Career switch, measured
From Controller to Bookkeeper
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Accounting, Financial reporting, Accounts payable, Excel; the main skills to add are Bookkeeping, Customer service, Research, Data entry.
60%
skill overlap
726
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControllerBookkeeper
- Accounting96%82%
- Financial reporting72%44%
- Accounts payable23%27%
- Excel49%33%
- Payroll18%43%
- Accounts receivable11%16%
- Auditing79%22%
- ERP systems53%18%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Bookkeeper postings, rarely in Controller ones.
SkillControllerBookkeeper
- Bookkeeping–44%
- Customer service–43%
- Research–14%
- Data entry–9%
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Plan your move to Bookkeeper
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