Stock Plan Administrator

General Summary

The Stock Administrator is responsible for administering the company stock plans (restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan) including processing all stock transactions, completing all required reporting and analysis, and ensuring compliance.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Process and proactively monitor all activities of equity compensation including grants, vesting, terminations, and stock plan reporting.
• Work closely with internal and external partners, such as Finance, Payroll, and Legal, to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of equity transactions and equity award tables, and SEC filings (form 4), and proxy statements, as well as any other ad-hoc reports.
• Oversee integrity of plan participant and equity data, ensuring information is up-to-date and accurate including data integrations with third party vendors.
• Evaluate and monitor changes in federal and state regulations and securities laws and determine impacts to existing processes and implements changes to ensure on-going compliance and efficient processes.
• Manage the relationship and serve as the main point of contact with third-party stock plan recordkeeper and transfer agent to ensure company and participant service levels are met.
• Evaluate plan design versus best practice and propose design changes that are beneficial to the company and our employees.
• Create awareness and education on equity plans including employee and manager training and communications.
• Partner with Finance to forecast and budget equity compensation; provide equity-related reporting to support monthly financial close process and journal entries.
• Implement best practices with effective SOX controls and maintain and manage equity-related SOX controls and auditor inquiries.
• Provide excellent customer service to plan participants at all levels and to partners across departments and respond quickly to employee questions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, accounting or in related field.

Work Experience

• 5+ years stock administration experience in a U.S. public company.
• Strong experience using stock plan administrative platforms, such as Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Computershare.
• Experience with Workday preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Certified Equity Professional (CEP) preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to draw conclusions from data.
• Advanced Microsoft skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of personal accountability.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, sick leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans.
• Special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

• Member of the S&P 400 Index.
• One of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.
• Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

• No fees will be paid to any agency for referrals.