Career switch, measured
From Controller to Budget Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 38% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Budgeting, Accounting, Leadership, Auditing; the main skills to add are Research, Curriculum development, Statistics, Customer service.
38%
skill overlap
57
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControllerBudget Analyst
- Budgeting58%100%
- Accounting96%46%
- Leadership72%44%
- Auditing79%23%
- Regulatory compliance32%21%
- Forecasting42%12%
- Data analysis18%11%
- Payroll18%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Budget Analyst postings, rarely in Controller ones.
SkillControllerBudget Analyst
- Research–35%
- Curriculum development–12%
- Statistics–12%
- Customer service–11%
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