Sponsor Finance & Direct Lending Portfolio Management - Analyst

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is a leading global financial institution committed to sustainable growth and innovation. We are currently seeking a Corporate Finance Analyst to support our Sponsor Finance & Direct Lending business unit.

The analyst will evaluate and underwrite Direct Loans and other credit exposures to private equity‑owned non‑investment‑grade borrowers. Responsibilities include credit analysis, risk assessments, portfolio monitoring, and support for originations, syndications, and relationship management.

• Support credit analysis and management of the Sponsor/Direct Lending business unit.
• Perform due diligence on new transactions and ongoing portfolio evaluations.
• Assist in structuring and negotiating terms and credit agreements with sponsor clients.
• Prepare detailed credit analyses and credit applications in accordance with internal policies and regulatory guidance.
• Model financial performance, including company history, projections, and capital structure.
• Contribute to coverage team pitch books and attend client meetings as required.
• Support syndication strategy, including lender presentations and liaison with participant lenders.
• Coordinate and communicate account information across organizational constituencies.
• Be a generalist coverage resource, understanding industry conditions relevant to the assigned portfolio.
• Oversee facility closing procedures, operations, and documentation.
• Work within a deal team environment to support the development and analysis of financing structures and credit transactions.
• Communicate with the credit approval division to align risk strategy and policy.
• Evaluate and establish appropriate ratings for transactions and correlate exposure levels at both transaction and group levels.
• Ensure compliance with policy and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree; CFA candidacy preferred.
• Experience in financial institutions or a credit risk‑related function analyzing corporate customers.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and corporate finance.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced financial modeling skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.

The typical base pay range for this role is $110,000–$120,000, depending on knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The role may also be eligible for discretionary performance‑based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Our Total Rewards program includes health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.

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 the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. 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 a conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.