MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) 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 over 2,500 locations in more than 50 markets including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania. The Group has over 170,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. Through close partnerships among our group companies, the Group aims to be the world's most trusted financial group, flexibly responding to all of the financial needs of its customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

This is a remote position. The selected colleague will generally be expected to work at an MUFG office periodically. A member of our recruitment team will discuss location preferences with you in more detail.

Team and Position Description

The Business Solutions group integrates product, systems, and project management expertise to execute the bank’s operations strategic plans. In addition to supporting production, Business Solutions provides requirements gathering analysis, user testing support, and project management functions within operations related system projects within the Americas region.

Role

The Business Analyst in this position under the Business Solutions group will function as a Subject Matter Expert who will be involved in payment system replacement/enhancement projects by executing project tasks such as test execution, training supports and create artifacts required for executing migration. The payment system replacement/enhancement projects are due to the wire protocol changes to ISO20022 Standard for SWIFT/FedWire/CHIPS. To meet the required role and responsibilities, this analyst will work closely with other project supporting members as well as Operations unit members throughout the project life cycle to ensure the requirements are captured, tested accurately, and deliverables are provided in a timely manner and in quality.

Responsibilities:

• Supports High-Value-Payment(HVP) business lines for GPP, OVS and other payments related systems covering all facets of Operations including deal processing, payments, confirmations, AML and reconciliations.
• Test Planning and Coordination for ISO20022 Project team on the business operation side. Ensure application meets business requirements. Create Test Plans and Test Scripts, then execute and track the progress of test case execution. Plans and Coordinates for Migration tests and real Migration.
• Monitor the progress of test execution, and make adjustments and solutions as necessary to ensure the successful completion.
• Creates and Conducts End User Training Materials
• Provides supports to the Team Manager to ensure all related initiatives are maintained on schedule and completed according to plan. Communicate project issues, status and updates in a timely manner.
• Provide coordination and socialization with stakeholder teams from both business and IT throughout test execution cycles including preparation.
• Provide supports to the Team Manager to ensure all related projects’ tasks and activities are maintained on track.

Qualifications:

• Must have 5+ years of business analysis experience related to payments processing for a major financial institution, 8-10+ years’ experience overall as a Business Analyst.
• Must have strong knowledge of high value payments (HVP) including SWIFT messages and Fedwire/CHIPS including payments related to Customer Remittance and Corporate banking products such as FX and Loans.
• Must have strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle
• Must have 3+ years of test execution experience related to HVP payments processing of both SWIFT and Fedwire/CHIPS.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to include listening, verbal and written skills
• Understanding of software testing best practices and test management
• Hands-on experience of Global Pay Plus (GPP) is a plus
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Outlook)
• Proficiency in SQL, Business Objects, or database inquiry tools a plus
• Excellent critical thinking, organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Self-starter with the ability to synthesize ambiguous information and develop creative solutions
• Must be a goal-oriented with strong commitments to duties in a dynamic environment
• Must possess individual initiative, self-discipline and integrity, leadership qualities
• Experience leading or working on team-related projects within their related majors or externally via extracurricular activities
• Proficiency of Japanese is a plus