Data Governance & Controls, Analyst

MUFG•Tempe, AZ

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is seeking a Data Governance and Controls Analyst for its Liquidity Risk team. This role is part of an initiative to enhance the quality, control, and accessibility of risk and business data to support informed Liquidity Risk decisions. The analyst will ensure Liquidity Risk data, including cash flow and liquidity metrics, funding sources, limits, stress assumptions, and reporting outputs, is clearly defined, understood, and consistently applied across the organization. This position involves partnering with stakeholders to document data meaning, ownership, and controls, identifying data quality issues, and supporting improvements to data quality and transparency for Liquidity Risk processes and reporting.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in financial services with liquidity risk reporting, stress testing, liquidity risk governance, limits monitoring, or liquidity risk operations
Comfortable working with business stakeholders to define requirements, document processes, and support issue remediation that improves data quality and controls
Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain Liquidity Risk concepts and data requirements clearly
Curiosity and willingness to ask questions to validate assumptions, reconcile variances, and surface risk data issues early
Ability to organize and document complex information (policies, procedures, data definitions, and controls) with strong attention to detail
Comfort presenting concise updates (issues, impacts, decisions needed) to small groups and senior stakeholders
Ability to work with different teams and perspectives

Nice To Haves

Exposure to data governance
Data analysis experience including intermediate skills with MS Excel

Responsibilities

Partner with Liquidity Risk business teams to understand how risk data is entered into systems and managed
Help document and clarify Liquidity Risk data definitions, business rules, and ownership
Support data quality and issue management activities for Liquidity Risk
Ask thoughtful questions to identify gaps, inconsistencies, control breaks, or unclear Liquidity Risk processes
Assist in preparing clear summaries, presentations, and documentation for Liquidity Risk business teams and leadership audiences (e.g., data issue themes, operational impacts, and remediation status)
Learn and apply data governance standards, policies, and best practices