Associate Global Investment Banking jobs at Bank Of America in Japan, Tokyo

This job is responsible for providing operational support for securities, loans, exchange traded derivatives and over the counter derivatives across multiple lines of business through the lifecycle of a trade. Key responsibilities include handling trading and operational activities before deadlines, maintaining internal systems and providing operational support to internal partners. Job expectations include maintaining a high degree of accuracy with customers and data to ensure compliance with regulations and policies.

• Performs set-up and maintenance of core data across client, account, instrument, and agreement data, and oversees data quality within key data platforms
• Ensures transactions are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Provides operational support for one or more activities within the lifecycle of a trade, including trade processing, trade settlement, accounting and reconciliation, lifecycle events, and collateral management
• Conducts daily monitoring of client trading activity across multiple markets, servicing clients' needs
• Completes accurate, timely clearing and settlement of trades with internal and external counterparties, including reconciliation management and governance of trade fails and breaks
• Performs tasks accurately during high volume periods in a team environment
• Identifies and flags potential risks in a timely manner

Skills:

• Collaboration
• Customer and Client Focus
• Oral Communications
• Prioritization
• Active Listening
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Client Management
• Data Collection and Entry

Job Description:

Job Description:

This position is for a Global Financial Crimes Manager to serve as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Japan. The company’s local and global regulators require that the Firm in the Japan has a central contact point for AML/CTF issues and suspicious activity filing in Japan. The MLRO for Japan, under supervision, is responsible for implementing both the global Financial Crimes Policy and any local requirements.

The MLRO will be responsible for developing and maintaining all jurisdictional and policy requirements for financial crimes in country, in accordance with the requirements of Company’s Global Financial Crimes Policy, to include the maintenance of the inventory of laws, rules and mentorship which form the jurisdiction’s legal framework relating to financial crimes compliance.

Responsibilities:

The Global Financial Crimes Compliance (“GFC”) Manager under supervision, assists Global Financial Crimes Compliance executives and managers in any of the following activities in support of the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance risks in alignment with the Compliance Risk Management (“ CRM”) Program and the Financial Crimes Global Policy:

• Identifying relevant regulatory change, updating the Japan Country Standard, and notifying relevant stakeholders of the change and potential impact
• Conducting financial crimes risk assessments when required by either GFC or local regulatory requirements
• Identifying, building and executing appropriate monitoring and testing activities
• Identifying and reporting any matter relating to the implementation or execution of the Company’s Financial Crimes Compliance Policy and Standards, as applicable, to the Financial Crimes APAC Executive and Country Management Team
• The provision of meaningful management of information, including review and production of Key Risk Indicators and Key Performance Indicators
• Execute governance and management routines
• Leading the completion and timely submission of any regulatory reporting required under the legal framework of the jurisdiction
• Lead or handle, as applicable, any internal Corporate Audit or regulatory examination conducted by a regulator in the jurisdiction for which the MLRO is responsible, in line with the Company’s Regulatory Exam Standards
• Leading and overseeing the GFCC training curriculum for the legal entities in Japan
• Specific Accountabilities relating to Investigations. MLROs are accountable for analysing, investigating and resolving any investigative case assigned to them, as defined by regional or local practices, and making any necessary regulatory reporting

Required Skills:

• At least ten (10) years’ experience in a similar or related role in a financial institution, legal or consultancy firm or with a regulatory authority
• Anti-money laundering/financial crimes experience in a financial institution or government position in a Financial Services institution and/or related government entity is strongly desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid influencing capability across all levels of management including very senior management and board levels and with regulators in Japanese or elsewhere in Asia
• An established network in the Japanese regulatory and AML community
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Can make decisions in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to self-identify priorities, deliver to deadline and handle challenging demands and partners
• Great teammate, willing to interact and discuss issues in a team environment, and take pride in your work
• Sound risk management skills and an ability to apply discernment, take decisions when required and to raise when necessary
• A flexible and solution driven perspective, able to solve problems and a determination to seek answers to complex issues
• The ability to synthesize laws, rules and regulations into practice

Desired Skills:

• CAMS Certification
• Experience in dealing with regulators
• Genuine interest in the securities markets and banking world, regulation and changing legislation

Job Responsibilities

We seek a high performing salesperson to lead TD Securities' fixed income distribution efforts with Japanese financial institutional clients including Official Institutions, Banks, Securities Houses, Asset Managers, Pension and Insurance. This individual will be responsible for formulating, implementing and owning the product and client distribution strategy.

