Associate/VP, Securities Financing

MUFG

  • New York City, NY
  • $15,000-23,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
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.Position Overview:We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic Associate or Vice President to join our Securities Finance team, with a focus on U.S. Treasuries, MBS collateral, and broader firm financing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting daily trading desk activities, including P&L management, client inquiries, and optimization of firm financing. This is a high-impact, hands-on role with strong potential to grow into managing your own trading matchbook.Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the day-to-day operations of the Repo and Securities Lending desk, including trade capture, reconciliation, and P&L attribution.
  • Manage and respond to internal and external client inquiries, providing high-touch service and operational accuracy.
  • Assist with the firm’s global financing and balance sheet optimization strategies.
  • Monitor and report on liquidity risk, balance sheet limits, and regulatory constraints.
  • Analyze large data sets to identify inefficiencies and trading opportunities using Excel and programming tools.
  • Collaborate with traders, sales, risk, operations, and technology teams to improve workflows and build scalable desk solutions.
  • Develop a deep understanding of the firm’s collateral base, market liquidity, and repo/MBS market dynamics.
  • Work toward earning the responsibility of managing a trading book over time.
Qualifications:
  • 3–8 years of experience in a securities finance, repo, or secured funding environment (buy-side or sell-side).
  • Strong product knowledge in U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is required.
  • Exposure to credit or equity financing is a strong plus.
  • Excellent Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, macros); Python, VBA, or SQL programming is a strong plus.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to manage time-sensitive and high-volume tasks accurately.
  • Deep understanding of liquidity risk, balance sheet limits, and funding market mechanics.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a willingness to take ownership and grow within the role.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a hunger to learn new products and trading strategies in a dynamic environment.
What We Offer:
  • Opportunity to join a lean, high-performing team with direct exposure to senior traders.
  • Path to own and manage a trading matchbook, based on performance and development.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • Hands-on, collaborative environment focused on innovation and growth.
The typical base pay range for this role is between $150K - $230K 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 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.

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