Chief controller vs corporate controller

The differences between chief controllers and corporate controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a chief controller and a corporate controller. Additionally, a corporate controller has an average salary of $144,304, which is higher than the $108,403 average annual salary of a chief controller.

The top three skills for a chief controller include logistics, combat and direct supervision. The most important skills for a corporate controller are payroll, CPA, and GAAP.

Chief controller vs corporate controller overview

	Chief Controller	Corporate Controller
Yearly salary	$108,403	$144,304
Hourly rate	$52.12	$69.38
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	26,832	57,715
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Chief controller vs corporate controller salary

Chief controllers and corporate controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Controller	Corporate Controller
Average salary	$108,403	$144,304
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $176,000	Between $99,000 And $209,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	SideCars
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between chief controller and corporate controller education

There are a few differences between a chief controller and a corporate controller in terms of educational background:

	Chief Controller	Corporate Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Chief controller vs corporate controller demographics

Here are the differences between chief controllers' and corporate controllers' demographics:

	Chief Controller	Corporate Controller
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%	Male, 72.8% Female, 27.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.1% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between chief controller and corporate controller duties and responsibilities

Chief controller example responsibilities.

Manage monitoring of HVAC equipments and report if there are troubles and seek remediation.
Achieve a QC error rate of less than one percent maximizing squadron readiness and operational flexibility.
Manage regulatory and financial reporting functions, taxation, foreign exchange, treasury, and company administrative matters.
Maintain quality control and ISO systems standards.
Facilitate logistics, manpower, supplies and schedules for long term isolate deployments.
Plan, develop, implement and test critical data processing display requirements for the DoD.

Corporate controller example responsibilities.

Manage general accounting staff (A/P, A/R, & G/L), financial planning, reporting and analysis functions.
Direct and manage all aspects of the external audit, including implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Lead implementation of SyteLine ERP solution to replace outdate manufacturing software and streamline manufacturing and transaction processes.
Develop long-term financial/ operational strategy for high-tech company as well as managed accounting, finance, and treasury operations.
Facilitate maintenance of treasury and risk management activity serving as primary point of contact for all financially relate matters.
Implement procedures for standard journal entries, monthly reconciliations, account analysis and documentation to support the monthly reporting requirements.

Chief controller vs corporate controller skills

Common chief controller skills

Logistics, 11%
Combat, 9%
Direct Supervision, 6%
Support Equipment, 5%
Control Systems, 5%
Federal Aviation Administration, 4%

Common corporate controller skills

Payroll, 7%
CPA, 6%
GAAP, 6%
Internal Controls, 6%
External Auditors, 5%
General Ledger, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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