Asset Management & Portfolio Analytics Specialist

Turn financial analysis into investment insight. Join Morgan Stanley’s Fixed Income Secured Lending team in Budapest and build your expertise at the intersection of corporate finance, asset management, structured credit, and global capital markets. You will analyze diversified lending portfolios, assess asset performance, and deliver insights that support funding, investment, and risk decisions. This is an exciting opportunity for finance professionals who bring strong financial modelling and corporate finance experience, together with knowledge of investment or asset management, FX, derivatives, or credit products. You will gain direct exposure to an international lending platform and collaborate with experienced colleagues in London and New York. Morgan Stanley’s Fixed Income Secured Lending group provides asset-backed financing to institutional clients across portfolios that may include consumer and corporate loans, residential and commercial mortgages, student loans, and other cash-flow-generating assets. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. What you’ll do * Analyze and monitor diversified lending portfolios, including residential mortgages, commercial real estate, auto, consumer, student, and corporate loans * Build and enhance financial models to assess cash flows, asset performance, credit quality, and portfolio risk * Evaluate funding requests and provide clear, commercially focused recommendations * Monitor portfolio trends, market movements, and emerging risks, translating complex data into actionable insights * Assess the potential impact of interest rates, FX movements, derivatives, and changing market conditions on transactions and portfolios * Prepare insightful portfolio updates and presentations for senior management and global stakeholders * Partner with Lending, Investment Management, Risk, Finance, and Technology teams to strengthen transaction and collateral-monitoring capabilities * Conduct market, company, sector, and asset-level research to support portfolio and strategic decision-making * Improve analytics, reporting, and processes through automation and data-driven solutions What you’ll bring * Experience in corporate finance, asset or investment management, portfolio analysis, credit, transaction services, valuation, risk, or financial modelling * Strong understanding of financial statements, cash-flow modelling, valuation techniques, and corporate finance principles * Knowledge of investment products, lending, structured credit, FX, derivatives, or capital markets * Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with confidence working with complex datasets * Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Python, VBA, Power BI, or other analytical tools is an advantage * Ability to turn detailed financial analysis into concise recommendations and management-level insights * Strong communication skills and confidence working with international stakeholders * A proactive, curious, and collaborative mindset with excellent attention to detail * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Financial Mathematics, Engineering, or another relevant discipline Why join us? * Apply your corporate finance knowledge to real-world investment and lending portfolios * Build specialist expertise in asset-backed finance, structured credit, and portfolio management * Gain exposure to multiple asset classes, financial products, and international markets * Work closely with global colleagues and senior stakeholders in London and New York * Strengthen your capabilities in financial modelling, investment analysis, risk assessment, and portfolio analytics * Grow your career in a collaborative environment that values ownership, learning, innovation, and fresh ideas Ready to broaden your finance career? If you want to move beyond traditional corporate finance and apply your modelling, investment, and markets knowledge to complex global portfolios, we would love to hear from you. ### #LI-NI1 #LI-hybrid #BPDBA WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser. Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements: If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks. Flexible work statement Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.