Career switch, measured
From Accountant to Controller
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 93% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Accounting, Auditing, Financial reporting, GAAP; the main skills to add are Leadership, Budgeting, Forecasting, Manufacturing.
93%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAccountantController
- Accounting85%96%
- Auditing74%79%
- Financial reporting47%72%
- GAAP32%61%
- CPA39%61%
- Excel51%49%
- ERP systems33%53%
- Accounts payable16%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Controller postings, rarely in Accountant ones.
SkillAccountantController
- Leadership32%72%
- Budgeting22%58%
- Forecasting12%42%
- Manufacturing9%39%
- Inventory management9%33%
- Tax preparation8%18%
- Supply chain–16%
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