Job Description

About the Role

As one of three Senior Accountants at Backroads, you will play a critical role in helping us oversee our international accounting, external international audit, compliance, and statutory reporting. You will work collaboratively across the organization, ensuring compliance with multi-county regulations, managing cross-border transactions, and providing accurate, timely reporting for internal stakeholders and external authorities.

What You’ll Be Doing:

International Accounting, Month-End Close & Consolidation

• Oversee month-end and year-end close for international legal entities, ensuring compliance with local GAAP and IFRS.
• Maintain and reconcile monthly general ledgers for foreign subsidiaries.
• Prepare or review account reconciliations prepared by foreign subsidiary staff and/or external service providers.
• Oversee inter-company transactions, post and review journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and inter-company reconciliations, currency revaluation and translation adjustments.
• Prepare and review monthly consolidated financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Manage preparation and review of statutory financial statements across multiple countries.
• Monitor and implement changes to international accounting standards and regulations.
• Provide meaningful reporting to management to ensure confidence in the excellence of subsidiary accounting processes and procedures.

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Support annual statutory audits for foreign subsidiaries.
• Assist with the preparation of annual inter-company agreements in compliance with transfer pricing requirements.
• Prepare and review VAT/GST returns, corporate tax filings, and other country specific tax obligations.
• Maintain compliance with statutory reporting requirements in all jurisdictions & partner with external tax advisors to resolve complex cross-border tax matters.
• Ensure timely submission of government and regulatory filings across all countries of operations.

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify opportunities to streamline consolidation and reporting processes.
• Partner with treasury, tax, and FP&A teams to ensure aligned and accurate reporting.
• Perform other duties as requested

What You’ll Need to Be Successful:

• Required:Experience with inter-company reconciliations and eliminations, and multi-currency accounting.
• Required: multi-entity month-end close experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 6 years of progressive accounting experience, including international accounting and consolidation under U.S. GAAP.
• Experience with multi-currency accounting, inter-company reconciliations, and eliminations.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP (IFRS exposure preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of foreign currency translation and remeasurement.
• Strong analytical skills: Ability to interpret complex financial data, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions, all tailored to our business model and industry. Expert attention to details and strong adherence to quality and accuracy of work product.
• Communication skills: Effective communication with diverse stakeholders and Sr. Management across multiple time zones and cultures. Proven ability to communicate financial story in business terms tailored to our industry.
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems; experience with NetSuite, Oracle, Workday, Epicor or similar preferred. Strong proficiency with Excel.
• Strong work ethic: Maturity, adaptability, professionalism, and high level of discretion are required. Strategic thinking, ability to influence and persuade.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Comfortable managing deadlines in a fast-paced close environment.
• Positive, can-do attitude, and commitment to achieving goals.

Work Environment:

• Berkeley, CA
• Due to close collaboration with our international teams, there may be early hours required.
• 4-days in the office, 1 day work-from-home (Wednesdays)

About the Department

The Finance team is an international group of financial professionals dedicated to supporting our global business, protecting company assets, and providing strategic analysis, budgeting, and reporting to support the company’s objectives. The team plays a critical role to ensure the company’s long-term financial health and sustainability by managing resources, optimizing financial performance, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing strategic insights to support decision-making across international operations.

The department is comprised of several teams, which include the below:

• Accounts Payable: Manages vendor payments and employee expense reporting, ensuring accuracy, contract compliance, and strong financial controls.
• Accounting & Financial Reporting: Maintains global financial records with precision, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, accuracy, and transparency in reporting.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Provides strategic insights through budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis to drive informed decision-making.

By joining the Finance team at Backroads, you’ll be part of a group that values building excellent and efficient processes and fostering a positive employee experience that rewards high performance with growth opportunities.

About Backroads:

At Backroads we’re passionate about connecting our guests with so many of the most beautiful places in the world. We use our four-plus decades of expertise to create exceptional biking, hiking, and multi-adventure trips in over 50 countries for people wanting a deeper and richer travel experience. We travel on land as well as by small luxury ships on active river and ocean cruises. Our trips are for all ages – including dedicated itineraries just for families. We are known for our unwavering attention to quality. We have a dynamic work environment and a strong company culture.

Why Backroads:

At Backroads, we value every single member of our staff, and we’re proud to offer a dynamic work environment that enables growth. Your colleagues will be some of the most dedicated, competent, active, and fun people you will ever meet. A job at Backroads is unlike any other job you will ever have – you will be challenged, you will be inspired, and you will be gratified. No matter what you do here, you will be part of something that makes us all proud – delivering authentic, enriching, and often profoundly life-changing experiences. On top of all that, we have some pretty great benefits and perks! For example our US office employees receive:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match, flex plan, and parental leave
• Generous paid time off, 8 paid holidays, and additional time off to go on Backroads trips!
• Complimentary trips and trip discounts for employees, and trip discounts for employees’ friends and family!
• Outdoor industry discounts and deals
• Alternative commuter incentives for biking, walking, carpooling, or using public transportation to get to work
• Wellness programs and regular lunchtime bike rides and yoga

Backroads is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Salary Ranges:

$115,000.00 - $145,000.00

At Backroads, we uphold a commitment to transparency and fairness within our hiring process, particularly regarding compensation. The salary range posted for each role applies to both employment offers and employees actively working in the role

New hires are typically offered a starting salary between the minimum and midpoint of the range to ensure there is continued opportunity for salary progression during your employment at Backroads, reflecting our commitment to rewarding ongoing dedication, high performance, and significant contributions to our team. This approach not only supports our budgeting strategy but also our intention to foster an environment that encourages long-term growth and strong relationships between Backroads and our valued employees.

Our office roles are onsite in our Berkeley headquarters, unless specifically noted as 'available for remote'. We do allow one work-from-home day a week, as well as one work-from-anywhere week per year. This pay range is intended for in-person work in our Berkeley, CA headquarters. Pay ranges for remote-eligible roles will be subject to adjustment based on the geolocation of the employee.