Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. S&P Global Mobility is seeking a Manager for Compensation and Equity Accounting to lead accounting and reporting for payroll and stock-based compensation. This role involves overseeing payroll journal entries, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and maintaining strong internal controls.
Responsibilities
- Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll clearing accounts
- Ensure proper accounting for bonuses, incentives, and accrued compensation
- Coordinate with Payroll Operations and HR
- Own accounting for stock-based compensation, including RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and other equity awards
- Ensure compliance with ASC 718 (Compensation—Stock Compensation)
- Record monthly stock compensation expense and related equity entries
- Coordinate with Equity Administration, HR, and Legal on new grants, modifications, forfeitures, and performance conditions
- Support valuation inputs and assumptions in partnership with Technical Accounting
- Reconcile equity compensation to the general ledger
- Support disclosures and reporting schedules provided to External Reporting
- Calculate and record commission accruals
- Reconcile commission payable balances
- Partner with Sales Operations to ensure plan accuracy
- Monitor capitalized commissions where applicable (ASC 340-40)
- Prepare monthly reconciliations of payroll and commission accounts
- Perform variance analysis
- Support audit and external reporting requirements
- Execute payroll and commission-related SOX controls
- Maintain SOX-compliant controls over equity compensation processes
- Maintain documentation supporting compensation accrual methodologies
- Support audit inquiries
Skills
- 6–10+ years of accounting experience
- Strong experience with compensation and equity accounting and accruals
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
- CPA required or strongly preferred
- Experience in publicly traded company preferred
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