Director, Equity Accounting

Stub Hub is on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. Whether someone is looking to attend their first event or their hundredth, we’re here to delight them all the way from the moment they start looking for a ticket until they step through the gate. The same goes for our sellers. From fans selling a single ticket to the promoters of a worldwide stadium tour, we want Stub Hub to be the safest, most convenient way to offer a ticket to the millions of fans who browse our platform around the world.

Stub Hub is seeking a Director of Equity Accounting to l ead the end-to-end accounting, valuation, and forecasting of our global equity incentive plans. This is a high- impact role where you will act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, ensuring our complex equity structures are technically sound and compliant.

Location:

Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) – New York, NY

• Provide subject matter expertise on accounting guidance, interpretation and application of accounting standards under company policy and GAAP relating to stock-based compensation and other equity matters.
• Responsible for equity related technical accounting research and implementation, including reviewing proposed accounting standards and determining the potential impact to the Company.
• Responsible for the end-to-end administration of equity awards from planning and design to award settlement and providing cross-functional support between HR, Legal, Payroll and Treasury on all equity matters
• Review and document complex accounting matters and making recommendations for appropriate treatment.
• Document and research financial, tax and regulatory reporting changes.
• Lead in the preparation of accounting transaction memos detailing significant transactions.
• Assist in the quarterly preparation and review of consolidated financial statements, and related SEC disclosures for public filings including forms: 10K, 10Q, 8
  
  Ks, 3s/4s and proxy. Advise on the financial statement review process to ensure all matters are appropriately disclosed.
• Responsible for the preparation and updating of accounting policies and development and maintenance of the Company accounting policy manual
• Interact with independent auditors on accounting technical matters
• Responsible for providing training to accounting department related to accounting policies and new accounting standards
• Fulfill ad-hoc requests from management and within the accounting department and other areas as needed.
• This person will work with key stakeholders to ensure accounting and financial reporting process risks have been identified, assessed and documented in accordance with SOX requirements.

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA required
• SEC Reporting experience
• 7+ years of related experience with minimum of 5 years of public accounting preferable
• Strong US GAAP knowledge and research skills
• Hands on knowledge and experience accounting financial reporting with respect to a technology company, including revenue recognition, software development (internal use software), impairment considerations
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including extensive experience writing and reviewing technical accounting memos
• Ability to clearly articulate accounting matters to senior executives
• Provide strategic direction and sound business judgment that result in the achievement of finance and company wide objectives
• Proficient with MS desktop applications
• Equity platform experience

• Public accounting background
• Certified Equity Professional
• M&A experience with equity treatment
• Workiva and Net Suite experience

• Accelerated Growth Environment
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