Senior Associate - Credit & Collections

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 involve working for the EMEA Credit Control team, to ensure timely collections of monies due to Pentland from our customers, as well as providing excellent customer service to the cross functional teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for stage 1 credit collections across our customer portfolio.

• investigating the reasons why a debit note has been claimed by the customer.

• Assist with the reconciliation of our proforma payments for our Pentland Connect customers.

• Take responsibility for the running and sending of copy invoices and statement on a Ah Hoc basis.

• Assist with the invoice uploads to our customers supplier portals

• Assist with the daily management of the credit inbox,

• Provide support to the wider credit team as required.

What you’ll bring:

• A sound understanding of Credit Control, with at least 6 years’ experience in a fast-paced industry.

• Excellent Customer Service and communication skills with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders

• Understanding of Accounting platforms such as SAP, Oracle or similar.

• IT literate, including an intermediate capability with MS Excel

• Strong process and continuous improvement mindset.

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to work independently, with a confident and resilient attitude.

• Ability to combine a flexible approach with a desire to “go the extra mile”

• Be a team player

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.