Fiscal officer vs plant controller

The differences between fiscal officers and plant 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 plant controller. Additionally, a plant controller has an average salary of $99,550, 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 plant controller are internal controls, GAAP, and plant management.

Fiscal officer vs plant controller overview

	Fiscal Officer	Plant Controller
Yearly salary	$54,261	$99,550
Hourly rate	$26.09	$47.86
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	56,064	47,555
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Fiscal officer vs plant controller salary

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

	Fiscal Officer	Plant Controller
Average salary	$54,261	$99,550
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $78,000	Between $72,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	Fairbanks, AK	Reno, NV
Highest paying state	California	Nevada
Best paying company	East-West Center	Arkema
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between fiscal officer and plant controller education

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

	Fiscal Officer	Plant Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal officer vs plant controller demographics

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

	Fiscal Officer	Plant Controller
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 38.9% Female, 61.1%	Male, 75.9% Female, 24.1%
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, 8.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 7.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between fiscal officer and plant 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.

Plant controller example responsibilities.

Manage and correct balance sheet issues including property taxes, miscellaneous accruals, inventories, and capital work- in-progress accounts.
Implement Sarbanes-Oxley internal control policy and procedures which lead to successful annual internal and external audits.
Manage general accounting functions, including monthly financial statements and audit reports, and monthly account reconciliations.
Manage monthly closing process including, account reconciliations, account analysis, preparation of monthly financial statements and other management reports.
Participate in the implementation of an ERP system that accomplish key strategic initiatives including job costing and a perpetual inventory system.
SAP (at the plant level) and Hyperion (at the corporate level) are used in financial reporting.

Fiscal officer vs plant controller skills

Common fiscal officer skills

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

Common plant controller skills

Internal Controls, 6%
GAAP, 5%
Plant Management, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Reconciliations, 4%
Financial Analysis, 4%