Job Description
**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 120,000 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.
**Summary:**
We are seeking a highly experienced senior settlement system support specialist to serve as the technical bridge between our operations teams and the underlying technology that powers our broker dealer settlement engine. The role demands deep expertise in trade flows, securities processing, cash management, and settlement across systems such as Broadridge BPS, ICI, COGNOS, DTCC MUSA, Postedge, IHS Markit WSO, GLOSS, Loanet, and EquiLend, while managing vendor relationships. You will provide expert insight into system architecture, data flows, and vendor integrations, enabling rapid troubleshooting, process improvements, and regulatory compliance without writing code. Strong analytical skills, back office acumen, and the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment are essential. In short, this specialist will ensure our settlement processes run efficiently and reliably while translating complex technical details into actionable operational support.
**Responsibilities**
+ **Trade‑Flow & Reconciliation**
+ Investigate and resolve technical/Data quality issues that arise during trade capture, confirmation and reconciliation.
+ Partner with vendor and master‑data teams to correct mismatches, update reference data and ensure accurate trade‑level records across equities, fixed‑income, repo and triparty.
+ **Securities Lifecycle Management**
+ Monitor the full processing of securities (equities, bonds, ABS, MBS, derivatives, repos, etc.) and intervene when system or data glitches affect settlement or reporting.
+ Work closely with vendors and master‑data specialists to adjust configuration, update instrument metadata and validate data integrity on Broadridge, ICI, Postedge, DTCC‑MUSA, etc.
+ **Cash & Settlement Support**
+ Identify and troubleshoot cash‑flow and settlement discrepancies, leveraging vendor integration points and master‑data controls.
+ Coordinate with Treasury, Operations and vendor teams to reconcile cash positions, adjust unsettled amounts and implement corrective actions that preserve liquidity and regulatory compliance.
+ **Vendor & Master‑Data Coordination**
+ Act as the primary technical liaison for third‑party vendors and master‑data teams, escalating issues, tracking resolutions and documenting process improvements.
+ **Sub‑Ledger Technical Support**
+ Provide day‑to‑day assistance to Operations and Finance on sub‑ledger queries and issues, ensuring data consistency across all systems.
+ **Process, Compliance & Regulatory Governance**
+ Maintain and update operating procedures, stay current on evolving broker‑dealer settlement rules and regulatory requirements, and ensure adherence throughout the settlement lifecycle.
+ **Data Analysis & Automation**
+ Use SQL, COGNOS, FICC and other tools to extract, analyze and report trade‑flow trends, and collaborate with IT to automate repetitive tasks and enhance data workflows.
**Requirements**
+ Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
+ 8+ years of progressive experience in broker‑dealer back‑office or equivalent financial operations.
+ Deep knowledge of broker‑dealer products (equities, fixed‑income, ABS, MBS, derivatives, repos, etc.) and core systems (Broadridge BPS, ICI, Postedge, DTCC‑MUSA, IHS‑Markit WSO, GLOSS, Loanet, EquiLend, FICC).
+ Proven expertise in settlement processes, regulatory compliance and cross‑functional collaboration with Operations, Finance, Vendors and Master‑Data teams.
+ Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, analysis and reporting; advanced Excel skills.
+ Strong analytical, research and problem‑solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail.
+ Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical issues into actionable guidance for business stakeholders.
The typical base pay range for this role is between $134K - $180K depending 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 Summary (https://careers.mufgamericas.com/sites/default/files/document/2023-01/mb-live-well-work-well.pdf)
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.
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.
At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!
**Our Culture Principles**
+ Client Centric
+ People Focused
+ Listen Up. Speak Up.
+ Innovate & Simplify
+ Own & Execute