Corporate Coverage Analyst - GCIB

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. About us: GCIB Italy manages MUFG’s relationships with leading Italian corporates, financial institutions, financial sponsors, Italian subsidiaries of multinational groups and Italian companies owned by private equity or infrastructure funds. Leveraging MUFG’s global network and comprehensive product platform, together with our product specialists we support clients across corporate finance, capital markets, structured solutions, leveraged and project finance and strategic advisory needs. Role Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Analyst to join our Global Corporate & Investment Banking team in Milan. This role represents the first step in a long-term career path toward senior client coverage or product origination positions. The Analyst will be fully integrated into the team from day one, working closely with Senior Bankers and Product Specialists and contributing directly to client activities, deal execution, and strategic initiatives. Key Responsibilities: 1. Client Coverage & Business Origination • Support Senior Bankers in daily client interaction, contributing to idea generation and origination across a wide range of products. • Assist in identifying new business opportunities and support onboarding of prospective clients. • Prepare high-quality marketing materials, pitch books, and presentations for client meetings. • Contribute to the development and execution of Account Plans, ensuring cross-sell opportunities are maximized. • Draft clear and accurate call reports to maintain strong internal documentation and follow-up. 2. Deal Assessment & Execution • Develop a solid understanding of credit fundamentals across corporate finance, leveraged finance, project finance and fund finance. • Prepare Deal Screening Memos, business cases and internal submissions in collaboration with Senior Bankers and Product Partners. • Act as first point of contact for internal procedures, supporting execution processes including documentation coordination, checklists, compliance requirements and KYC. 3. Risk, Governance & Internal Reporting • Apply MUFG’s risk culture and support the risk assessment framework through thoughtful analysis and disciplined documentation. • Gain ownership of KYC, onboarding processes and internal reporting requirements. • Ensure full compliance with internal standards, governance requirements and regulatory expectations. What We Are Looking For Education & Experience • Final-year students or recent graduates (up to 12 months) are encouraged to apply. • Candidates with up to 2 years of experience in a top-tier financial institution are welcome; experience in Debt Advisory, Leveraged Finance, Project Finance, or related fields is an advantage but not essential. • Internal applicants with the right motivation and skills will also be considered. Skills & Competencies • Strong motivation to work in a client-facing, high-performance environment. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams. • Proactive mindset, intellectual curiosity and strong commitment to continuous learning. • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment and deliver high-quality output under time pressure. • Team-player mentality combined with the ability to develop independent insights and propose thoughtful solutions. • High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and strong analytical capabilities. • Fluency in Italian and English is required; additional European languages or Japanese are a plus. Culture & Values Client Centric • Always ask the question “how does this impact our Clients?” • Think like our Clients and advocate for their success. • Listen to the voice of the Client to drive innovation. • Be a trusted advisor by providing thoughtful, integrated solutions to meet our Client’s unique needs. People Focused • Connect beyond your Team and leverage our global strength as One MUFG. • Value contributions and results over titles and hierarchy. • Respect each other, assume good intent, and listen reflectively. • Develop yourself and others, learn from mistakes and recognise achievements. Listen Up. Speak Up • Actively listen to diverse perspectives before voicing opinions or making decisions. • Ask the difficult questions to stretch our thinking and expand our mind-set. • Call out behaviours that don’t align with our values, conduct and culture. • Propose innovative ideas even when they may be unpopular. Innovate & Simplify • Be resilient and challenge the status quo to support transformation and innovation. • Simplify what does not need to be complex. • Be curious about what’s next and doing it better. • Expect efficiency and manage Company resources as if they were your own. Own & Execute • Execute with speed, simplicity and transparency to manage risk and drive results. • Empower those closest to the issue to solve it. • Be accountable for your actions and accept responsibility. • Pro-actively prioritize competing objectives to deliver high performance. What We Offer Joining GCIB Italy means becoming part of a high-performing, globally connected platform where talent is recognised, supported and accelerated. We offer: • A steep learning curve and meaningful responsibility from day one, with direct exposure to senior bankers, product experts and top-tier clients. • A structured development path, including technical and soft-skill training, mentorship, on-the-job learning and access to MUFG’s global knowledge network. • Broad client and product exposure, across corporate lending, leveraged finance, project finance, structured solutions and international coverage teams. • A collaborative and inclusive culture, where individual contribution is valued and teamwork is at the core of success. • Career growth opportunities, with a long-term development track designed to progress toward Associate and Senior roles within Client Coverage or Product Origination. • International perspective, through interaction with MUFG colleagues across EMEA, the Americas and Asia. • Competitive compensation and benefits, aligned with the standards of leading global financial institutions. • A modern hybrid working model (1 day per week remote), designed to support productivity, personal development and team cohesion. 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.