concepts.
• Approach tasks with ownership, using analytics to guide decisions and solve problems, rather than just reporting results.
• Seek and implement ways to improve, streamline and automate processes
• Well-organised with strong people skills and ability to evaluate and communicate with Clients and Agency leaders

Benefits

In return for your enthusiasm and expertise, we’ll reward you with an enviable range of benefits that include, 24 days holiday a year (increasing by 1 day/year to a max of 30 with every year of service), a day of birthday leave, early finish Fridays, pension, life assurance, enhanced parental leave and access to perkbox.

Equal Opportunities

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees at Assembly demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviours.

**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.
**OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION**
Japanese Corporate Banking Division (London) is a front office in charge of business development of customers located in United Kingdom, Ireland and other demarcated countries in EMEA of which ultimate parents are Japanese Corporates.
Credit analyst team sits within the Corporate Banking Department together with the relationship management team, and its main responsibilities is to support the existing credit related businesses as well as origination of new credit businesses.
**NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS**
None
**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**
+ The role will require an ability to meet specific deadlines for the facility and borrower rating renewals of existing customers, as well as to be able to respond to an urgent ad-hoc request from the customer/RM's requests, any credit related support including documentation process to be given for the origination of new businesses.
+ Responsible for supervising the team members for the execution of objective analysis in respect of credit granting and credit control and to support relationship managers with the credit risk management queries while ensuring and providing a high level of (internal) customer service in line with agreed procedures and service standards.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Perform submission of credit and borrower rating applications as well as other monthly and quarterly reports for the complex customers and core customer groups in line with the Bank's global rules on a timely manner.
+ Provide high quality credit analysis and monitoring for the assigned customers within Japanese Corporate Banking Division (London) along with the specific sector/industry analysis in order to submit applications and relevant reports.
+ Collaborate with other branches/offices, primary offices and credit division to deliver the transaction to meet the customers' needs.
+ Managing the daily workflow processed by the team effectively by coordinating with the team leader of credit analyst team the available resource and monitoring workflow. Provide assistance where the additional resources are required.
+ Develop and enhance the skillset of the team by reviewing applications and reports prepared by each team members and assist them to complete before circulating to the relationship management team to ensure sufficient quality is maintained and to ensure compliance to rules, policies and procedures of the Bank.
+ Maintain awareness of developing market sector and business trends in EU/Europe and on a world-wide basis.
+ Undertake and support various credit related tasks as directed by the team leader of credit analyst team, as well as the Department Head and the senior management.
+ Drive ongoing process improvement activities by identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, accuracy and collaborative working with particular attention to the quality of credit risk analysis.
+ Provide assistances and training to implementation of processes and standards for JCBD credit risk space to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines.
+ Demonstrate MUFG's values, specifically operate with integrity, professionalism and strong teamwork within JCBD.
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
+ Relevant experience in credit analysis in subsidiary banking business for large/medium sized Japanese Corporates
+ Required knowledge and experience in managing credit risks, including but not limited to understanding for risks for certain sector/country/industries, risks for different products and understanding of credit documentation terminologies.
+ Experience in managing teams, interpreting and delivery against divisional strategic objectives
**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
**Functional / Technical Competencies:**
+ Thorough knowledge of credit and risk management, MUFG credit processes and procedures (or similar experience in another organization.), onboarding and originating credit facilities as well as understanding of regulatory requirements.
+ Strong analytical and numeracy skills with a good attention to detail, strong customer focus, sound organizational, interpersonal and networking skills.
+ Problem-solving skills with ability to manage various tasks and work towards tight deadlines.
+ Global perspective, demonstrating inclusiveness through an appreciation of different perspectives and diversity.
+ Sound knowledge and practical skills for Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) Microsoft Outlook.
+ Verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese are essential.
**Education / Qualifications:**
+ Degree Level and/or relevant industry expertise
**PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS**
+ Candidate must be aware of Japanese working culture and its demand
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
+ Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
+ A proactive, motivated approach
+ The ability to operate with urgency and prioritize work accordingly
+ The ability to demonstrate sound judgement
+ Strong problem-solving skills
+ The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
+ A calm approach with the ability to perform well in a pressurized environment
+ Excellent attention to detail and accuracy with strong numerical skills
+ Excellent Microsoft Office skills
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!
**Our Culture Principles**
+ Client Centric
+ People Focused
+ Listen Up. Speak Up.
+ Innovate & Simplify
+ Own & Execute

We have a current opportunity for a Financial Analyst on a contract basis. The position will be based in London. For further information about this position please apply.

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Our client, a leading financial services firm based in London, England, UK , is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join their dynamic team. This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to strategic financial planning, robust analysis, and insightful reporting, driving informed business decisions across the organization. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing financial models, forecasting future performance, and identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress against objectives. You will be responsible for preparing detailed financial reports for senior management, highlighting variances, and providing actionable recommendations for improvement. This position requires a deep understanding of financial principles, exceptional analytical skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Collaboration with various departments, including operations, marketing, and sales, will be crucial to gather data and provide comprehensive financial insights. We are looking for an individual with a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner. The role involves managing budgeting processes, conducting in-depth variance analysis, and contributing to the annual financial planning cycle. Furthermore, you will participate in investment appraisal activities and assess the financial viability of new projects and initiatives. Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a growing organization are abundant. This is an exciting chance to make a significant impact on the financial health and strategic direction of our client. The ideal candidate will possess a strong academic background in finance or a related field, coupled with several years of progressive experience in financial analysis, preferably within a corporate environment. Proficiency in financial software and advanced Excel skills are essential, with experience in BI tools being a distinct advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain complex financial models for forecasting and budgeting.
• Conduct thorough variance analysis, identifying trends and providing explanations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for senior management.
• Assist in the development and implementation of financial strategies.
• Collaborate with department heads to gather financial data and support their budget management.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and provide insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Evaluate the financial performance of projects and investments.
• Contribute to process improvements within the finance function.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CFA) is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis or a similar role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros).
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and corporate finance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present findings clearly.
• Experience with financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software and ERP systems.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.