Stock Administrator

The Stock Administrator will be a key member of the Finance team at Kforce, responsible for managing stock services for Cisco acquisition employees and shareholders. This role involves contributing to acquisition strategies, leading stock transactions, and implementing integration plans related to stock and incentives. Key duties include due diligence, modeling stock integration, managing equity awards, coordinating share exchanges, presenting to employees, and overseeing post-close activities like cash/stock delivery and escrow release. The administrator will also calculate re-vesting, process wires, and drive process improvements.

Must Have

• Administer stock services for Cisco acquisition employees and shareholders.
• Lead acquisition stock transactions and integration strategies.
• Review due diligence and model stock integration plans.
• Manage equity awards and vest templates in the database.
• Coordinate share exchanges and option assumptions.
• Present acquisition terms to target company employees.
• Oversee post-close cash/stock delivery and integration monitoring.
• Calculate re-vesting, cash-out, and process wires.
• Drive process improvements in stock acquisition activities.
• CEP-designated contractor preferred.
• Proficiency in equity programs, RSU, stock options, ESPP (EEO).
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance
• Paid time off (for salaried personnel)

Kforce is immediately seeking an experienced Stock Administrator for our enterprise networking and cloud solutions customer in Atlanta, GA. Summary: The Stock Administrator will play a key role within the Finance team, responsible for administering stock services to Cisco acquisition employees and shareholders. Key to the success of this team is operations, compliance, customer service and collaboration. The Stock Administrator will contribute to the design of acquisition strategies, acting as a deal lead for acquisition stock transactions. In addition, they will implement acquisition integration plans, as they relate to stock and stock incentives. Deal analysis and implementation of the acquisition integration plan generally includes the following:

• Review due diligence analysis of target company stock spreadsheet: audit, issue resolution, and recommendations
• Model stock integration plan, including converting target stock and stock incentives to cash and/or stock, and modeling unique stock based incentive and retention mechanisms
• Review and approve vest templates consistent with acquisition terms, and upload outstanding/assumed equity awards into stock management database
• Define and coordinate processes to implement share exchanges and option assumptions
• Present to target company employees' on terms of acquisition and ongoing equity
• Post close responsibilities include managing the process of the delivery of cash and/or stock to target shareholders and employees, monitoring the implementation of the appropriate acquisition integration procedures, managing escrow release process, and addressing ongoing questions/issues pertaining to integration activities
• Calculate and model re-vesting of shares, options and restricted cash, the cash-out of the merger, and process wires
• Identify, recommend and lead implementation of process improvements and productivity enhancements relating to stock acquisition and integration activities

Requirements

• CEP-designated contractor preferred
• Understand equity programs
• Experience working with RSU, stock options and ESPP using EEO
• Strong excel and analytical skills

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.