financial controller
Financial controllers handle all tasks related to the budgeting and accounting aspects of a company or organisation. They implement and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting procedures, and prepare documentation for external audits. They collect information related to financial statements such as assets, liabilities, equity, and cash flow in order to assess the company's financial position to prepare annual budgets and forecasts.
Also called: financial investigation clerk, financial investigator, accountant, accounting supervisor, financial accountant, financial control officer, corporate controller, finance officer
- 17
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- accountantWhat changes?10 skills in common
- budget managerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- financial manager9 skills in common
- accounting analyst6 skills in common
- corporate treasurer6 skills in common
- bookkeeper5 skills in common
- branch manager5 skills in common
Essential skills
17- accounting department processes
- analyse financial performance of a company
- create a financial plan
- develop financial statistics reports
- enforce financial policies
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- evaluate budgets
- exert expenditure control
- explain accounting records
- financial department processes
- financial statements
- follow the statutory obligations
- interpret financial statements
- prepare financial statements
- synthesise financial information
- tax legislation
- track key performance indicators
Optional skills
20- advise on financial matters
- advise on tax planning
- analyse financial risk
- check accounting records
- disseminate information on tax legislation
- draft accounting procedures
- financial forecasting
- insolvency law
- inspect government expenditures
- liaise with auditors
- liaise with financiers
- liaise with shareholders
- manage budgets
- manage profitability
- manage the general ledger
- prepare financial auditing reports
- prepare tax returns forms
- statistics
- supervise accounting operations
- support development of annual budget
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