Career switch, measured
From Controller to Accountant
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 Research, Training and coaching, Risk management, Customer service.
93%
skill overlap
1,174
open Accountant postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControllerAccountant
- Accounting96%85%
- Auditing79%74%
- Financial reporting72%47%
- GAAP61%32%
- CPA61%39%
- Excel49%51%
- ERP systems53%33%
- Accounts payable23%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Accountant postings, rarely in Controller ones.
SkillControllerAccountant
- Research–17%
- Training and coaching–15%
- Risk management–11%
- Customer service–9%
- SAP–8%
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Plan your move to Accountant
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