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Senior Securities Registration & Reporting Officer I

Organization: Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA)

Required Number: 1 (One)

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Location Type: Office-based

Career Level: Mid-Level (3–5 years experience / 4 years relevant required)

Employment Type: Full-time

Deadline: June 28, 2026

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About the Organization

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) was established by Capital Market Proclamation No. 1248/2021 as an autonomous Federal Regulatory Authority. ECMA’s primary mandate is to ensure an orderly, fair, and efficient capital market environment in Ethiopia. It licenses and oversees securities exchanges, derivatives exchanges, depositories, clearing companies, and capital market service providers, regulating primary and secondary trading to safeguard market integrity and protect investors.

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Role Purpose

The Senior Officer is responsible for managing security-related registration processes and regulatory reporting activities. The position focuses heavily on ensuring complete regulatory compliance, procedural accuracy, and absolute transparency in securities registration and corporate public disclosures.

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Key Responsibilities

1. Securities Registration & Compliance Review

• Oversee the complete registration cycle for financial instruments offered in capital markets, including stocks, corporate bonds, and derivatives.

• Review incoming registration applications for technical completeness, data accuracy, and absolute alignment with capital market proclamations.

• Ensure all underlying securities meet mandatory disclosure requirements, regulatory benchmarks, and corporate legal frameworks.

• Conduct strict due diligence on financial products to verify legitimacy, technical integrity, and market alignment.

2. Reporting, Disclosure Oversight & IFRS Audit

• Evaluate issuers’ corporate financial statements, ensuring explicit compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

• Track and enforce continuous disclosure compliance, verifying that issuers provide investors with accurate and transparent timely information.

• Prepare comprehensive, highly accurate reports on registered instruments, public filings, and technical disclosures for internal regulatory oversight.

3. Stakeholder Management & Administration

• Interact directly with issuers, legal advisors, and market participants to facilitate registrations, address legal inquiries, and convey updates.

• Maintain well-organized, secure historical databases of registration records, regulatory approvals, and supporting documentation.

• Implement quality control filters and manage operational timelines to process applications and disclosures efficiently.

• Assess systemic compliance risks within financial institutions and formulate risk mitigation recommendations.

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Qualifications & Requirements

Educational & Professional Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Accounting and Finance, Banking & Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management, or a related field from an accredited institution.

• Professional Mandate: Active professional accounting or financial qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent international certifications are required.

Experience Profile

• Minimum Requirement: At least 4 years of relevant professional experience centered on financial reporting, corporate financial analysis, auditing, or compliance reviews within financial institutions.

Core Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Deep, practical working knowledge of IFRS application, investment analysis, portfolio management, and local corporate company laws.

• Highly developed analytical, critical thinking, and financial document review capabilities.

• Meticulous attention to detail and sharp precision when evaluating complex regulatory filings.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and creative problem-solving skills.

• Absolute professional integrity and discretion when handling high-level confidential files.

• Proficiency in MS Office software ecosystems and modern communication tools.

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Application Instructions & Special Requirements

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their application package digitally through Ethiojobs.

⚠️ Mandatory Essay Assessment Requirement

As part of the screening process, your application package must include a half-page essay that explicitly answers the following two questions:

1. Why do you want to work for the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority?

2. What are your greatest achievements?

Submission Portal

Please forward your comprehensive CV, an official application letter, relevant educational credentials, and the completed half-page essay via the direct link below:

👉 Apply via Ethiojobs | Senior Securities Registration & Reporting Officer I

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