Project Finance Syndication Associate

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.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.Project Finance Syndication AssociateThe Project Finance Syndication Associate will support the origination, structuring, underwriting, and syndication of project finance transactions across sectors including power, renewables, infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications, and energy transition. The individual will work closely with senior syndication professionals, relationship managers, credit teams, legal counsel, and external investors to successfully arrange and distribute debt facilities.This role requires strong financial analysis capabilities, excellent communication skills, and an understanding of project finance structures and capital markets. The Associate will play a key role in executing syndicated transactions while helping expand and maintain relationships with lending partners and institutional investors.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist in the structuring, underwriting, and syndication of project finance transactions.Prepare lender presentations, information memoranda, term sheets, and marketing materials for prospective investors.Coordinate syndication processes, including lender outreach, due diligence management, and investor communications.Support pricing, allocation, and distribution strategies for syndicated loan transactions.Monitor market conditions and investor appetite to optimize syndication outcomes.Develop and maintain relationships with banks, institutional investors, export credit agencies, development finance institutions, and other market participants.Support senior team members in investor meetings and roadshows.Maintain lender database and track investor feedback for ongoing transactions.Monitor syndicated loan market activity, pricing trends, and comparable transactions.Prepare market updates and transaction pipeline reports for management.QualificationsRequiredBachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related field.2 to 5 years of experience in project finance, leveraged finance, corporate banking, infrastructure finance, investment banking, or loan syndications.Strong financial modeling and credit analysis skills.Understanding of project finance structures, loan documentation, and debt capital markets.Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.Ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.PreferredExperience with renewable energy, power, infrastructure, or energy transition transactions.Familiarity with syndicated loan distribution and investor marketing processes.CFA, CPA, or other relevant professional designation (or progress toward certification).Experience interacting with institutional investors and lending groups.Series 7, 63 and 79 licencesWhat Success Looks LikeSuccessful execution and syndication of project finance transactions.Strong relationships with key lending and investor accounts.High-quality financial analysis and deal documentation.Effective coordination among internal and external stakeholders.Contribution to business growth and syndication revenue generation.The typical base pay range for this role is $160K-$247K on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus 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 SummaryWe 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.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.SummaryLocation: New York, NYType: Full time