The Manager, North America Finance is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and effectiveness of financial reporting and accounting processes for the North America Dewatering business. Basedin Charlotte, NC, this role operates within a hybrid work environment (3 days per week in-office). This role partners closely with the Senior Finance Manager, Operations Leadership, Manufacturing teams, and business leaders to provide financial oversight, support forecasting and planning activities, drive operational insights, and ensure financial data is accurate and scalable in preparation for ongoing ERP transformation initiatives.
Theideal candidate brings a strong accounting and controllership foundation, experience in manufacturing or operational finance environments, advanced SAP knowledge, and the ability to partner effectively across the organization while maintaining strong financial discipline.
Location:Charlotte, NC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days/week in office)
Travel: Approximately 10% within North America
Manager, North America FinanceResponsibilities:- Supports the overall branch forecast and budget process through understanding of market trends, revenue, margins, expenses, projects, investments, headcount, etc. ensuring clear understanding of all variances and critical evaluation of input.
- Drive business and financial insights into the sales and operations team through data and analytics
- Lead and monitor weekly bottoms up sales forecasting across the branch network and partner with management and manufacturing to understand delays and mitigation plans
- Support overall coordination and execution of subdivision and branch PL’s and assist management in understanding variances YoY, vs budget, and vs model branch.
- Provide weekly status update to senior leadership on financial results and comparisons to latest estimates and forecasts
- Work closely with CI Leadership and provide savings guidance guidelines and present Productivity results to Senior Leadership
- Support monthly regional business reviews
- Implement standard processes and procedures to ensure data integrity and completeness
- Ad hoc analysis as needed by management
- Assist with month end close
- Participate in upcoming ERP implementations
Manager, North America Finance Qualifications:- Bachelor'sDegree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum5 years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
- Minimum4 years of accounting, controllership, or operational finance experience.
- Strongunderstanding of financial statements, month-end close, general accounting, financial controls, and reporting processes.
- Experienceworking within SAP in a finance or accounting capacity.
- Experiencesupporting manufacturing, operations, industrial, or multi-site business environments.
- Stronganalytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Provenability to investigate financial issues, identify root causes, and drive resolution.
- Strongcommunication skills with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
- Abilityto manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Manufacturingfinance, plant finance, or controller experience.
- Experiencewith inventory accounting, accounts receivable, and working capital management.
- ERPimplementation, system conversion, or finance transformation experience.
- PowerBI experience.
- Oracleand OneStream experience.
- Financialmodeling and planning experience.
XYLEM DOES NOT PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.The estimated salary range for this position is $120,000 to $145,000 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.#LI-RR1
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