Sr. Compliance Excellence & Advisory Lead EU

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 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The role:

The role of the Sr. Compliance Excellence and Advisory Lead EU is key within the Europe Compliance Team. The incumbent is responsible for implementing the compliance program set out by the team to ensure that the business continually improves the delivery of our control processes not only through monitoring testing but by acting as the Subject Matter Expert in the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the effective and efficient execution of Xylems Sarbanes Oxley program in line with regulatory and regional requirements.

• Act as a subject matter expert on compliance related matters and help implementing the regions compliance program.

• Collaborate with business units on the adequacy of risk mitigating efforts and timely and efficiently close open deficiencies.

• Actively partner with regional accounting leaders to implement new controls and improve existing control frameworks.

• Conducts risk assessments (e.g. Framework Assessments Policy/Procedure Review Operational Review Vendor Review Contract Review Audit) to understand the risk landscape update and maintain the risk mapping matrix and to target mitigation steps.

• Serves as a liaison to cross-departmental stakeholders in connection with audit risk and compliance activities supporting the establishment of solutions that integrate IT control requirements with business priorities.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal network.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree is required accounting finance or related focus (e.g. business administration/economics).

• 5 years of relevant experience in field of Risk Assurance Internal and/or External Audit (Big 4 Preferred)

• 5 years of experience in SOX Compliance internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and PCAOB standards.

• 5 years of experience with regulatory frameworks; including information security (e.g. SOX FCPA GDPR CCPA).

• 2 years of experience with reporting compliance results to leadership through timely and effective report writing.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information.

• Motivated self-starter with ability to learn quickly.

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills including ability to translate across various lines of business.

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.