Nairobi Securities Exchange Jobs:Senior Officer (Market Supervision)

NSE Senior Officer (Market Supervision)
April 15, 2015 Job Description

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is a company licensed by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to facilitate the trading of financial products through the provision of a trading platform for listed securities.
In line with this mandate, the NSE is seeking to recruit a qualified, dynamic, self- motivated and results- oriented individual to fill the following position:

Senior Officer – Market Supervision

Overall Purpose: Monitors compliance by Issuers and Trading Participants with the Capital Markets Authority Act & subsidiary legislation and the Nairobi Securities Exchange Rules and Regulations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviewing and analyzing the interim and end year financial reports of listed companies and Trading Participants for compliance with the Capital Market Rules and Regulations and the NSE Rules;
• Reviewing Information Memorandums from prospective issuers on the Main Investment Market Segment, Alternative Investment Market Segment and Fixed Investment Market Segment, Growth & Enterprise Market Segment and preparing final reports on compliance issues as provided by the NSE Listing Rules and Regulations;
• Reviewing and preparing preliminary reports on material announcements made by listed companies to ascertain compliance with the NSE continuous reporting obligations;
• Conducting quarterly compliance inspections on Trading Participants to assess their compliance with the Capital Markets Regulations and the NSE Rules;
• Conducting investigations into suspected or reported violations of NSE or CMA Rules and Regulations by acting on the daily surveillance reports, investor complaints and any other sources of information;
• Maintaining the monthly investor returns by listed companies and performing variance analysis reviews to ensure compliance with the Capital Markets Foreign Investors Regulations; and
• Recommending appropriate amendments to the capital markets legal and regulatory framework.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, and Economics or similar disciplines;
• Professional qualification in accounting or finance such as CPA, CFA, CISA or other related fields; and
• Minimum four (4) years’ experience in the capital markets.
• Key Competencies
• High level of integrity;
• Team player and positive attitude;
• Good analytical skills;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to interface positively with the players in the capital markets;
• Very good report writing skills;
• Sound IT proficiency in Ms Word, Excel and Power Point; and
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of privileged information and to ensure absolute discretion and sensitivity to confidential matters. 

How to Apply
Applications should be sent to the address below by close of business on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015.
The Chief Executive
Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited
The Exchange, 55 Westlands Road
P.O. Box 43633-00100
Nairobi
Email: recruitment@nse.co.ke
Dropping Zone No. 243 Revlon Professional Plaza, 2nd Floor
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.