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Working As A Controller, Vice President

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Getting Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Processing Information
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Deal with People
Mostly Sitting
Make Decisions
$117,990
Average Salary

What Does A Controller, Vice President Do

A Controller, Vice President is focused on controlling and directing financial planning and budget management. They supervise the daily operations of the finance department, such as financial reporting, accounts payable, and payroll.

How To Become A Controller, Vice President

Financial managers typically have a bachelor’s degree and 5 years or more of experience in another business or financial occupation, such as an accountant, securities sales agent, or financial analyst.

Education

A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration is often the minimum education needed for financial managers. However, many employers now seek candidates with a master’s degree, preferably in business administration, finance, or economics. These academic programs help students develop analytical skills and learn financial analysis methods and software.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

Professional certification is not required, but some financial managers still get it to demonstrate a level of competence. The CFA Institute confers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification to investment professionals who have at least a bachelor’s degree, 4 years of work experience, and pass three exams. The Association for Financial Professionals confers the Certified Treasury Professional credential to those who pass an exam and have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Financial managers usually have experience in another business or financial occupation. For example, they may have worked as a loan officer, accountant, securities sales agent, or financial analyst.

In some cases, companies provide formal management training programs to help prepare highly motivated and skilled financial workers to become financial managers.

Important Qualities

Analytical skills. Financial managers increasingly are assisting executives in making decisions that affect their organization, a task which requires analytical ability.

Communication skills. Excellent communication skills are essential because financial managers must explain and justify complex financial transactions.

Detail oriented. In preparing and analyzing reports such as balance sheets and income statements, financial managers must be precise and attentive to their work in order to avoid errors.

Math skills. Financial managers must be skilled in math, including algebra. An understanding of international finance and complex financial documents also is important.

Organizational skills. Financial managers deal with a range of information and documents and so they must stay organized to do their jobs effectively.

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Controller, Vice President Career Paths

Controller, Vice President

Chief Finance Officer

Chief Finance And Operating Officer

14 Yearsyrs

Accounting Director

Chief Finance Officer

12 Yearsyrs

Chief Finance Officer

Director Of Human Resources

10 Yearsyrs

Accounting Director

Director Of Operations And Finance

11 Yearsyrs

Senior Vice President

Executive Vice President Of Operations

10 Yearsyrs

Finance Director

Finance Vice President

9 Yearsyrs

General Manager

Operations Director

9 Yearsyrs

General Manager

President Of Operations

11 Yearsyrs

Finance Director

Senior Director Of Finance

14 Yearsyrs

Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President-Operations

13 Yearsyrs

Vice President

Vice President & General Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Vice President

Vice President And Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Controller, Vice President 6.0 years
Controller/Director Of Finance 4.9 years
Accounting Manager/Controller 4.8 years
Vice President, Operations And Finance 4.7 years
Finance Vice President 4.6 years
Plant Controller 4.6 years
Controller/Finance Manager 4.6 years
Corporate Controller 4.3 years
Accounting Director 4.1 years
Division Controller 4.1 years
Controller/Business Manager 4.1 years
Divisional Controller 4.0 years
Manager/Finance Accounting 3.9 years
Director Of Accounting & Finance 3.9 years
Director Of Operations And Finance 3.9 years
Finance Controller 3.8 years
Finance Administrator 3.8 years
Regional Controller 3.8 years
Accounting Officer 3.7 years
Group Controller 3.7 years
Corporate Accounting Manager 3.6 years
Unit Controller 3.5 years
Assistant Corporate Controller 3.5 years
Assistant Controller 3.4 years
Finance/Accounting Analyst 3.2 years
Reporting Manager 3.1 years
Interim Controller 1.3 years

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Controller, Vice President Demographics

Gender

Male
66.2%
Female
31.9%
Unknown
1.9%

Ethnicity

White
79.5%
Hispanic or Latino
10.0%
Asian
8.5%
Unknown
1.4%
Black or African American
0.6%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
30.8%
French
15.4%
Swedish
7.7%
Portuguese
7.7%
Chinese
7.7%
German
7.7%
Mandarin
7.7%
Arabic
7.7%
Italian
7.7%

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Controller, Vice President Education

Schools

University of Phoenix
11.5%
Pace University - New York
6.9%
Southern Methodist University
5.7%
Drexel University
5.7%
Villanova University
5.7%
Michigan State University
5.7%
Hofstra University
5.7%
Fairleigh Dickinson University
5.7%
Ohio State University
4.6%
State University of New York Buffalo
4.6%
East Carolina University
4.6%
Nova Southeastern University
4.6%
Florida International University
4.6%
University of Kentucky
3.4%
Saint John's University - New York
3.4%
Temple University
3.4%
Oregon State University
3.4%
University of Colorado at Boulder
3.4%
University of Central Oklahoma
3.4%
Pennsylvania State University
3.4%

Majors

Accounting 45.0%
Business 27.1%
Finance 12.3%
Management 3.6%
Political Science 1.1%
Taxation 1.1%
Computer Science 1.1%
Law 1.1%
Management Information Systems 0.8%
Project Management 0.8%
Marketing 0.8%
International Business 0.6%
Computer Information Systems 0.6%
Legal Research And Advanced Professional Studies 0.6%
Mathematics 0.6%
Human Resources Management 0.6%
Public Relations 0.6%
Economics 0.6%
Engineering And Industrial Management 0.6%
Education 0.6%

Degrees

Bachelors
46.9%
Masters
37.5%
Other
10.2%
Certificate
1.8%
Associate
1.5%
Doctorate
1.5%
Diploma
0.5%

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Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Control Systems Platform President	Korry Electronics Co.	Everett, WA	Nov 01, 2011	$200,000 - $300,000
Control Systems Platform President	Korry Electronics Co.	Selma, CA	Nov 01, 2011	$200,000 - $300,000
Controller Vice President-Finance	Oracle America Inc.	Rocklin, CA	Sep 29, 2010	$153,000 - $260,000
Controllers Project Specialist-Vice President	MUFG Union Bank, N.A.	San Francisco, CA	Nov 07, 2016	$150,000
Business Unit Controller, Vice President	Commerzbank AG-New York Branch	New York, NY	Oct 01, 2011	$114,000
Oversight & Control-Ccb Rcsa Control Manager, VP	Jpmorgan Chase & Co.	Wilmington, DE	Aug 24, 2015	$103,900

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Top Skills for A Controller, Vice President

Top Controller, Vice President Skills

Monthly Financial Statements
Internal Audit
Payroll

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements.
Presented financial results and Internal Audit projects and findings.
Decreased annual payroll costs by $400,000 after auditing payroll data related to 3000 employees.
Researched complex statutory accounting issues to ensure compliance with the NAIC Accounting Practices/Procedures Manual and state prescribed/permitted practices.
Review various general ledger and bank reconciliations prepared by Accounting personnel as well as personnel in other departments.