Treasurers and Controllers
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Treasurer or Controller Job Description: Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.

Treasurer or Controller Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.
• Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
• Receive cash and checks and make deposits.
• Perform tax planning work.
• Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.

Skills Required

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Job Opportunities and Salary

The typical yearly salary for Treasurers and Controllers is somewhere between $67,620 and $208,000. Treasurers and Controllers who work in New York, New Jersey, or Delaware, make the highest salaries.

Tools & Technology Used

Although they're not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Treasurers and Controllers:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Access
• SAP
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Dynamics
• FileMaker Pro
• Oracle PeopleSoft
• SAP Business Objects
• Oracle E-Business Suite Financials

Becoming a Treasurer or Controller

Learn what Treasurer or Controller education requirements there are.

Who Employs Treasurers and Controllers?

Treasurers and Controllers work in various industries.

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