Career switch, measured
From Controller to Credit Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 59% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Financial reporting, Accounting, Excel, Accounts receivable; the main skills to add are Research, Risk management, Training and coaching, Microsoft Office.
59%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillControllerCredit Analyst
- Financial reporting72%46%
- Accounting96%57%
- Excel49%59%
- Accounts receivable11%11%
- Forecasting42%18%
- Tax preparation18%16%
- Data analysis18%13%
- Communication26%27%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Credit Analyst postings, rarely in Controller ones.
SkillControllerCredit Analyst
- Research–38%
- Risk management–29%
- Training and coaching–23%
- Microsoft Office11%21%
- Customer service–18%
- Financial modeling–11%
- Python–11%
- SQL–11%
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