Job Description

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 employeesoperating 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 Manager, EU Regional Deployment – Controlling Expert reports into the Regional Finance Process Lead (RPL, Finance) for Europe and supports the Controlling Lead in executing finance transformation initiatives across Europe. This role focuses on operational execution, financial process analysis, testing coordination, documentation, and program tracking to ensure successful deployment of global finance programs and ERP solutions
The Finance Expert acts as a key operational partner, helping translate strategic program objectives into detailed execution plans, analytics, and deliverables that support ERP implementation, finance process standardization, and adoption across regional entities. This role requires strong end-to-end finance and accounting knowledge and the ability to travel up to 25% to support regional engagement and on-site implementation efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Execution & Deployment Support

• Support planning and execution of regional ERP deployment activities including workshops, localization sessions, and entity onboarding.
• Maintain detailed deployment trackers for entities, milestones, risks, and action items.
• Assist in coordinating the validation of solutions with regional subject matter experts (SMEs) during localization and deployment phases.
• Drive and track adherence to the global program methodology (60/30/10) for simple, standard solutions and highlight potential deviations.

Financial Process Analysis, Documentation & Training Development

• Analyze finance processes across regional entities and document gaps relative to global templates identifying opportunities for process standardization and simplification, minimizing customizations.
• Develop and maintain: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Process documentation (process maps and workflows), Training materials, End-user guides
• Support training preparation and execution for regional finance users during ERP deployment.

Testing Coordination & Validation

• Coordinate finance testing cycles including Functional Unit Testing (FUT), System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) from a business user perspective
• Prepare test scenarios, test scripts, and validation documentation.
• Track testing progress, defect logs, and resolution timelines with technical teams.
• Ensure business users complete required testing tasks and documentation.

Data Readiness & Migration Support

• Assist in preparation and validation of finance master data and transactional data for migration.
• Support data conversion validation and reconciliation activities.
• Coordinate with finance teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data prior to deployment.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as a coordination point between regional finance teams, SMEs, and the global program office.
• Prepare materials and analysis for leadership meetings and program reviews.
• Support communication of program updates, milestones, and upcoming activities.

Program Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain program dashboards and status reporting using project management tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar platforms.
• Support tracking of program metrics including: Deployment readiness, Testing completion, and Issue resolution timelines
• Prepare executive-ready reports for the Regional Process Lead.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Management

• 3–6 years of experience in: Finance transformation, ERP implementation support, Financial process analysis, and/or FP&A or operational finance
• Experience in Cost Accounting, General Ledger, and Financial Reporting

• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA or other ERP systems preferred
• Experience working in manufacturing or operations-driven environments
• Strong cross-functional communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 50%

#LI-Hybrid

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.