Financial Operations Jobs in Phoenix, AZ (NOW HIRING)

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.
The Loan Closing Operations Analyst supports the execution of syndicated and commercial loan transactions across members, bilateral, and agented deals. This role is responsible for assisting with loan documentation review, closing coordination, funding and booking readiness, trade settlement support, transaction profile setup, and post-closing activities. The Analyst will work closely with front office partners, business lines, internal operations and servicing teams, agent banks, investors, issuing banks, syndications teams, and other stakeholders to help ensure transactions are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with applicable documentation, approval, KYC, operational, and system requirements.
Responsibilities

• Support the loan closing process for syndicated and commercial loan transactions, including member, bilateral, and agented deals.
• Review loan documentation and transaction details to identify key operational requirements for funding, booking, servicing, reporting, and system setup.
• Coordinate with internal operations, servicing, and support teams to help ensure timely and accurate transaction execution.
• Assist with validating completion of required approvals, sanctions, KYC items, documentation requirements, and operational conditions prior to closing.
• Track assigned closing tasks, provide status updates, and escalate documentation, funding, booking, settlement, or operational issues as needed.
• Provide trade settlement support by working with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate timely and accurate settlement activity.
• Handle assigned operational support requests, maintain clear documentation where applicable, and provide timely completion updates to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in loan closing, agency services, trade settlement, servicing, or a related operations function a plus.
• Working knowledge of syndicated and commercial loan products, including member bank, bilateral lender, and administrative agent structures preferred.
• Ability to review loan documentation, interpret key operational terms, and identify items requiring clarification, amendment, or escalation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate professionally across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deliverables, follow procedures, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience with lending, servicing, or settlement platforms such as OVS, ACBS, Loan IQ, ClearPar, SyndTrak, Intralinks, or Debt Domain preferred.

Education

• Bachelor's degree and/or 1-3 years of experience in banking, loan operations, commercial lending, or financial services.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $69K - $87K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.
MUFG Benefits Summary
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 (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). 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 conditional offer of employment, if any.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
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