Fiscal officer vs finance controller

The differences between fiscal officers and finance 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 fiscal officer and a finance controller. Additionally, a finance controller has an average salary of $105,869, which is higher than the $54,261 average annual salary of a fiscal officer.

The top three skills for a fiscal officer include oversight, payroll taxes and financial management. The most important skills for a finance controller are CPA, payroll, and financial controller.

Fiscal officer vs finance controller overview

	Fiscal Officer	Finance Controller
Yearly salary	$54,261	$105,869
Hourly rate	$26.09	$50.90
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	56,064	97,342
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Fiscal officer vs finance controller salary

Fiscal officers and finance controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fiscal Officer	Finance Controller
Average salary	$54,261	$105,869
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $78,000	Between $71,000 And $156,000
Highest paying City	Fairbanks, AK	Yonkers, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	East-West Center	Sage Memorial Hospital
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between fiscal officer and finance controller education

There are a few differences between a fiscal officer and a finance controller in terms of educational background:

	Fiscal Officer	Finance Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal officer vs finance controller demographics

Here are the differences between fiscal officers' and finance controllers' demographics:

	Fiscal Officer	Finance Controller
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 38.9% Female, 61.1%	Male, 61.5% Female, 38.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 9.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 10.2% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between fiscal officer and finance controller duties and responsibilities

Fiscal officer example responsibilities.

Manage procurement functions deposits, journals and fund transfers in PeopleSoft for department.
Manage A/R of roughly 3 million dollars each fiscal year and disburse into three funding streams.
Establish investment objectives to efficiently manage IPO proceeds within state risk parameters.
Supervise two employees and the reconciliation of the subsidiary ledgers: A/P, A/R, payroll and all human resource issues.
Prepare cash management report and maintain reconciliations and journal entries.
Set up district outstanding debt payment ACH wires.

Finance controller example responsibilities.

Lead the implementation of a fully integrate ERP system resulting in increase financial integrity.
Supervise a staff of seven in the areas of A/P, A/R, G/L, financial reporting and payroll.
Coordinate annual financial audit with external CPA firm and implement internal controls to satisfy recommendations from auditors.
Develop and implement procedures with internal controls for all financial and operational processes to ensure GAAP compliance.
Prepare all accounts for the month-end closing process and additionally gather information for daily/monthly reconciliations and journal entries.
Work with outside CPA on year-end tax planning; ensure the timely filing and payment of corporate taxes.

Fiscal officer vs finance controller skills

Common fiscal officer skills

Oversight, 8%
Payroll Taxes, 7%
Financial Management, 6%
Fiscal Management, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%
General Ledger, 4%

Common finance controller skills

CPA, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Financial Controller, 7%
GAAP, 5%
General Ledger, 5%
Internal Controls, 5%

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