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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (“MUFG”) 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, MUFG Bank, Ltd., 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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NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

No formal direct reports, but role holder will be expected to perform line management responsibilities.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The role sits within the EMEA Internal Audit Office (EIAO). Data Analytics (DA) Senior Audit Managers (SAMs) are responsible for overseeing the delivery of DA across several portfolios of audit engagements. DA SAMs will support and coach DA Audit Managers working with audit teams to devise effective and efficient strategies to test key controls, driving insights that support the internal audit conclusions. When necessary, they might perform the testing of key controls or contribute to ad-hoc projects delivering analytics. Whilst doing it, they will role-model a culture of high performance and continuous improvement, adhere to audit methodology and standards as well as programming best practices.

DA SAMs will support the DA Director in shaping and promoting the Data Analytics strategy including shaping the offered services and ways of working, attracting and growing colleagues, identifying the right infrastructure and advocating for the use of analytics. They will help to enhance the data literacy capabilities across the IA function, helping to shape a comprehensive training strategy for colleagues at all level of seniority, delivering training sessions and presenting to show the art of the possible and promote analytics successes.

DA SAMs will play a key leadership role having a positive impact on the team engagement, and being an active voice promoting the internal audit and wider group strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for:

Audit delivery and planning

• Supporting the DA Director in the development and implementation of the DA long-term vision, strategy and target operating model, both for EIAO and globally.

• Dynamically managing the DA plan for the EIA portfolio considering whether it remains relevant throughout the year, proposing changes as appropriate, timely escalating any challenges that might impact the DA plan and audit timelines.

• Across portfolios of audits, overseeing the completion of the analytics work that support the delivery of assigned elements of audit engagements on time and within EIA Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), with limited supervision and to the required methodology and Quality Assurance standards.

• Completing, when needed, the testing of key controls or contributing to ad-hoc projects delivering analytics work upholding the same level of quality and standards.

• As Subject Matter Expert (SME), helping audit teams in translating data findings into individual issues that are written for an executive audience - impactful, clear key messages, factual and using an active voice.

• Supporting senior management to provide impactful, clear, concise and accurate senior executive and governance committee papers on time – including Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Control Environment and MCA Opinions.

• Contributing to the design, delivery and promotion of DA training activities for all Internal Audit colleagues.

• Leading internal audit teams to understand their relevant data needs, provide tailored analytics use cases and embed the use of data analytics in Audit delivery.

Stakeholder relationships

• Promoting the adoption of data analytics in the delivery of the Internal Audit plan in line with the EIA strategy.

• Working collaboratively with all Internal Audit colleagues, regionally and globally, to ensure that the quality of work produced globally continues to advance.

• Responsible for developing constructive, collaborative relationships with relevant stakeholders, in IA and in the wider business, providing a commercial perspective and effective challenge and guidance as ‘an independent respected’ voice. By demonstrating how data analytics support Audit conclusions and influence through tangible outcomes, you will help to raise standards of controls and behaviours in the Stakeholders Control Environment.

• Demonstrating awareness of key industry topics and share relevant read-across insights to ensure MUFG DA capabilities or aspirations are in line with best-in-class audit functions. In particular, attending to relevant SME forums, connecting with industry peers and staying up to date with the latest analytics development.

Team leadership and transformation

• Supporting the DA Director to develop a high performing team through quality of performance and talent management, motivation and inspiration of more junior staff, and the promotion of a positive workforce culture. Display a sense of urgency to complete tasks within short turnaround times and holding others accountable for non/late delivery or quality issues.

• Demonstrating personal leadership, engagement and a culture of continuous improvement. Set high standards of performance and behaviour for self and colleagues. Seek out new experiences, ideas and knowledge, and own your growth.

• Creating trust with staff and a safe work environment, upholding MUFG and EIA culture principles especially those related to D&I, Speak up Listen up.

• Role modelling vulnerability, encourage regular balanced, positive and high-quality constructive feedback, deliver the tough messages promptly when required.

• Actively promoting news ways of working such as Agile auditing or the use of MS Teams and looking for opportunities to actively participate in “Enterprise Wide” initiatives (e.g. thematic workshops, Inclusion & Diversity initiatives, Employee Networks).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential :

• Experience of working in Internal Audit with an in-depth understanding of the application of analytics in an audit context.

• Comprehensive experience managing the delivery of analytics work for an audit function, including overseeing junior colleagues on the job.

• Experience at presenting complex techniques and analytics results.

• Extensive coding experience.

Preferred :

• Experience of agile auditing.

• Experience of working in a similar audit function for a major corporate and investment bank.

• Line management experience.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• 7+ years of experience in data analytics in an Internal Audit/Risk/Control function, including a significant managerial experience and preferably within the Financial Services industry.

• Experience in leading a large portfolio of data analytics projects and in managing technical colleagues on the job.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and generate insights that support audit delivery and conclusions.

• Strong understanding of risk and control environment to evaluate risks for the assigned audit engagements and devise effective and efficient strategies to test key controls.

• Proficiency in SQL, Python, allowing to both produce and review complex work.

• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality audit work products meeting IA KPIs and QA standards.

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organisation and effectively collaborate with functional and business teams and stakeholders in Internal Audit and across the organisation.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Data Science especially in the areas of Machine Learning, Process Mining and Natural Language Processing.

• Experience at using code and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub.

• Experience at using specialised tools such as Celonis, Alteryx, Knime, Daitaku.

• Knowledge of key concepts in cloud computing, technical infrastructure, software development.

• Relevant industry qualifications in Analytics, Auditing or Banking are desirable but not essential.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.

• A proactive, motivated approach.

• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.

• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.

• A structured and logical approach to work.

• A creative and innovative approach to work.

• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.

• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment

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