Accounting · Permanent
Stock Equity Plan Manager - remote
Affinity Executive Search · New York, United States
- Location: New York, United States
- Employment: Permanent
Job description
Overview
In this role you will oversee the company's employee equity programs and ensure accurate accounting for stock compensation, vesting, and related taxes. You will work closely with executive leadership to maintain compliant reporting, cap table integrity, and timely disclosures. You'll build scalable processes for a high-growth environment and provide insight into the true cost and liability of equity grants. This is a strategic, high-visibility back-office position with broad impact.
Compensation / Benefits
• Remote work
• equity compensation
• career development pathways
• generous PTO
• competitive compensation package
Responsibilities
• Record stock compensation journal entries and expense recognition
• Track fair value and grant accounting for equity awards
• Manage deferred compensation liabilities and related reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly equity expense reports for financial statements
• Handle tax reporting tasks (e.g., 1099s, W-2 adjustments)
• Maintain cap table reconciliations and vesting schedules
• Produce equity rollforward schedules for auditors
• Reconcile grant data to general ledger; track forfeitures/expired options
• Prepare SEC compliance reports if the company is public
• Month-end/quarter-end closing tasks and disclosures
Key requirements
• stock compensation accounting
• cap table management
• equity grant fair value calculations
• tax reporting for equity awards
• SEC compliance reporting (if applicable)
• general ledger reconciliation
In this role you will oversee the company's employee equity programs and ensure accurate accounting for stock compensation, vesting, and related taxes. You will work closely with executive leadership to maintain compliant reporting, cap table integrity, and timely disclosures. You'll build scalable processes for a high-growth environment and provide insight into the true cost and liability of equity grants. This is a strategic, high-visibility back-office position with broad impact.
Compensation / Benefits
• Remote work
• equity compensation
• career development pathways
• generous PTO
• competitive compensation package
Responsibilities
• Record stock compensation journal entries and expense recognition
• Track fair value and grant accounting for equity awards
• Manage deferred compensation liabilities and related reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly equity expense reports for financial statements
• Handle tax reporting tasks (e.g., 1099s, W-2 adjustments)
• Maintain cap table reconciliations and vesting schedules
• Produce equity rollforward schedules for auditors
• Reconcile grant data to general ledger; track forfeitures/expired options
• Prepare SEC compliance reports if the company is public
• Month-end/quarter-end closing tasks and disclosures
Key requirements
• stock compensation accounting
• cap table management
• equity grant fair value calculations
• tax reporting for equity awards
• SEC compliance reporting (if applicable)
• general ledger reconciliation