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New Jersey, United States

New York, New York

• Managed equity and cash award transactions including termination processing, restricted stock unit and cash award distributions, stock option exercises and dividend equivalent payments for proper administration of.
• Prepared coding of 2,000+ annual restricted stock unit and cash award vestings and distributions for accurate reporting purposes post-transaction.
• Provided customer service support for participants, HR, finance, and legal to clarify equity data importance and application.
• Reviewed daily indicative data files to ensure correct data flow.
• Compiled month-end and quarterly data files for finance and tax to record figures on company books.
• Assisted with proxy reporting, 10k/Annual Report disclosures and Compensation Committee reports by providing all equity-related data for appropriate company reporting.

Providence, Rhode Island

• Created and managed Executive Stock Ownership guidelines for proper tracking purposes and recording for Board materials.
• Managed “living document” of current Blackout/Market Abuse Regulations (MAR) list to ensure no equity transactions were performed during blackout periods.
• Sent out and collected Business Unit leader and HRBP annual equity recommendations and loaded grants into vendor system after receiving proper approvals.
• Created working procedures/documents for Performance Stock Unit (PSU) Release process, Monthly reports, edits and additions to MAR list.

• Collaborated with Benefits Accounting Team shortly after new Stock Plan vendor implementation to streamline workflows between client and vendor.
• Created sustainable working procedures/documents for following business needs: Restricted/Performance Stock Unit (RSU/PSU) Release process, 10b5-1 exercises, vendor Tax Table Matrix.
• System-wide setup of 2,500 employee tax rates to minimize tax rate corrections on Stock Option exercises by 80%.
• Created/edited 6 vendor-specific reports to assist in administration of equity programs: i.e. “Outstanding Report” providing division code for International Payrolls; “Distribution Modeling Report” edited to include.

· Administer Coach’s equity compensation programs.· Lead contact for relationship with stock plan and executive compensation vendors.· Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual reporting (includes information need for Proxy and 10k filings).· Collaborate with Finance, Legal and HR teams on communication materials, grant process, compliance and management.

$1.4B Internet company with 50 brands across 40 countries; 3,200 employees.Total Rewards AdministratorSole manager of day-to-day operations for global stock plan impacted by 5-company spinoff, providing timely and accurate fulfillment of accounting, reporting, and compliance requirements. Maintain accurate information in Smith Barney stock administration.

Global pharmaceutical, medical devices, and consumer packaged goods manufacturer; 119,000 employees.; Challenged to boost department productivity and improve accuracy of system data and reports through engagement in key initiatives. Produced analysis and reports for stock programs, and trained new hires.Led development and testing of Automated Cancellation.

Ba, Psychology

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