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. Responsibilities 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. 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. Ability to perform self‑audit to ensure data integrity and accuracy at all times. 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 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Benefits Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more. Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately. Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States. Salary Base Salary Range: $105,831.00 - $202,604.00. Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors. About Granite Construction Incorporated Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug‑Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For additional information on applicant/employee rights. Notice to Staffing Agencies Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully‑executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. 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