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.

MUFG has a global network spanning 50+ markets, with over 2,000 offices worldwide, and over 360 years of history. We offer services across commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing, providing stability and expertise in a dynamic financial landscape.

This temporary assignment will be working at MUFG, and may involve working at an MUFG site, you will however be contracted through Magnit Global, a UK registered employment business with the company registration number 05537535.

About the role:

This role will sit within the Sanctions Spike Team, part of the Financial Crimes Office EMEA (FCOE), and is responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the Sanctions Programme across the region. The team provides SME oversight and guidance to ensure robust management of the Sanctions Control Framework, working closely with Compliance, Operations and Business stakeholders to uphold financial crime risk standards. Operating within MUFG’s global Financial Crimes framework, the team helps protect customers’ assets and mitigate sanctions and wider financial crime risks in line with regulatory requirements and the Bank’s risk appetite.

Role Purpose/Key Responsibilities:

To investigate sanctions alerts, close false positives, and escalate potential or confirmed matches to Sanctions SMEs, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements

• Analyse and standardise large datasets (Excel) to support investigations.
• Review and investigate sanctions alerts using financial crime tools (e.g. World-Check, Dow Jones) and open-source research.
• Draft clear investigation summaries outlining sanctions risk.
• Escalate potential true matches to SMEs.
• Accurately log cases and maintain documentation.
• Support governance, process improvements and wider transformation initiatives.

Key Skills/Experience:

• Experience in Sanctions, Financial Crime, Compliance or AML investigations.
• Prior experience in Sanctions Investigation/screening within Banking and Financial Services.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU sanctions regimes and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to investigate and disposition sanctions alerts accurately and efficiently.
• Experience using financial crime screening tools (e.g. World-Check, Dow Jones).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess risk and interpret complex information.
• Advanced Excel skills with experience handling and standardising large datasets.
• Ability to draft clear, concise and well-reasoned investigation summaries.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high case volumes.
• Familiarity with case management systems and documentation controls.
• Understanding of governance frameworks and risk mitigation processes.
• Ability to work to strict procedures and regulatory standards.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines.

MUFG is committed to diversity and inclusion, valuing all employees and opposing discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Recruitment decisions are made fairly, focusing on the right skills for the role.

This temporary assignment will be working at MUFG, and may involve working at an MUFG site, you will however be contracted through Magnit Global, a UK registered employment business with the company registration number 05537535.

Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more. To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all.