Financial Risk Analyst

Job Description

AVP, Risk Management | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, located in In-person – Canada (Ontario) – Toronto. MUFG is one of the world’s leading financial groups, striving to make a difference for clients, organizations, and communities globally with a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group. This role is crucial for maintaining the financial stability and integrity of the Canadian operations by ensuring robust risk reporting, analysis, and governance across key financial risk categories. You will play a vital part in upholding MUFG’s values of building long-term relationships and fostering sustainable growth by contributing to sound risk management practices.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Canada (Ontario) – Toronto

• Team: Financial Risk function within MUFG Canada Risk Management, reporting to the Financial Risk Vice President
• Mission: To produce, analyze, govern, and continuously enhance liquidity, market, credit, and interest rate risk in the banking book reporting for MUFG Canada.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, Power Query, pivot tables, data validation, reconciliations, financial modelling, VBA/macros), OVS extracts, Bloomberg, internal risk files, Treasury reports, Middle Office data, Finance inputs, facility and commitment data, exposure reports, locally maintained EUC tools, AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools, SharePoint sites

What You’ll Actually Do
• Risk Reporting: Prepare, analyze, and maintain recurring Financial Risk reports covering liquidity risk, market risk, credit risk, and IRRBB, including early warning indicators, stress testing, VaR, ECL, and risk appetite metrics.
• Data Validation: Compile and validate source data from various internal and external systems like OVS extracts, Bloomberg, and internal risk files to support independent review of risk metrics.
• Governance Support: Assist in preparing materials for IRC, ECC, Liquidity Risk, and Market Risk governance forums by compiling metrics, drafting commentary, and ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Exception Management: Perform review and challenge of report outputs, investigate material movements or exceptions, document rationale, and escalate breaches or data issues according to procedures.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with Treasury, Middle Office, Finance, Operations, business lines, and regional risk teams to obtain data, validate assumptions, clarify methodology, and ensure timely completion of deliverables.

The Must-Haves
• Background: University degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, business, risk management, data analytics, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in banking, risk management, treasury, finance, audit, data analytics, or related financial services; preferred experience in a second line risk management function.
• Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel capability (Power Query, VBA); strong knowledge of liquidity risk metrics and reporting; strong knowledge of market risk metrics and analytics; strong knowledge of credit risk and IFRS 9 ECL analytics; advanced data analytics capability.
• Bonus: Post-graduate education or progress toward a professional designation (e.g., FRM, CFA, CPA, MBA, data analytics certification, AI-related training); additional training in liquidity risk, market risk, credit risk, IFRS 9, regulatory reporting, or responsible AI use.