Director Of Accounting, Americas Accounting Center
Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.
The Director of Accounting, Americas Accounting Center leads a high-performing regional accounting and shared services organization responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant financial results across the Americas portfolio. This role owns the monthly and quarterly close processes, financial integrity under U.S. GAAP, the SOX control environment, and end-to-end operational accounting activities.
Partnering closely with Corporate Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Business Unit leadership, the Director drives process excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement while enabling growth and scalability across North America. This leader plays a critical role in strengthening internal controls, enhancing service delivery, and leading transformation initiativesincluding ERP implementationsacross multiple geographies and time zones.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule, based out of our Charlotte, NC office, with an in-office presence three days per week.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a geographically diverse accounting team across multiple levels
- Provide performance management, coaching, and talent development
- Align staffing models with business growth and workload demands
- Lead accounting process improvements and SAP implementation initiatives
- Establish standardized workflows, documentation, and quality controls
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma and data-driven practices
- Act as primary accounting operations partner to business units
- Build strong internal relationships to enhance service delivery
- Communicate performance, risks, and improvement initiatives; manage issue escalation
- Partner with internal and external auditors on regional reviews
- Maintain audit readiness and address findings in a timely manner
Qualifications
Education & Certification
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (required)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (required)
Experience
- 1015+ years of progressive accounting or controllership experience
- Proven leadership experience within a multi-entity regional organization and/or shared services or accounting center environment
- Hands-on experience with ERP transformations (e.g., SAP migration, S/4HANA, or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SOX / internal control frameworks
- Experience operating in a Lean, Six Sigma, or shared services model preferred
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across departments and geographies
- Clear, confident communicator with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and OneStream
- SAP experience strongly preferred
Ready to grow your career while making a difference? Join a team that values your skills, supports your development, and empowers you to help solve global water challenges.
The estimated salary range for this position is $175,000 to $195,000 plus bonus. Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range. At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement.