Corporate Advisory 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.

This role is responsible for leading and executing traditional advisory activities, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and complex structured finance solutions. Individuals in this role may specialize within industry verticals but are primarily focused on strategic advisory mandates.

• Lead the development and delivery of financial analyses to support strategic transactions, including M&A, off balance sheet and other structured financing, and capital structure optimization.
• Evaluate client strategies, capital structures, and financing needs; formulate and present actionable recommendations to C‑suite clients.
• Participate in client meetings and support Relationship Managers (RMs) in ongoing client coverage and engagement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in financial modeling, valuation techniques, accounting principles, and financial statement analysis.
• Demonstrate strong familiarity with capital markets instruments and structured finance products.
• Apply knowledge of credit rating agency methodologies to assess transaction impact and client credit profiles.
• Own and manage key processes, reports, and deliverables, often representing the team in cross‑functional initiatives and projects.
• Resolve complex problems and transactions by interpreting policies, guidelines, and procedures, requiring deep expertise and sound judgment.
• Oversee the work product and ongoing training of analysts and summer interns.

• 3–5 years of experience in corporate finance, M&A, or strategic advisory within investment banking or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong accounting and financial statement analysis skills.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills, with high competency in MS Office Suite.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality work under tight deadlines.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $175k – $200k 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.

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…