Accounting/ Finance jobs at Nairobi Securities Exchange and Other companies in Kenya

 
Deadline of this Job: 20 December 2022

Overall, Purpose
Ensure compliance by Market Participants and Listed Companies with the Rules and Regulations of the NSE and CMA; conduct periodic financial analysis of Listed Companies and Market Participants and ensure the maintenance of a fair and transparent market through continuous monitoring of Market Participants and Listed Companies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Analysing and reviewing the quarterly, interim and annual financial reports of Listed Companies and Trading Participants for compliance with the Capital Market regulations, guidelines, and the NSE rules;
• Reviewing the applications to list on the official list of the Exchange for completeness and compliance with the CMA and NSE rules and regulations;
• Carrying out an independent review of the valuation reports of companies intending to list on the Exchange to ensure the correctness of the valuation and basis of the proposed listing prices;
• Reviewing sustainability reports of listed companies and preparing periodic reports thereof;
• Reviewing applications for admission of Market Participants and preparing management reports thereof;
• Assist in carrying out real-time surveillance of the market; and
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

Competencies
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Management, Business Studies, Economics, Law or equivalent from a relevant field.
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience. Experience in the capital markets will be an added advantage.
• Membership to a professional body such as ICPAK, or LSK.
• Possession of professional qualifications such as CPA, CISI, CFA, or FA will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legal/ regulatory framework of the Capital Markets.
• Must possess strong analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of Automated Trading Systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong ethics with the ability to manage confidential data

Deadline of this Job: 20 December 2022

Overall, Purpose
The Senior Officer- Strategy, Risk and Compliance primary objective will be to conduct research to enable the NSE make informed decisions and identify opportunities for successful implementation of the Strategy. This role will have the overall responsibility of supporting in corporate strategy management, enterprise risk management, corporate compliance management, enterprise business continuity management, policy analysis, project monitoring/evaluation and research.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysing, evaluating collating and reporting on regulatory, statutory and policy issues that inform the implementation of the corporate strategy and plans;
• Analysing, evaluating and reporting on the operating environment that affects the company, locally, regionally and internationally;
• Conducting required research, market intelligence and data analysis, competitive benchmarking and some data gathering relevant to NSE stakeholders;
• Compiling and creating repository for all departmental data for use by other NSE stakeholders;
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on key products, projects/programs and systems that impact the achievement of the NSE Strategic Plan;
• Assisting with business data analytics/intelligence; and
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications
• Degree in Economics, Finance, Strategic Management, Business Administration, Policy Analysis or related field.
• Professional certification and demonstrated experience in Enterprise Risk Management such as GAAP or IRM or equivalent.
• Possession of professional qualification such as corporate strategy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; Enterprise Risk Management, Project and Programme Management, Business Continuity Management, CPA, CFA, Actuarial, CAIA or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Applied knowledge of Operational Risk Management tools (e.g. Risk Register, RCSAs, KRIs, Escalation Matrix, Stress Testing, Scenario Analysis etc.)
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience, demonstrated preferably in a related field, industry or discipline.
• Knowledge and good understanding of the capital markets ecosystem.

Key Competencies
• A positive attitude and good interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to understand broad business issues.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of privileged information and to ensure absolute discretion and sensitivity to

Deadline of this Job: 20 December 2022

Job Summary:
Reporting to the Board of Trustees / National Director, the Internal Audit Manager will be in charge of ensuring an independent systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of policies, procedures and standards designed to add value and improve operations of SOS Children’s Village in Kenya.
The incumbent will also be responsible for providing reasonable assurance that compliance with donor requirements, internal control, corporate governance and risk management systems are functioning as intended.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities
Governance / Board Support:

• Provide support to the Board in offering effective oversight in order to ensure systematic functioning of the organization:
• Schedule, prepare and avail accurate and timely reports, minutes and other documents for Board Audit Committee meetings
• Conduct periodic awareness/training sessions to sensitize senior management, staff on their roles in implementation of policy and risk management, promoting an internal audit culture across the organization.
• Regularly provide senior management and the board with an opinion on the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the internal controls in the organization
• Regularly report to the Board on significant areas of non-compliance to organizational policy or internal controls
• Actively monitor and provide feedback to senior management and the board as appropriate on the timely implementation of management or board recommendations of fraud prevention measures.
• Carry out reviews to ascertain that a conflict-of-interest policy exists.
• Regular review the conflict-of-interest policy to ascertain its adequacy and also assess the compliance

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