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Salary: USD 220,000 - 250,000 / annual
StubHub, the world's leading marketplace for buying and selling tickets to live events, is seeking a Director of Equity Accounting to lead end-to-end accounting, valuation, and forecasting of global equity incentive plans. This is a high-impact strategic role reporting to senior leadership, ensuring complex equity structures are technically sound and compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide subject matter expertise on accounting guidance, interpretation, and application of accounting standards under company policy and GAAP relating to stock-based compensation and equity matters
- Conduct equity-related technical accounting research and implementation, including reviewing proposed accounting standards and determining potential impact to the company
- Manage end-to-end administration of equity awards from planning and design through award settlement, providing cross-functional support between HR, Legal, Payroll, and Treasury
- Review and document complex accounting matters, making recommendations for appropriate treatment
- Document and research financial, tax, and regulatory reporting changes
- Lead preparation of accounting transaction memos detailing significant transactions
- Assist in quarterly preparation and review of consolidated financial statements and related SEC disclosures for public filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-Ks, Forms 3/4, proxy statements)
- Prepare and update accounting policies; develop and maintain the company accounting policy manual
- Interact with independent auditors on accounting technical matters
- Provide training to accounting department on accounting policies and new accounting standards
- Work with key stakeholders to identify, assess, and document accounting and financial reporting process risks in accordance with SOX requirements
- Fulfill ad-hoc requests from management and other departments as needed
The role is hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) based in New York, NY.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (minimum)
- CPA certification (required)
- SEC reporting experience
- 7+ years of related experience with minimum 5 years in public accounting preferred
- Strong US GAAP knowledge and research skills
- Big 4 accounting firm experience
- Hands-on knowledge and experience with accounting financial reporting for technology companies, including revenue recognition, software development (internal use software), and impairment considerations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including extensive experience writing and reviewing technical accounting memos
- Ability to clearly articulate accounting matters to senior executives
- Strategic direction and sound business judgment to achieve finance and company-wide objectives
- Proficiency with MS Office desktop applications
- Equity platform experience
Nice to Have:
- Public accounting background
- Certified Equity Professional designation
- M&A experience with equity treatment
- Workiva and NetSuite experience
