Accountant - Management Accounting

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

Design cycling apparel built for movement, endurance and the ride ahead.

At Pentland Brands, every role helps move our brands forward. Whether you’re supporting our people, improving our systems, growing our commercial performance, strengthening operations or shaping better ways of working, your impact reaches across a portfolio of iconic brands used by consumers around the world.

This role will manage daily GL activities with ownership for month-end close, journal posting, reconciliations, and sub-ledger coordination. Ensure accurate intercompany matching and work with country finance teams to resolve variances. Support statutory and audit deliverables and participate in process improvement initiatives.

What you’ll be doing:

1. General Ledger & Journal Entries

• Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, reclassifications, adjustments, and standard recurring entries.
• Ensure journal entries are accurately coded, properly supported, and comply with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Review transactions for correctness before posting and follow approval workflows as per policy.

2. Balance Sheet & Account Reconciliations

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations across assigned GL accounts (e.g., accruals, prepayments, GR/IR, payroll, fixed assets, intercompany accounts).
• Investigate, analyze, and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis; ensure open items are cleared before period close.
• Document reconciliation commentary with clarity and maintain audit-ready supporting schedules.

3. Month-End Close Support

• Execute close calendar tasks and meet all reporting timelines.
• Validate sub-ledger interfaces (AP, AR, FA, Payroll) before GL close and escalate mismatches.
• Support preparation of financial schedules, variance explanations, and data review checks for monthly financial reporting.

4. Intercompany Accounting

• Perform intercompany balance matching and reconciliation with counterpart entities.
• Work with global shared service teams and local country finance to resolve mismatches and ensure timely settlement.
• Maintain audit trail and documentation for intercompany agreements and transactions.

5. Audit & Compliance

• Prepare and provide supporting documentation for statutory, tax, and internal audits.
• Ensure adherence to IFRS / local GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Follow SOPs and contribute to updates and improvements when needed.

6. Continuous Improvement & Stakeholder Coordination

• Use SAP and Excel to analyze data, automate templates, and streamline manual tasks.
• Collaborate with other internal teams to resolve queries and support business activities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve accuracy and efficiency.

What you’ll bring:

• University master’s degree in accounting / finance
• Qualified accountant with 3 – 5 years PQE of accounting experience in global multinational companies.
• Proficiency in SAP FI/CO (mandatory).
• Strong command of journal entry posting and balance sheet reconciliation methodology.
• Working knowledge of intercompany processes, sub-ledger to GL flows and period close requirements.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookup, reconciliation spreadsheets).
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data handling.
• Analytical mindset to troubleshoot discrepancies and explain variances logically.
• Effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage workload independently and deliver to deadlines.

Why Pentland Brands?

Pentland Brands is the name behind some of the world’s best-known sport, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre.

We are a global family business with a clear purpose: pioneering brands that make life better. Across our teams, functions and locations, we work together to create products, experiences and partnerships that help people live more active, confident and positive lives.

Joining Pentland Brands means becoming part of a business where your work can have real reach, across multiple brands, markets, teams and disciplines. It is a place for people who want to contribute, collaborate, improve how things are done and help build the future of brands with heritage, ambition and global impact.

Perks & Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary and discretionary bonus, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility, and life outside work. This includes generous holiday allowance, hybrid and flexible working, employee transportation, pension and gratuity contributions, wellbeing support, medical, personal accident & term life insurance cover.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

1. Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.
2. Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.
3. Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.