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OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with around 3,000 offices in more than 50 markets. The Group has over 180,000 employees, and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.
MUFG aims to be the world's most trusted financial group through close collaboration among its operating companies, and to respond to all of the financial needs of its clients, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
MUFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.
Please visit our website for more information - mufgemea.com.
The Financial Crimes Office for EMEA (FCOE) in London is part of the Global Financial Crimes Division (GFCD) headquartered in New York. FCOE works to ensure the organisation conducts its business in such a way that we protect our reputation, our business, and our clients within the regulatory and legal framework.
The Regional EMEA Sanctions Team is structured across three core pillars: (i) EMEA Sanctions Investigations, (ii) EMEA Sanctions Advisory, and (iii) EMEA Sanctions Programs. This role sits within the EMEA Sanctions Advisory pillar. The Sanctions Advisory Team is responsible for a) Sanctions Due Diligence b) Complex Reviews and Regulatory Reporting a) Level 3 Payment Escalations. This role is part of the Complex Reviews and Regulatory Reporting Team.
NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS
None
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The role holder is responsible for driving the implementation of MUFG Bank's financial crimes risk appetite, policies and standards by providing an approachable sanctions advisory hub to the EMEA region for all sanctions queries, ensuring advice is clear, informative and consistent.
In addition to the duties described above, you will contribute to the work of the GFCD department in any other ways reasonably expected, including participation in projects and working groups and assisting with other priorities in the department or group as a whole. In addition, the role holder will be responsible for:
Reviewing and interpreting relevant regulations
Providing subject matter expertise to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, and the firm's risk appetite.
Participating in complex customer and/or transaction reviews to identify potential exposure to sanctioned parties, and assessing the related sanctions control environments used to protect clients' assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used to further financial crime
Collaborating closely with global and regional sanctions colleagues to review higher‑risk or complex cases and ensuring the consistent application of sanctions standards across jurisdictions.
Effective risk management, and making recommendations for appropriate outcomes
Drafting, management and oversight of all regulatory reporting
Participating in regulatory horizon scanning
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