• Responsible for onboarding of new accounts, develop existing client relationships and provide timely market intelligence to internal stakeholders (Syndicate, Trading, etc)

• Maximizing profitability through client knowledge and trade flow as a trusted advisor of clients

• Focus on cross-team and cross-border selling initiatives

• Manage ad-hoc projects and support product development activities and research initiatives

• Develop relationships with peers in other TD locations

Job Requirements

• Fluency in Japanese to be able to communicate with Japanese clients and discuss business

• Minimum of 1-2 years of working in securities companies

• Have strong relationships with Japanese financial institutional clients locally and globally

• Strong understanding of fixed income business (both cash and derivatives)

• strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Collaborative team player

• Proficient in the full trade cycle beginning to end - pitching of trade ideas (primary and secondary), pricing, execution and settlement of trades

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Responsibilities:

This is a role in our Equity Research team for the
Machinery/Defensesector in Japan. The individual will work on a team with a Senior Analyst responsible for all aspects of the research process from idea generation to client communications, including but not limited to the following:

• Perform complex financial modeling & valuation work.
• Write regular industry and company reports and company initiations from scratch.
• Develop and maintain databases integral to our research product.
• Develop strong industry knowledge and business judgment.
• Work with Senior Analyst to explore key industry themes.
• Build relationships and facilitate information flow with contacts at covered companies.
• Participate and contribute to client meetings and events.
• Closely follow and understand market, industry and company specific activity, and relay to analyst.
• Seek out new, value-added, and/or unusual sources of information.
• Interact regularly with clients, both internal and external.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 1-3 years work experience in a relevant analytical/financial markets role. Prior sell side or buy side equity research experience preferred.
• A solid understanding of equity research, valuation and financial markets, plus a proven track record of high quality analytical research, written product and strong communication skills.
• Important to this role is an inquiring nature and ability to think logically whilst expressing your views both clearly and in an engaging manner.
• Strong modelling and database skills are also essential.
• Demonstrated ability to write high quality, evidence-based projects or reports.
• Willing to promote your ideas and work to a variety of stakeholders.
• Consulting Skills: Ability to provide business-related added value, including innovative approaches and new or improved solutions.
• Creative Thinking: Ability to generate new ideas and possibilities, and to see business opportunities from a novel perspective.
• Flexibility: The capacity to adapt approach in light of shifting priorities or changing conditions.
• Team Orientation / Teamwork / Collaboration: The willingness to work as a member of a team.
• Self starter: the ability to pro-actively identify required analysis and complete projects with limited supervision.

This job is responsible for analyzing and interpreting a client's credit worthiness, evaluating credit risks, and writing credit approval memos for annual renewals and new lending opportunities. Key responsibilities include analyzing qualitative and quantitative data such as client's financials, projections, industry data, covenant compliance, and collateral appraisals to ensure compliance with the bank's risk appetite. Job expectations include completing regular monitoring and underwriting tasks and supporting key internal stakeholders to achieve successful execution of new transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes client's financial performance by comparing it to past performance, projections, and industry standards
• Reviews financial statements, assesses the client's compliance with financial covenants, and renews risk ratings, while recommending changes as warranted
• Assists in the underwriting, credit risk analysis, negotiation, and closing of new transactions or existing transactions, while adhering to all relevant policies and procedures
• Evaluates transaction and relationship risk-adjusted profitability to facilitate the allocation of capital
• Builds projection models for the client (as needed) based on historical performance, industry forecasts, and other due diligence findings
• Trains, coaches, and mentors Credit Analysts

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Profitability Analysis
• Research Analysis
• Attention to Detail
• Business Acumen
• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Underwriting
• Written Communications
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Portfolio Analysis
• Prioritization
• Technical Documentation
• Required language skill of both Japanese & English

・Require knowledge in security industry/market - work experience in financial institution is required
・Business level English with Japanese native level fluency
・Strong team player and ability to work well independently and collaboratively with peers and stakeholders
・Strong quantitative and analytical skills
・Attention to details and the ability to process tasks accurately and in a timely manner
・Control focused with a good understanding of risks and the impacts of errors
・Interest toward regulation/regulatory document is preferable.
・Good adaptability to expanded roles and responsibilities including supervising the team

This job is responsible for assisting with the recommendation process related to the buying, selling, or holding of financial securities and/or studying the role of government in the economy. Key responsibilities include performing financial and statistical analyses, conducting research, preparing reports, helping to originate, structuring and modeling transactions, and assessing market trends. Job expectations may include rotating through a specific product area or sector to gain exposure to the business.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts analysis of financial data, news, and other information to identify opportunities and risks related to companies, industries, or financial instruments
• Assists in structuring, pricing, and executing transactions to assist in developing financing solutions for existing and emerging companies
• Attends to day-to-day sales, trading, and hedging transaction needs, responding to client inquiries, logs, and records data
• Leads and/or supports the preparation of associated financial models and written reports, which can be complex and quantitative in nature

Skills:

• Business Intelligence
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Financial Management
• Profitability Analysis
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Price Verification and Valuation
• Research
• Research Analysis
• Technical Documentation
• Attention to Detail
• Financial Processing
• Relationship Building
• Reporting
• Trading and Investment Analysis
• Native level Japanese and business level English required

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience