Manager Group Accounting (m/f/d)

Build the future of group finance - and grow into systems, consolidation, and portfolio exposure.

This role is designed as a long-term development platform within Group Finance at Viessmann Generations Group, supported by close collaboration with the CFO and senior stakeholders. It is an opportunity for high-potential professionals to transition from audit or accounting into a dynamic holding environment and develop a broad, future-oriented finance skill set.

You will work at the core of financial transparency, gaining exposure to group accounting, reporting structures, and financial systems across a diverse international portfolio. Starting from a strong accounting foundation, you will progressively expand your scope into consolidation, systems, and cross-entity collaboration.

As a globally active, independent family business in its fourth generation, we have been shaping living spaces for generations to come since 1917. Under the leadership of Max Viessmann, we pursue our mission with a long-term perspective and entrepreneurial spirit. Today, the Viessmann Generations Group supports over 30 mid-sized companies and family businesses across Europe and the US – all united by their active contribution to the energy transition. We invest capital, expertise, and passion in three core impact areas:

• Climate: Renewable energy, carbon reduction, and green infrastructure

• Water: Solutions for water scarcity, quality, and efficiency

• Food: Sustainable agriculture, supply chain innovation, and food technology

Our goal: to create impact – ecological, societal, and entrepreneurial.

The Viessmann Way supports how we work, lead, and create value together - whether as a team member, entrepreneur or partner in our ecosystem. It is not a rulebook, but a compass: a living set of principles shaped by over a century of entrepreneurship and guided by our long-term purpose.

You will be part of the Group Accounting function and contribute to building transparent, reliable, and scalable financial structures across a growing portfolio of companies. The role combines solid accounting work with increasing exposure to systems, reporting logic, and portfolio collaboration.

A key element of the role is to develop a strong understanding of how group finance operates in a modern holding structure - including how responsibilities shift towards portfolio companies and how systems enable scalable reporting. Over time, you will have the opportunity to expand your scope into tool development, process improvement and standardization, and potential project exposure within portfolio companies.

Group Accounting & Financial Foundations

• Support the preparation and review of financial statements and reporting packages

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency of financial data

• Maintain a solid understanding of accounting principles and financial flows

Selective Consolidation & Reporting Support

• Support consolidation processes at group level, particularly for key reporting cycles

• Maintain and further develop existing consolidation structures and logic

• Ensure data quality and consistency across entities

Systems & Process Exposure

• Work with and further develop financial systems (e.g. consolidation and ERP environments)

• Support the definition of requirements and improvements in reporting and data structures

• Contribute to reducing manual processes and improving efficiency

Portfolio & Stakeholder Interaction

• Collaborate with portfolio companies to ensure high-quality data and reporting alignment

• Support the gradual shift of responsibilities toward portfolio entities

• Build strong working relationships across finance teams

• Top-tier academic background from a leading university in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field

• Proven experience in Audit at a Big4 firm or comparable environment

• Strong foundation in accounting (HGB and/or IFRS) and financial reporting

• Experience with financial statements and confidence in accounting topics, including the ability to handle year-end topics if required

• High affinity for systems, data, and technology, with the ability to quickly understand and work with new tools

• Hands-on mindset and willingness to take ownership beyond pure conceptual work

• High level of integrity, ambition, and long-term development orientation

• Business fluency in German and English