Portfolio assistant vs risk manager

Differences between portfolio assistant and risk manager duties and responsibilities

Portfolio assistant example responsibilities.

• Block trade domestic equities for international mutual fund as well as separately manage accounts.
• Support trade confirmation and securities position reconciliation with custody.
• Utilize Bloomberg to provide portfolio attribution analysis for a client presentation.
• Analyze market conditions, macroeconomic trends, legislation affecting eligible securities, and other investments parameters.
• Negotiate & administer service contracts, select contractors and suppliers, provide quality- control oversight and, implementation of cost-containment initiatives.
• Deliver a global macro and fundamental factor analysis template to expand asset class management functionality to both style and sectors.

Risk manager example responsibilities.

• Lead team in addressing Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and SAS70 compliance and control mandates.
• Develop procedures and policies to manage site implementation of successful JD Edwards ERP system.
• Direct staff, manage A/R and reconciliations, petty cash disbursements and tracking of all incoming claims and payments.
• Manage the loan loss receivables SAS data mart, document change initiatives, implement SAS coding changes and process ongoing updates.
• Manage accounting procedures and general ledger reconciliations.
• Lead SOX project planning and implementation, successfully implement the corporate governance policies and internal control framework.
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