Treasurers and Controllers
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 11-3031.01United States
Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
- Median annual earnings
- $164,513
- Projected change
- +16.4%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 898.57K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
60% of the workforce
Growing to 1.05M by 2035
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The work
What treasurers and controllers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
- Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
- Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
- Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
- Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.
- Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.
- Receive cash and checks and make deposits.
- Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
- Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.
- Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
- Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.
- Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.
- Lead staff training and development in budgeting and financial management areas.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $92,520
- 25th percentile
- $123,608
- 50th percentile
- $164,513
- 75th percentile
- $219,080
- 90th percentile
- $324,312
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $164,513 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+16.4%much faster than average
2025898,565 jobs
2035 projected1,045,860 jobs
147,295 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 60%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 36%
- Associate degree
- 4%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- 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.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Management of Financial Resources
- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Controllers17,948 postings
- 02Chief Financial Officers6,146 postings
- 03Accountants/Assistant Controllers4,996 postings
- 04Directors of Finance4,435 postings
- 05Financial Controllers2,544 postings
- 06Plant Controllers1,877 postings
- 07Vice Presidents of Finance1,341 postings
- 08Directors of Financial Planning and Analysis1,323 postings
- 09Corporate Controllers1,169 postings
- 10Regional Vice Presidents896 postings
- 11Vice Presidents/Finance Managers721 postings
- 12Financial Planning and Analysis Managers681 postings
- 13Manufacturing Controllers551 postings
- 14Vice Presidents538 postings
- 15Vice Presidents of Investment Banking426 postings
- 16Construction Controllers412 postings
- 17Production Controllers410 postings
- 18Chief Financial Officers/Controllers405 postings
- 19Regional Controllers377 postings
- 20Assistant Directors of Financial Services358 postings
Top employers
- 01Robert Half6,131 postings
- 02JPMorgan Chase2,694 postings
- 03Creative Financial Staffing1,687 postings
- 04Vaco887 postings
- 05CFS769 postings
- 06Alvarez & Marsal736 postings
- 07Staff Financial Group453 postings
- 08Citigroup421 postings
- 09Morgan Stanley413 postings
- 10Jobot369 postings
- 11GE Aerospace346 postings
- 12GPAC328 postings
- 13Aston Carter326 postings
- 14Cherry Bekaert313 postings
- 15Selby Jennings310 postings
- 16Beacon Hill Staffing Group293 postings
- 17State Street Corporation289 postings
- 18Lee Hecht Harrison280 postings
- 19BNY269 postings
- 20Wells Fargo254 postings
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