Manager - 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.The Manager, Management Accounting – ANZ is accountable for end-to-end Management Accounting deliverables for the ANZ region: accurate, timely, well-controlled and insight-led financial results. The role owns regional close, balance sheet integrity, inventory and gross margin accounting, cash and working-capital accounting and the effective operation of financial controls and turns that foundation into commercial insight for ANZ Finance and business leaders.The Manager leads a team of Senior Accountants and Accountants within the Bangalore GCH, establishing clear supervisory accountability, effective technical review, coaching and service expectations. The Manager drives automation and process improvement, develops future pod leaders and partners with FP&A, Commercial Finance and ANZ stakeholders.What you’ll be doing:End-to-end Management Accounting leadershipOwn end-to-end Management Accounting deliverables for ANZ, with clear accountability for entity, regional and brand financial records.Apply Group accounting policies consistently, exercise sound judgement, resolve financial reporting and control issues at source and escalate complex or judgemental positions to the Director, Management Accounting.Set delivery standards, quality reviews, service expectations and escalation arrangements for the ANZ team. Define and track KPIs (close timetable, reconciliation quality, audit findings, manual journal volumes, rework) and hold pods accountable for them.Act as the senior point of contact for ANZ Finance in Bangalore, representing the ANZ team in regional and global forums.2. Financial close and management accountsBe accountable for monthly, quarterly and annual ANZ close performance (timetable, quality and cycle time), setting pod targets, managing dependencies and ensuring accurate preparation, review and submission of management accounts.Review journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions, cut-off and close reconciliations, ensuring supporting documentation and consistent policy application.Deliver complete and timely consolidation submissions and actuals to Reporting and FP&A.3. Performance insight, forecasting and planning supportProvide timely, insight-led P&L and margin analysis for ANZ, challenging variances to forecast, budget and prior year, and ensuring commentary equips ANZ Finance leaders to take decisions.Partner with FP&A on forecast, budget and long-range planning cycles, ensuring accounting inputs (accruals, provisions, run-rate and one-off adjustments) are accurate and anticipate known risks and opportunities.Support cost and margin management by explaining the drivers of cost of sales, freight, duty, overhead absorption and other cost movements, and identifying improvement opportunities with Commercial Finance and Operations.4. Balance sheet integrity and financial controlsOwn ANZ balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, material exposures and corrective action plans.Ensure effective operation of journals, payments, write-offs, adjustments, segregation of duties and Finance DoA controls.Implement Group control standards, monitor exceptions and ensure sustainable remediation of findings.Report balance sheet and control health to the Director, escalate material exposures early and work with Internal Audit and Group Risk on control assurance.5. Inventory and gross margin accountingOwn operational accounting and controls for stock valuation, standard costing, provisions, obsolescence, write-offs, stock in transit and cut-off.Ensure robust accounting for landed costs, freight, duty, purchase-price variances and other gross-margin drivers.Reconcile operational inventory systems to the ledger and partner with Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial Finance on risks and judgements.6. Cash and working-capital accountingOwn accuracy of ANZ accounting and submissions relating to cash, receivables, payables, inventory, capex and other working-capital drivers.Explain material balance sheet movements, cash impacts and reconciliation differences, and drive resolution of issues within Management Accounting.Support Group cash performance reviews and Treasury accounting interfaces7. Statutory reporting and external audit supportOwn timely completion and quality of ANZ Management Accounting schedules, analysis, reconciliations and evidence for statutory accounts and audits.Work closely with Global Reporting and ANZ local Finance on Group and local statutory audit delivery, coordinating local statutory and audit requirements with relevant owners.Resolve underlying accounting queries and implement audit findings attributable to ANZ Management Accounting.8. Team leadership, organisation and capabilityLead the ANZ Management Accounting team in Bangalore (Senior Accountants and Accountants), setting clear objectives, allocating work across pods and ensuring effective technical review.Coach and develop Senior Accountants as pod leaders and Accountants as future Senior Accountants, managing performance through regular feedback, calibration inputs and constructive conversations.Build succession depth and backup coverage through cross-training across pods and regions, with named successors for pod lead roles.Progress the ANZ team in the Bangalore GCH from task execution towards greater end-to-end accounting ownership and stronger technical capability, taking on additional scope as capability matures.Lead the team through change, new tools and evolving operating models, maintaining engagement, retention and quality throughout.Build a strong culture of integrity, ownership, technical challenge, continuous improvement and inclusive collaboration.9. Process improvement, systems and automationOwn operational Management Accounting requirements for general ledger, close, inventory accounting, reconciliations and regional controls.Adopt chart of accounts and master-data standards; work with Finance Systems and Reporting on data changes and interfaces.Lead ANZ process improvement and support the Management Accounting transformation roadmap and delegated business change and systems programmes, with well-controlled BAU handover.Drive the automation and digitization, delivering measurable improvements in close cycle time, manual journals, manual interventions and rework.10. Stakeholder partnershipBuild trusted relationships with ANZ Finance leaders, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Operations and Group Reporting, influencing without authority and resolving issues promptly.Communicate status, risks and timelines proactively across ANZ, the UK and Bangalore, and lead close calls and reviews for the region.Work with the Senior Manager, Management Accounting – EMEA to share practices and drive consistent standards, quality and ways of working across regions.What you’ll bring:Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI) or equivalent (ACA, ACCA) with 10+ years of management accounting experience, including leadership of Management Accounting delivery.Proven delivery of close and management accounts across complex, international, multi-entity and multi-currency organisations.Strong balance sheet, accounting policy, inventory and gross-margin accounting, working-capital and financial-control expertise.Experience of P&L and variance analysisExperience delivering audit support, resolving complex accounting judgements and improving control effectiveness.Experience leading teams of accountants in shared-service finance environments, with capability development and performance management.Strong stakeholder influence, with the ability to challenge constructively and partner with senior finance and business leaders across geographies and time zones.Hands-on experience of SAP and OneStream and working knowledge of Power BI or equivalent analytics tools, with a track record of driving automation or analytics adoption.Desirable experienceConsumer brands, retail, wholesale or inventory-intensive businesses.Finance operating models involving India-based GCH teams; process transition, automation or finance systems transformation.Exposure to Australia and New Zealand reporting and statutory requirements.Experience with IFRS, statutory requirements and complex international reporting interfaces.Exposure to analytics or AI-enabled finance tools.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 & BenefitsAlongside 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 ProcessWe 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: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.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.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.