Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Our people make all the difference in our success. Reports to: Controller Embark on a thrilling career journey with Backroads! As our Accounting Manager, you'll be at the forefront of expanding our presence in Europe, combining your passion for travel with the excitement of pioneering new business landscapes. Oversee the work of accountants, prepare financial reports for senior management and monitor, develop and implement internal accounting policies and procedures. Collaborate effectively with peers in our Berkeley headquarters, and our global offices to coordinate and assure excellence in accounting practices and financial reporting across Backroads’ family of entities. Key Responsibilities: Guide and manage the work of our experienced team of General Accountants, ensuring continued and increasing excellence in accounting, account reconciliations, expense reporting (corporate card program), financial reporting, and budget preparation. Plan, organize, and review work, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet deadlines, resolve conflicts and make decisions aligned with company priorities. Foster the professional growth of your team through goal-setting, productivity management and humanistic people management. Implement robust new, and actively monitor existing, internal controls, assuring adequacy, documentation, and continued improvements in internal controls such as transaction and activity reviews, approval authority, segregation of duties, fraud prevention controls, reconciliations, and other checks and balances to protect Backroads’ financial assets. Plan and oversee the creation of monthly, quarterly and annual comprehensive financial reporting, and comparison to estimates, that align with the principles of financial reporting standards (GAAP), assuring accuracy, completeness and transparency. Implement robust new, and actively monitor existing, productivity metrics reporting to assure right-staffing to achieve financial and productivity goals. Manage annual financial audit activities and be the direct liaison with external financial auditors, and through your team members, assure the timely production of essential information, and maintaining compliance throughout the year with all regulatory accounting rules. Ensure Backroads is always in compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements. Communicate excellently and effectively to tell the story of financial results to financial and non-financial business stakeholders. Skills and Abilities: Exceptional leadership and humanistic team management skills. Stellar communication skills, both written and verbal. Outstanding organizational and time management skills, managing high volume work while meeting deadlines. Proficiency in accounting software (EPICOR, etc.) Proficiency in Excel and the full Microsoft Office Suite. Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration. Knowledge of U.S. GAAP A minimum of seven years of related experience. International accounting experience and CPA designation is a big plus. Physical Requirements: Comfort with prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer. Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally. Join us at Backroads, where your financial expertise will not only lead our accounting team but also contribute to the extraordinary active experiences we offer our guests. I can't imagine a better way to travel the world than under your own power and in the company of like-minded adventurers. Sure, Backroads provides superb accommodations and meals, amazing Trip Leaders and unforgettable local encounters. But whether you’re sticking with the group or breaking off on your own, all of our planning and support are ultimately aimed at one simple thing: giving you the flexibility you need to discover the world on your own terms. Tom Hale, Founder & President