Sr Accountant-Fixed Assets

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.

Xylem is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets to manage and support the accounting, reporting, and control of the company’s global Property, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) portfolio. In this role, you will oversee the full fixed asset lifecycle, including capital project accounting, construction-in-progress (CIP), asset capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining accurate financial records and compliance with internal controls.

This is a hybrid position based in our Charlotte, NC office.

Responsibilities:

- Manage the full lifecycle of fixed assets, including acquisitions, CIP accounting, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, impairments, and asset retirements.

- Review capital expenditures and ensure compliance with Xylem capitalization policies and accounting guidance.

- Maintain asset master data and ensure appropriate asset classifications, useful lives, and depreciation methods.

- Prepare and post journal entries related to fixed assets, depreciation, and capital projects.

- Analyze monthly depreciation expense and investigate significant fluctuations.

- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities across multiple business units.

- Prepare fixed asset roll-forwards and supporting schedules for management and audits.

- Prepare and certify monthly balance sheet reconciliations for PP&E, accumulated depreciation, and related accounts using OneStream.

- Investigate and resolve reconciling items timely and accurately.

- Assist with fixed asset audits, and internal control reviews.