Accountant, Payroll and Stock Admin
Foster City · USD 130,000-155,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Foster City
- Salary
- USD 130,000-155,000 · OTE
About the role
- Conviva is looking for a Payroll and Stock Accountant to join the team in a fast-paced startup environment.
- The role involves preparing and processing U.S. and international payroll, administering employee benefits and equity programs, and managing related general ledger accounts.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and process semi-monthly U.S. payroll through ADP, accurately and on time.
- Own the monthly international payroll cycle for the UK, Spain, India, and China, working with in-country providers.
- Administer employee benefits and 401(k) deductions, contributions, and funding.
- Administer the sales commission compensation plans and process commission payouts.
- Administer the equity program on Carta, including grants, exercises, terminations, and employee profile data.
- Record stock-based compensation expense and maintain the fully diluted share count and cap table reporting.
- Reconcile payroll-related GL accounts and post payroll journal entries in NetSuite at month-end.
- Partner with HR on payroll data, personnel changes, and monthly headcount reporting.
- Own payroll tax compliance, including filings, notices, state registrations, and workers' compensation returns.
- Prepare and file multi-state sales and use tax returns.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of GL, payroll, and stock accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of payroll practices and multi-state tax and wage laws
- Experience with ADP and NetSuite
- Exposure to equity administration and stock-based compensation accounting, including cap table and fully diluted share reconciliation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, start-up environment, prioritize tasks across multiple assignments, and learn quickly
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and a high standard of confidentiality and discretion handling compensation and equity data
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with multi-jurisdiction sales and use tax filings
- Experience supporting payroll across multiple countries and coordinating with in-country providers
- Experience with Carta
- Experience administering sales commission or incentive compensation plans
Workplace
- This role is based in our Foster City, CA office full-time.
Skills
- ADP
- NetSuite
- Carta
- Microsoft Excel
