Nairobi Securities Exchange Market Surveillance Lead Jobs in Kenya

Nairobi Securities Exchange Market Surveillance Lead Jobs in Kenya

The Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC (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 suitably qualified individual to fill the position of Market Surveillance Lead.

Overall Purpose

The selected candidate will conduct market surveillance on a broad range of listed securities to maintain a fair, efficient and transparent market..

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Carry out real-time surveillance of listed securities and provide an early warning alert on market irregularity detected.

Examine transactions showing irregular movements based on day-to-day surveillance of market movements and information obtained from various sources, including public and undisclosed information affecting listed security.

Monitor trading, order matching and ensure that stockbrokers/ ATS operators comply with the NSE Trading Rules.

Monitor and review print and electronic media reports and other relevant sources of information to identify securities requiring detailed analysis and investigation

Identify exceptions to usual patterns of dealing and recommend further investigations against market participants involved in dubious deals violating NSE and CMA laws, rules and regulations.

Identify people and early warning signs of unlawful conduct to prevent infractions and protect investors.

Assist the Surveillance Manager in the preparation of the daily surveillance reports and quarterly market surveillance reports.

Review and prepare preliminary reports on material announcements made by listed companies to ascertain compliance with the NSE's continuous reporting obligations;

Monitor and review manual and electronic newspaper reports, magazines, journals bulletin boards and other relevant information sources to obtain a list of stocks that have drawn major attention and concern to shareholders for detailed analysis and investigation.

Assist the Manager, Compliance &

Surveillance in reviewing and analysing the quarterly, 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

Undertake financial analysis of financial statements submitted to the Exchange by listed companies and trading participants.

Assist in monitoring, scrutinising and recording all trading activities and also match information about people and events; keep track of the identity of key active participants and other insiders or persons with access to non-public information; look for early warning signs of unlawful conduct to prevent infractions and protect investors thus avoiding the need to prosecute wrongdoers after the fact.

Prepare monthly trading participants’ reports.

Competencies

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Commerce, Business Management, Business Studies, Economics, Law or equivalent from a relevant field;

Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience in the capital markets; and

Possession of professional qualifications such as CPA, CISI, CFA or FA.

Experience

Must possess strong analytical skills and strong work ethic.

Knowledge of the capital markets

Good interpersonal skills

Working knowledge of the Trading Systems

Planning and organisation skills

Communication, information gathering, and presentation skills

Conflict resolution skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Quality and time consciousness

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Nairobi Securities Exchange Market Surveillance Lead Jobs in Kenya

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